Ofra Strauss elected 12th on the world's top businesswomen list published by Financial Times, the respected British magazine. It is first time ever the magazine publishes such a list. The authors explained their decision noting the development and expansion of the Strauss Group, headed by Ofra Strauss, beyond Israel, as well as the Group's penetration into new areas such as ready made salads and savory snacks, in partnership with PepsiCo.
The full ranking is available from: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bcfcdb2c-a716-11de-bd14-00144feabdc0.html
The ranking was done by selecting the 50 most renowned and most prominent businesswomen. This selection was then crossed with the performances of the companies headed by these businesswomen in terms of income, number of employees, number of countries in which they operate, as well as the businesswomen's time of service.
The report's authors mentioned that the number of women business leaders around the world remains tiny, with just 3 per cent of Fortune 500 chief executives are women. Across Europe, only 10 per cent of board directors of the largest companies are female. The report refers to studies by Catalyst and McKinsey that have found a correlation between the number of women in a company’s leadership and the company’s profitability. Financial outperformance is most significant when there is a “critical mass” of women – 30 per cent or more.
Speaking in regard to her election Ofra Strauss remarked: "The esteem is an expression to the achievements of the entire company. The fact I was elected, as chairperson of the Strauss Group, in a global ranking, is definitively a result of hard work of all Strauss employees and managers in each of the countries we operate in.
I would like to thank the wonderful board of the Group for being a full partner in road mapping and enabled us to go along with the processes we've executed. I would also like to add a special thank to Michael for beginning and laying the right foundations, and is still there supporting and outlining the way for all of us".
The ranking was done by selecting the 50 most renowned and most prominent businesswomen. This selection was then crossed with the performances of the companies headed by these businesswomen in terms of income, number of employees, number of countries in which they operate, as well as the businesswomen's time of service.
The report's authors mentioned that the number of women business leaders around the world remains tiny, with just 3 per cent of Fortune 500 chief executives are women. Across Europe, only 10 per cent of board directors of the largest companies are female. The report refers to studies by Catalyst and McKinsey that have found a correlation between the number of women in a company’s leadership and the company’s profitability. Financial outperformance is most significant when there is a “critical mass” of women – 30 per cent or more.
Speaking in regard to her election Ofra Strauss remarked: "The esteem is an expression to the achievements of the entire company. The fact I was elected, as chairperson of the Strauss Group, in a global ranking, is definitively a result of hard work of all Strauss employees and managers in each of the countries we operate in.
I would like to thank the wonderful board of the Group for being a full partner in road mapping and enabled us to go along with the processes we've executed. I would also like to add a special thank to Michael for beginning and laying the right foundations, and is still there supporting and outlining the way for all of us".
