Berkeley Payments congratulates Jonathon Hamburg, CEO, for winning the inaugural Advocate for Women award by Women in Payments.
The award goes to "a man or woman who not only promotes senior female leadership but also encourages and supports the career development of all women in the workplace. He or she publicly celebrates distinguished female leaders, encourages the promotion/hiring of strong female talent and actively mentors and nurtures emerging female talent."
At Berkeley, 2 of 4 members of our executive team, 5 of 7 members of our IT team, and over 50% of our employees are female.
Here's what Women in Payments said about Jonathon's nomination:
"As CEO of Berkeley Payments, Jonathon has taken proactive and very deliberate steps to hire and promote females across his organization and has created an incredibly supportive workplace for women. Ensuring equal gender representation across the organization and appointing an executive team that is 50% female, Jonathon has gone to great lengths to provide stretch opportunities and to actively sponsor the advancement of women into leadership roles.
His nominators spoke of the care and attention he shows all of his employees, describing him as a leader not driven by ego but by his desire to showcase the work of his team, and allowing their talents to flourish. A champion for equality, whose advocacy for woman is reflected in the team he has built, the committee selected Jonathon as our first male recipient of a Women in Payments award."
Congratulations Jonathon!
About Women in Payments
With symposiums in Canada, the USA and Australia, Women in Payments offers career development, payment systems education, and community building for women working across the payments industry. Symposiums include keynote presentations, executive panel discussions, and breakout sessions addressing topics about trends and innovation in retail and business payments, as well as leadership issues specific to the payments market. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, visit womeninpayments.org.
