Vaco Los Angeles Partners Stephanie Keairns and Anita Shelley Named Honorees for Best Team in Women in Business Awards

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frances Moreno, managing partner of Vaco Los Angeles, a leading consulting and executive search firm specializing in accounting, finance and technology consultants and direct hire professionals, today announced that co-founding partners Stephanie Keairns and Anita Shelley were honorees in the Business Team category for the Women in Business Awards presented by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Keairns and Shelley launched the San Fernando Valley office of Vaco Los Angeles in 2006 and have built it from the ground up to phenomenal growth in revenue and clients and have helped create the unique work/life balance corporate culture of Vaco that's led to it being named the #1 Best Place to Work in 2011 and 2009.

"We're so pleased that Stephanie and Anita are among the top women business leaders in Los Angeles," said Frances Moreno, managing partner, Vaco Los Angeles. "Stephanie and Anita are inspired by their mission to match candidates and companies for an ideal fit, and that passion inspires our whole team at Vaco. They've teamed together to increase Vaco's profitability, help people find meaningful employment, and establish Vaco as a 'Best Place to Work.' We are delighted that their hard work and success has been recognized."

Keairns and Shelley are a dynamic entrepreneurial team. Coming from high-powered positions in large companies, they traded corporate security to help build Vaco Los Angeles from scratch. Under this business team's leadership, revenues grew from zero to nearly $20 million in six years. This duo accomplished this growth in the best possible way – by putting people to work. Keairns recruits for direct-hire full-time accounting and finance positions and Shelley places accounting and finance consultants for contract special project engagements. They both also oversee the Vaco internal hiring and employee development, and they share fiduciary responsibility for the entire firm.

The San Fernando Valley Business Journal celebrated all nominees and winners in April 2012 at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, Calif. In addition to Business Team, the award categories included Business Executive, Business Manager, Executive or Administrative Assistant, Business Owner, Not for Profit Executive, CEO, Community Volunteer, Rising Star, Trailblazer and Leadership Innovation. Vaco Los Angeles extends its congratulations to all the winners for this year's awards.

About Vaco

"Vaco" is derived from a Latin word meaning "to free yourself from a master." Vaco Los Angeles LLC was founded in 2006 and has been awarded "Best Place to Work" in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and #15 of 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in Los Angeles in 2009 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Vaco is a leading consulting and placement firm specializing in the finance and technology sectors. Further information on Vaco can be found at www.vaco.com/los-angeles.

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