Akraya President, Sonu Ratra Wins Enterprising Women Award

March 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Chosen from a large pool of applicants, Ms. Ratra was selected for the award based on her outstanding entrepreneurial achievements as well as the mentorship and guidance she provides for fellow female professionals. Ms. Ratra channeled her wide range of experience within the field of recruiting and staffing to grow Akraya, Inc. into a leading IT staffing company serving Fortune 500 IT giants.  

Ms. Ratra has been recognized as a highly motivated and focused thought leader with a special talent in relationship building, a trait that has earned her loyal clients as well as happy employees and consultants. Prior to this award, Ms. Ratra also won the 1999 President’s Club award for Butler International and the 2007 Supplier Excellence Award from PrO Unlimited at Genentech. Ms Ratra is also proud to serve on the Northern California Supplier Diversity Council – Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee.

Apart from leading Akraya’s aggressive growth plans, Ms. Ratra’s interests focus on community service and women empowerment. She spends time regularly to counsel Akraya’s women consultants and also leads Akraya’s charitable programs supporting social causes like nurturing orphans and promoting female literacy in rural India.

“Sonu is an accomplished business leader who has dedicated her time to give back to women entrepreneurs and her community,” said Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine. “We are proud to honor Sonu for her outstanding accomplishments.”

Ms. Ratra was honored last week at the 7th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration (March 11-13, 2009) at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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Akraya is a leading provider of Information Technology, Engineering and Life sciences managed talent solutions and professional staffing. Akraya enables the success of strategic technology initiatives through its Management, Analysis, Architecture, Engineering and Support services. Akraya is a preferred partner to several Fortune 500 companies and exciting startups. Akraya is a certified Minority Owned (NCSDC) as well as a Woman Owned (WBENC) enterprise. Akraya is also a Certified Green Business.

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