TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A group of senior recruitment and consultancy professionals, with over 50 years of industry experience between them, are pleased to announce the launch of BIPOC Executive Search Inc., a professional services firm specializing in the recruitment of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour for organizations across Canada.

The new venture is inspired by the BlackNorth Initiativea program calling on Canadian organizations to, by 2025, ensure Black leaders hold 3.5% of executive and board member roles, at minimum. BIPOC Executive Search Inc. seeks to support organizations in their quest to fulfill this critically important mission.

Jason Murray, Founder and President of BIPOC Executive Search Inc. says, It is encouraging to see leaders, across sectors, become more intentional about increasing the representation of Black people around decision-making tables. Many of these leaders are now asking where do we go from here to ensure the work gets done? At BIPOC Executive Search Inc., our teammade up of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) community membersbrings professional and lived experience to each client engagement. With a team reflective of the community that organizations seek to attract, when retaining BIPOC Executive Search Inc. clients are assured that Black candidates are pursued for positions at the most senior levels.

BIPOC Executive Search Inc. is the first recruitment firm of its kind in Canada with such a pronounced BIPOC mandate. Black people are often at the forefront of diversity initiatives; while the firm is keen to ensure that the Black population is represented in senior-level positions, work still needs to be done to increase Indigenous and POC representation at senior tables. Among others, joining Murray as senior team members of the new firm are Helen Mekonen, Jefferson Darrell, Jessica Yamoah, Candice Frederick, Sedina Fiati, Stacy-Ann Buchanan, and Erica Ing.

Jason is a leader in the executive search business, and one of a few Black executive search recruiters in Canada, said Wes Hall, Founder and Chairman of the BlackNorth Initiative. With his experience and drive, and with the strength of the BIPOC Executive Search team, its very good to know that organizations across the country will have a specialized resource for increasing Black, Indigenous, and racialized senior hires.

As many workplaces are steeped in historical and institutional structures often responsible for disenfranchising Indigenous and/or racialized employees, BIPOC Executive Search Inc. will provide a range of solutions, services, and training, including Organizational EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Audits, Cultural Transformation Support, Human Resources EDI Support, Succession Management for BIPOC Staff, Cultural Sensitivity Training, Unconscious Bias Training, and more.

BIPOC Executive Search Inc. is a mission-driven organization. With respect to our purpose, thats twofold: by working with clients to attract, develop, and retain a workforce truly representative of diverse populations, as global citizens well build greater capacity to innovate while we meaningfully tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time, Murray added.

Since research has shown that companies inclusive of Black, Indigenous, and communities of colour perform better fiscally, aside from the moral argument around inclusivity our economy is not realizing its true potential when diversity at the executive level is lacking. Intuitively, we know that many companies share the belief that a diverse team is both good and necessary. Where racial diversity is lacking in an organization and where cultural reform is needed, BIPOC Executive Search Inc. can help.

For more information, please visit http://www.bipocsearch.com.

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