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CHRO Moves – week ending August 17, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

HelloFresh US BorgWarner Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
VARIDESK Raven Industries First Citizens Bank
Trustwave Clear Capital

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Mark Eberly

HelloFresh US [NEW YORK] announced that Mark Eberly joined as Senior Vice President, People. Since 2015, Mark worked as a SVP for Cablevision and then The Madison Square Garden Company and MSG Ventures. Prior to those roles, he held various HR leadership positions at nationwide omnichannel retailers, Adecco and The Gallup Organization.

Tonit M. Calaway

BorgWarner [AUBURN HILLS, Mich.] (NYSE : BWA) announced that Tonit M. Calaway, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Calaway joined BorgWarner in 2016.  Previously she worked at Harley-Davidson for approximately 18 years serving most recently as Vice President of Human Resources.  Prior to that she served in positions of increasing responsibilities in the Legal Department, including Assistant General Counsel.

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: TCMD) announced that Juleen Krings has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Most recently she was CHRO for AnchorBank, NA.

Megan Detz

VARIDESK [DALLAS] welcomes Megan Masoner Detz as chief people officer (CPO). Megan started her career in sales and business development roles at Electronic Data Systems (now Hewlett Packard). Megan’s experience also includes experience as senior vice president of Human Capital at NTT DATA, Inc.

Raven Industries [SIOUX FALLS, S.D.] (NASDAQ: RAVN) announced that Janet Matthiesen, Vice President of Human Resources, will retire in April 2019. Matthiesen, who has been with the Company since 2010.

West Ludwig

First Citizens Bank [RALEIGH, N.C.] announced that West Ludwig has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer. He replaces Lou Davis, who retired on Aug. 1 after 21 years with First Citizens. Most recently, Ludwig was the head of HR at technology company Machine Zone. Before that, Ludwig served as HR chief operating officer for Fidelity Investments. Prior to his tenure at Fidelity, Ludwig was a member of the HR executive committee for Dell EMC based out of Austin, Texas, where he served in a variety of HR leadership roles. He also spent three years leading HR for Dell South Asia. He began his career as an HR consultant with Aon Hewitt and then moved to Willis Towers Watson.

Trustwave [CHICAGO] announced the addition of Julie Nagle as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to Trustwave, Julie was Head of Human Resources at Harris Associates, LP. Julie also served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Forsythe Technology, Inc.

Sheila Ryan

Clear Capital [RENO, Nev.] announced Sheila Ryan joined the company as Chief People Officer. Before joining Clear Capital, Ryan served as vice president, global people and workplace for Glu Mobile. Earlier in her career, Sheila led human resources and culture efforts at multiple companies, including Practice Fusion, CBS Interactive and CNET Networks.

CHRO Moves – week ending August 10, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Merck Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gentherm Boston Private Swiss Post Solutions
UserTesting CHS Inc.

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Merck [KENILWORTH, N.J.] (NYSE: MRK) announced the retirement effective November 30, 2018 of its chief human resources officer Mirian M. Graddick-Weir, following 12 years of service with the company. She will be succeeded by Steven C. Mizell, who will join the company in October 2018. Mizell will join Merck from Monsanto, where he served as executive vice president and chief human resources officer since 2004. Prior to his role at Monsanto, Mizell was senior vice president and chief corporate resources officer for Advance PCS. He also was senior vice president and chief human resources and real estate officer for the technology company Zilog, Inc. Mizell is a Board Member of Oshkosh Corporation.

Matt Beliveau

Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery [OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.] announced the appointment of Matt Beliveau as the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Beliveau was at Morton Salt for the past four years. Prior to that he spent 13 years at General Mills, and also served for four years on active duty in the U.S. military as a logistics officer.

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: PTLA) announced the appointment of Ernie Meyer as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective August 20. Meyer joins Portola from Celgene, where he spent more than 13 years in positions of increasing scope and responsibility. Most recently, Mr. Meyer served as executive vice president of human resources & corporate services. Prior to joining Celgene, Mr. Meyer held various global rewards leadership roles at Motorola and The Travelers Insurance Company.

Gentherm [NORTHVILLE, Mich.] (NASDAQ: THRM) announced that Barbara J. Runyon will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer on August 13th. Runyon joins Gentherm from La-Z-Boy Incorporated where she served as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2015 through 2018. Prior to that she held roles of increasing responsibility at PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group where she served as Vice President of Human Resources for PepsiCo’s Midwest Region. She also served as the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition in Pepsi’s New York Headquarters as well as in a variety of field human resources business partner roles. Before joining PepsiCo, she held various human resources management roles for Prestolite Wire Corporation.

