Many Canadian leaders are faced with obstacles on their path to success. For our Director of Human Resources, this holds especially true. Marwa Jazi was just 12 years old when civil war broke out in her hometown in Lebanon. For most of her formative years, there were many times when she was stuck indoors, fearing bombings, and living with limited access to water and electricity. This, however, did not stop Marwa from earning a university degree nor embracing change. She recently reflected on her story of perseverance from her childhood to building a career at Ricoh Canada with Women of Influence.

"I’ve always believed in the power of embracing change — whether for yourself, or as an organization — and that means more than accepting the changes that are thrust upon us. It’s about igniting and leading that change as well. Ricoh’s tagline of ‘imagine.change.’ really encapsulates this in everything we do. Change is driven by imaginative thinking. By thinking creatively and collaborating with one another, we are always moving forward, always finding new ways of improving lives, and improving the way communities live and work together.” — Marwa Jazi

At Ricoh Canada we’re extremely lucky to have so many females leading our team. Marwa's story provides a humbling opportunity for us to learn together and be inspired by the leading influential women from not only our company, but our country. Click here to read the full story.