Security news17 October 2008
Sophos named in Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2009 Fourth consecutive year receiving Top Employer Award by Maclean’s
Sophos named in Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2009.
Vancouver, BC/Boston, Mass. - Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced that Maclean's, Canada's distinguished national newsweekly magazine, has selected Sophos for its "2009 Canada’s Top 100 Employers" listing. Sophos has been recognized as a Canadian Top Employer for four consecutive years, making the 2008 Top 40 Employers for British Columbia, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers and Top 30 Employers for British Columbia and 2006 Canada's Top 100 Employers and British Columbia's Top 20 Employers.
Sophos was recognized for an excellent benefits package that, among other things, offers enrollment in the company's bonus program, a matching Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), and participation in Sophos’s share option plan. Sophos was also acknowledged for a superior training and development program. Expanding and honing the current knowledge and skills of its employees is a main focus for the organization; the company offers comprehensive orientation programs, in-depth product training and external training opportunities.
"It’s quite an honor to be recognized for the fourth year in a row for being a top Canadian employer," said VP of Operations, General Manager Bruce McDonald at Sophos. "We value our employees highly as they are the backbone of our company and critical to the success of our business. Providing the best working environment, competitive benefits and a clear career path has afforded Sophos to retain employees and helped in the recruitment of employees in a very competitive market."
There are currently 195 employees in the Vancouver office, which accounts for more than 15% of Sophos’s worldwide employee base. Within the Vancouver office, there are personnel responsible for marketing, product marketing, product management, engineering, technical support, channel sales, inside sales, finance, IT and human resources.
Sophos is centrally located in downtown Vancouver. Formerly a bank, the open-concept space is complete with a basement vault and high ceilings. Sophos is close to completing renovating the office space with fresh paint, new carpets, new lighting and workstations. Sophos employees have access to the company’s 24-hour lounge, which offers complementary coffee and tea and subsidized sandwiches and salads. There are also laundry services and laundry facilities.
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About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