Joy McCune

Boston Private [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Joy McCune as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. McCune will be succeeding Martha Higgins. Ms. McCune was previously Chief Human Resources Officer at Boston Financial Data Services. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President Human Resources at State Street Corporation.

Swiss Post Solutions (SPS) [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Tim Peterson as Chief People Officer (CPO) North America. Before joining Swiss Post Solutions, Tim held the position of Director of Human Resources at a multinational business services company for 11 years, where he led HR operations in the United States, Canada, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Prior to this role, he held various HR management positions at companies such as Prosper Inc., Tiger Consulting and Abbott Laboratories.

UserTesting [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced the appointment of Carol MacKinlay as Chief People Officer (CPO). Carol has held Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) positions at several high-profile and high-potential companies such as Xero, Plantronics, Jawbone, Borland, and Coverity.

Mary Kaul-Hottinger

CHS Inc. [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NASDAQ: CHSCP) named Mary Kaul-Hottinger as senior vice president, Human Resources, effective Sept. 10, 2018. Kaul-Hottinger most recently as vice president of human resources for Ecolab. Prior to joining Ecolab in 2007, Kaul-Hottinger served in a variety of human resource leadership roles supporting operating divisions at General Mills and Pillsbury.

CHRO Moves – week ending August 3, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Sony Pictures Entertainment BioScrip, Inc. Cadence Aerospace
AMETEK, Inc. Rockefeller Capital Management Financial Institutions, Inc.
Riskonnect Lottery.com

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Stacy Green

Sony Pictures Entertainment [Culver City, CA] named Stacy Green as Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer. Green will replace George Rose, who has led the group for the last 10 years and will be retiring at the end of the summer. Rose has agreed to stay on as a consultant to ensure a smooth transition when Green starts on September 5. Green is currently Chief People Officer for Group Nine Media. Prior to that, she served for five years as EVP, Global HR & Facilities for A+E Networks leading HR for A&E, History, Lifetime, VICELAND, A+E Studios and A+E International & Digital. From 2008 – 2013, Green was at NBCUniversal, where she served in HR leadership roles for NBC News, NBCU Advertising Sales & Client Partnerships and acted as a key member of the transition team during Comcast’s acquisition of NBCU. Prior to that, Green worked in various capacities at Revlon from 1997 – 2007 transitioning from Senior Tax Counsel to HR leadership during her tenure.

BioScrip, Inc. [DENVER] (NASDAQ: BIOS) announced the appointment of Leslie McIntosh as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company. Most recently, she was Vice President, Human Resources at DigitalGlobe, a business unit of Maxar Technologies.  Prior to that, she was HR Director at Vail Resorts, and held senior HR roles at MWH (now part of Stantec), Janus Henderson Investors and American Century Investments, with ten years at public companies.

Mia Danburg

Cadence Aerospace [ANAHEIM, Calif.] announced the appointment of Maria (Mia) M. Danburg as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Danburg most recently served as Director, Human Resources, at Barnes Aerospace—a segment of Barnes Group Inc.  Prior to joining Barnes Group Inc., Ms. Danburg held progressive leadership positions with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in both its Commercial and Aerospace businesses.  These roles included Manager–Global Talent, Engagement and Inclusion at UTC Climate, Controls & Security, along with numerous appointments at Pratt & Whitney including Human Resources Manager–Module Center Engineering; Manager–HR Operations and Talent Sourcing; Manager–Continuous Improvement & Communications for Commercial Spares; and Human Resources Manager for multiple P&Ls.

AMETEK, Inc. [BERWYN, Pa.] (NYSE: AME) announced the appointment of John Mockler as Vice President, International Human Resources. Mr. Mockler rejoins AMETEK after serving as Global Human Resources Director for the Precision Engineering Division of IMI plc. Prior to that, he served in an international role for AMETEK as Director, Human Resources. Earlier in his career, John held positions with increasing responsibility at Newell Rubbermaid, AGCO – Massey Ferguson and Dunlop Tyres.

