Forbes named Boyden Canada the No. 5 executive recruiting firm in its 2026 rankings. Regional Managing Partner Brent Cameron highlighted the importance of human judgment, trust, and relationships in executive search, despite the growing use of AI.
Virginia Warren is highly resourceful and adept at recruiting exceptional talent through networking, social media and other approaches. She has a nearly 15-year track record, having placed high-caliber professionals in mission-critical roles in government, crown corporations and private-sector organizations. She also has specialized expertise in technical functions across multiple sectors.
Professional Focus
- Nearly 15 years’ experience in recruitment
- Successful track record of recruiting high-level professionals including specialized IT and engineering consultants, as well as general management and director-level candidates
- Adept in working with various types of organizations, including government, crown corporations, Fortune 500 and global private sector firms
- Expertise in search strategy development and social media recruitment with emphasis on LinkedIn
- Skilled in networking, multi-stakeholder relationship management, employment law, contracts and onboarding
- Bilingual English and French
Business Expertise
- Senior Recruiter at a recruitment firm specializing in IM/IT, technical & engineering, and business/professional services roles
- Talent Specialist at a management consulting firm focused on IT
- Resourcing Business Partner at multinational defence and security firm Thales; focused on engineering, IT/IM and artificial intelligence resources
- Talent Solutions Consultant at a global firm specialising in IT and engineering
- Recruitment Consultant with a large international recruitment firm
Additional Expertise
- Social Impact
- Not-for-Profit
- Private/Public Sector
- Technology – IT/IM
- Engineering
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Boyden is pleased to share the appointment news of Andrew Clarke, a recruitment co-led by Catherine Van Alstine, Ron Burkholder, Nicole Bendaly, Glenn Eberth and Mackenzie Jones
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