Gibbs Hybrid is the first European woman-owned business enterprise (WBE) to have a seat on the Europe Advisory Council of the organisation, which contains several major Gibbs Hybrid clients and partners including Barclays, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cisco, EY, IBM and Intel, among others.
Gibbs Hybrid has become a Corporate member of WEConnect and the first European woman-owned business enterprise (WBE) to have a seat on the Europe Advisory Council of the organisation. WEConnect is a non-profit organisation helps women-owned businesses succeed in global value chains. The organisation’s Europe Advisory Council contains several major Gibbs Hybrid clients and partners including Barclays, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cisco, EY, IBM and Intel, among others.
Gibbs Hybrid CEO Farida Gibbs noted, “As our footprint expands – we are now in UK, Ireland, Poland and Luxembourg, as well as the USA – we are delighted with this opportunity to make a greater impact across Europe and encourage supplier diversity within larger corporations. I am personally passionate about improving the access of woman-owned and minority-owned businesses like ours to supply corporate supply chains. WEConnect is doing great work encouraging the diversity of procurement practices and I’m honoured to be able to support them.”
Maggie Berry, Executive Director for WEConnect International in Europe commented, “We’re excited to have Gibbs Hybrid joining as a corporate member in this region. It shows the growth of Gibbs Hybrid over the last few years and demonstrates their commitment to supplier diversity and increasing opportunities for women-owned businesses in corporate supply chains. We will look forward to working with them alongside our other corporate members and helping them all to buy more products and services from women-owned businesses in Europe.”
About Gibbs Hybrid
Gibbs Hybrid is an International IT & Business Services firm providing a “one-stop-shop” solution helping customers with Project Consultancy, Talent Services and Outsourced Solutions whilst driving customer success to mid-market & global businesses.
We serve our clients via our three lines of business – Managed Project Solutions, Talent Services & Outsourced Solutions – all with unique service offerings. Our lines of business have delivered collaborative solutions for more than 15 years with more than 600 employees and consultants.
Headquartered in Surrey, UK, Gibbs Hybrid provides world-class solutions across Talent Services, Managed Project Solutions and Outsourced Solutions from a wide range of sectors including technology services, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, banking, fin-tech and financial services. The company has pioneered a mixed model that offers both high-quality resourcing and consultancy project solutions. This bespoke approach has secured a rapidly growing global footprint across the UK, Eastern Europe and North America.
We are minority woman-owned business and a corporate member of MSDUK, the UK’s leading non-profit organisation driving inclusive procurement. We are a corporate member of WEConnect International, the global network that helps women-owned businesses succeed in global value chains.
About WEConnect
WEConnect International helps women-owned businesses succeed in global value chains. WEConnect International in Europe is led by corporate members, it certifies firms that are at least 51% owned, managed and controlled by women and connects them with the growing global demand from corporations and the public sector for diverse and innovative suppliers. The organisation partners with corporations, associations, governments, women entrepreneurs and their supporters, and is affiliated with a global certification network for women-owned enterprises.
WEConnect International in Europe also facilitates the building of strong networks for women by connecting them both with procurement officers of top corporations and with other certified firms in order to enhance bidding capacity and creates the opportunity of business to business contracting.