Rockefeller Capital Management [NEW YORK] announced that Jack Ryan has joined the firm as its Chief Human Capital Officer. While at General Electric, he spent the last two years leading Executive Development and serving as the Chief Learning Officer with responsibility for General Electric’s Crotonville Leadership Development Institute. For six years before that, he was the top human resources leader for GE Capital. Ryan starts at Rockefeller Capital Management September 1.

Valerie Benjamin

Financial Institutions, Inc. [WARSAW, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, Scott Danahy Naylon, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”), and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”) announced that Valerie C. Benjamin was named Chief Human Resources Executive. Ms. Benjamin most recently serving as Associate Dean and Chief Human Resources Officer (“CHRO”) for Cornell University’s School of Labor and Industrial Relations. She previously served as CHRO at EarthLink, an IT services company. Her career also includes 11 years as a Global Human Capital consultant at Accenture. Ms. Benjamin succeeds Paula D. Dolan, former Director of Human Resources and Enterprise Planning. Ms. Dolan stepped down from her role as Director of Human Resources last month. In support of an effective transition for this important position, she will remain with the Company and continue to serve as Human Resources Project Manager through her retirement on December 31, 2018.

Riskonnect [KENNESAW, Ga.] announced Kevin Crow has joined the company as its chief human resources officer. Crow most recently served as senior vice president of global human resources at BravoSolution.

Lottery.com [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced that Leah Feingold has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. Feingold began as a Director of Human Resources at Lottery.com.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 27, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) FULLBEAUTY Brands Inc. GuideSpark
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. NCR Corporation Cinedigm Corp.
Ankura Abeona Therapeutics Inc. Bird
Pegasystems Inc. Astreya Lithia Motors, Inc.
RPM International Inc.

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Ron Garrow

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) [WILMINGTON, N.C.] has named Ron Garrow executive vice president and chief human resource officer (CHRO). Garrow joins PPD from Belk, where most recently he served as chief human resource officer. Prior to joining Belk in 2016, he spent six years with Mastercard and served as its chief human resource officer starting in 2013. Before joining Mastercard, Garrow served as the chief learning officer for Bank of America. Prior to that, Garrow served as the HR executive for Bank of America’s chief financial officer group. Garrow joined Bank of America after 19 years at Wachovia, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility, his last role being chief learning officer.

FULLBEAUTY Brands Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Robert Lepere as Chief People Officer. Lepere  previously worked as the VP of Talent Strategy for Ascena Retail Group, and prior to that held a variety of human resources positions within Ann Inc. Lepere also served as the Head of HR & Stores for Charlotte Russe and was the HR Director for Old Navy.

GuideSpark [REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.] announced the appointment of John Staines, CHRO and SVP People & Culture. John is a seasoned HR leader with global executive experience at nationally recognized companies like PepsiCo, Mattel, The Gap, and Cigna.

Jennifer Greenwald

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Jennifer Greenwald to the position of Senior Vice President of People. Ms. Greenwald comes to Playboy after nearly a decade at RED, most recently serving as Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Acquisition.

NCR Corporation [ATLANTA] (NYSE: NCR) announced the addition of Debra Bronder, who joins as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Bronder most recently led Human Resources for Cardtronics. Previously, Bronder was the Executive Vice President, HR Operations for Metavante.

Cinedigm Corp. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced that Mark Torres has been hired as Vice President of Human Resources. Torres has served as a senior Human Resources executive with such companies as Sony Pictures Entertainment, Ticketmaster and Reed Elsevier/Variety, as well as several technology and media start-up companies. Mark also served as SVP of People & Culture at AdTec/Rubicon Project. In addition to consulting with several start-up media organizations, Mark served as the VP of HR and Administration at phenomenon.

Angela L. Cinefro

Ankura [WASHINGTON D.C.] announced the appointment of Angela L. Cinefro as its new Chief People Officer. Ms. Cinefro joins Ankura from Clarity Insights where she was Chief Operating Officer and former Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Clarity Insights, Angela held the positions of Chief Human Resources Officer at MedExpress and Operations Vice President of Business Solutions at Hewlett-Packard. Additionally, she served as the Chief People Officer for Knightsbridge Solutions, and held several leadership roles at IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. [NEW YORK and CLEVELAND] (NASDAQ: ABEO) appointed Kristina Maximenko as Global Head of Human Resources. Ms. Maximenko most recently served as the Global HR Director for Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAAP), a Novartis company.

