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Margaret Ann Strus

 

In a career spanning almost 30 years, Margaret Strus has firmly established herself as a leader in the areas of Performance Excellence, Organizational Assessment and Planning. She has, furthermore, honed a reputation as one of Canada's foremost experts in the application of all international Performance Excellence Models through Assessment and Quality Planning processes. She is a Certified Solutions Provider for Virtual CEO.

Since establishing Strus & Associates Inc., a Performance Excellence consulting firm, in 1989, Margaret has provided consultation to a vast array of organizations in North America in both the private and public sectors. She assisted Xerox Canada Inc. in 1989, Northern Telecom in 1990 and Delta hotels in 2000, in preparing their submissions for the Quality category of the Canada Awards for Business Excellence (CAE). Xerox Canada received the first Gold Award presented for Quality in 1989; Northern Telecom won the Gold Award in 1990; and Delta was awarded the trophy in 2000. Margaret was an examiner for the Canada Awards for Business Excellence in 1993 and 1994. As well, Margaret is a partner at C2 Impact, where she is deeply engaged in bringing technology-based assessment solutions to Canadian business.

Biographical History

After completing her undergraduate degree in English at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., Ms. Strus joined IBM Canada Limited in 1974. During her 10-year tenure, she held a variety of sales and marketing management positions, including that as Branch Manager of the company's Office Products Division in Saskatchewan.

In 1985 she joined Xerox Canada Inc., where she held a succession of senior management positions in sales, marketing and systems support. At Xerox, Margaret played a significant role in implementing the Quality initiatives that have made the company a nationally and internationally recognized leader in Total Quality Management. In recognition of her efforts and successes, Xerox presented her with two of the company's most prestigious awards of recognition: the Award of Excellence and the Award of Merit.

Margaret is a member of the American Society for Quality, National Quality Institute, CAMC, and WXN. She is a past member of the Executive of the Canada Quality Council and the Board of Directors of the Jean Tweed Treatment Center. She is a Certified Solutions Provider for Virtual CEO and NQI PEI. Margaret was nominated for the Rotman Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards for 2001.

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