Bird [VENICE, Calif.] announced Taylor Rose joined as the company’s Director of People. Rose previously led people programs for a range of early to late stage technology companies in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Adriana Bokel Herde

Pegasystems Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: PEGA) announced it has appointed Adriana Bokel Herde as chief people officer and senior vice president. Ms. Bokel succeeds Jeff Yanagi, who will be retiring from Pega. Most recently, Ms. Bokel Herde was chief people officer and chief evangelist officer at PeopleDoc. Prior to that, she was vice president of people services at Biogen.

Astreya [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Kris Hamner as Vice President of Global Human Resources. Kris joins from Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) where he led HR; prior to FIT, Kris held various global HR executive roles at HP, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Avago Technologies (now Broadcom), and Canon, among others.

Lithia Motors, Inc. [MEDFORD, Ore.] (NYSE: LAD) announced Erik Lewis as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Lewis assumes oversight of Human Resources from Chris Holzshu, Lithia’s Executive Vice President. Erik most recently served as the CHRO of Apple Leisure Group and has held related roles at Walmart stores and Sysco Corporation. Previously, he consulted for numerous organizations while working at PwC and Andersen LLP.

Randell McShepard

RPM International Inc. [MEDINA, Ohio] (NYSE: RPM) announced that Randell McShepard has been named Chief Talent Officer. He will continue to serve as vice president – public affairs, a position he has held for more than 10 years. McShepard joined RPM in 2001 as director of community affairs. Previously, he served as executive director of City Year Cleveland and, before that, as assistant director of administration and program development for the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 20, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Campbell Soup Company Globalive Technology Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide
Littlejohn & Co., LLC Publix

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Xavier Boza

Campbell Soup Company [CAMDEN, N.J.] (NYSE: CPB) announced the appointment of Xavier Boza as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Boza succeeds Robert Morrissey, who will retire from the company after nearly 15 years. Since joining Campbell in 2015, Boza has served as Vice President, Human Resources, Global Biscuits and Snacks. Before joining Campbell, Boza served as Regional Vice President Human Resources and Global Supply Chain for the Kellogg Company. Earlier in his career, he held senior HR roles at Kraft Foods including Vice President-Human Resources for the Oscar Mayer business unit, and Vice President-Human Resources, Central and Eastern Europe Region and Global Sales. Boza previously held positions with Hovensa LLC, Grunenthal Pharmaceutical and Abbott Laboratories. He also served as a United States Air Force Human Resources Officer for nearly 10 years.

Globalive Technology [TORONTO] (TSX-V: LIVE) announced that Sarah Redford has joined the company as Chief People Officer.  Redford has been an originating executive of Avanade during its launch into Canada. She began her career at Deloitte and Accenture.

Paula Huntzinger

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (OCHWW), a WPP Health & Wellness company, announced the promotion of Paula Huntzinger to chief talent officer, Ogilvy CommonHealth, US. Ms. Huntzinger began her journey with OCHWW in 2014 when she joined the agency as director of HR and talent acquisition. Ms. Huntzinger joined OCHWW from Mondelēz International.

Littlejohn & Co., LLC [GREENWICH, Conn.] announced that Courtney Hagen has joined the firm as Chief Talent Officer. Courtney was most recently SVP of Human Resources for LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton North America. Prior to LVMH, Courtney led global executive talent acquisition for PepsiCo. Courtney joined PepsiCo from global executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates; earlier, she led business development and marketing strategy for cobranded card partnerships at American Express. She started her career with management consulting firm Bridge Strategy Group/Renaissance Worldwide.

Publix [LAKELAND, Fla.] announced Marcy Benton has been named Vice President of Human Resources. She began her Publix career in 1992 as an accounting clerk. In 1995, she joined human resources, and after holding various positions, she was promoted to director of retail associate relations in 2013. In 2017, she was promoted to her current position, Vice President of Talent Management.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 13, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

WernerCo Grant Thornton LLP Eaton
Uber

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WernerCo [Greenville, Pennsylvania] announced that Bob Zierk has joined WernerCo as EVP, Global Human Resources. Bob began his career in the commercial and military aerospace industry. He then moved into the semiconductor industry, rising to become Vice President, Human Resources respectively at Avnet, Inc., in 1993 and then at On Semiconductor in 2003. Bob later went on to lead global human resources for the Hardware & Home Improvement Group at Black & Decker, and most recently he served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Sound United.

Brenda Wagner

Grant Thornton LLP [RALEIGH, N.C.] named Brenda Wagner its new chief people and culture officer (CPCO). Wagner joins Grant Thornton after nearly four and a half years at IQVIA (formerly QuintilesIMS), where she led compensation and benefits, global talent, and global talent acquisition. In her most recent role there, she served as the human resources senior vice president of R&D Solutions, IQVIA’s largest business unit. Prior to IQVIA, Wagner had a 20-year tenure at IBM, where she held strategic roles across various business units and centers of excellence, culminating in her appointment as human resources vice president for Global Technology Services North America in 2010.

Ernest W. Marshall Jr.

Eaton [Cleveland, Ohio] announced that Ernest W. Marshall Jr. has joined as its Chief Human Resources Officer. Ernest joins Eaton from GE where he was most recently vice president, Human Resources Leader — GE Aviation. During his 21 years with GE, he also served in a number of other global, functional and business human resources leadership roles.

Uber [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Liane Hornsey, SVP & Chief People Officer, has resigned.

CHRO Moves – week ending June 29, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Procter & Gamble Co. Visa Inc. Zendesk, Inc.
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) Combined Insurance Kimball Electronics, Inc.
IDEMIA

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Tracey Grabowski

Procter & Gamble Co. [Cincinnati, Ohio] (NYSE: PG) announced that Tracey Grabowski has been appointed the next chief human resources officer of the company. , which has 95,000 employees worldwide. She becomes HR chief Aug. 1. She will succeed Mark Biegger who intends to retire Oct. 1 after 34 years with P&G. He has been HR chief since 2012. Grabowski joined P&G in 1989 as an assistant HR manager in the Chicago sales office. Grabowski became an HR manager in the Cincinnati sales office in 1991. Since 2015, Grabowski has been a P&G vice president and the HR lead for North America. Grabowski previously was named vice president of global compensation and benefits in 2011, when she also held the title of VP of human resources for P&G’s Global Business Services division. She also has been HR director for Global Fabric Care (2009), Finance/Legal (2007) and Gillette integration following the 2005 acquisition of the Boston-based division. Before that, she was associate HR director for Global Hair Care (2003) and Food & Beverage (1997).

Visa Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: V) announced that Jennifer Grant will join the company as executive vice president and chief human resources officer beginning August 2018, succeeding Michael Ross, who last year announced his intention to leave once a successor was named. For the past five years, Ms. Grant has served as executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Prior to joining Air Products, Ms. Grant served as the vice president of human resources for Pfizer’s specialty products and oncology divisions. She previously held a range of international human resources management roles at Pfizer, supporting the commercial and manufacturing organizations. Ms. Grant began her career with GE, where she held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility across multiple divisions.

Zendesk, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: ZEN) announced the appointment of InaMarie Johnson as its first Chief People Officer. Most recently she was Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Plantronics. Prior to that role, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at UTi Worldwide. Before that, she served in multiple leadership roles including VP of HR, Functional Transformation at Honeywell.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) [Bethesda, Maryland] announced that it has named Michael Stambaugh as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Stambaugh joins HJF from Women for Women International, where he was Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to that, he was Director of International Human Resources at Creative Associates International. He spent 10 years overseas with Kellogg Brown & Root, where he began as a Senior Human Resources Generalist and HR Supervisor and concluded his tenure as regional human resources manager.

Combined Insurance [CHICAGO] announced Michele Briggs as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Previously, she spent nearly six years with AIG as the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness. Prior to AIG, she worked for AXA Equitable as the VP, HR and also spent several years in HR leadership roles at Kraft Foods.

Kimball Electronics, Inc. [JASPER, Ind.] (NASDAQ: KE) announced that Julie Dutchess, Vice President, Human Resources, will retire after nearly 43 years with the company. Ms. Dutchess started her career at the Jasper, Indiana manufacturing operation and held various positions of increasing responsibility before she was named Vice President, Human Resources in 2014. Jessica DeLorenzo has been named the new Vice President, Human Resources and will replace Ms. Dutchess. Ms. DeLorenzo joined Kimball Electronics in 2015 and most recently held the position of Director, Organizational Development. Before joining Kimball Electronics, Ms. DeLorenzo held the position of Director, Student Services at Vincennes University since 2011.

IDEMIA [BILLERICA, Mass.] announced the appointment of Karen Gregory as Vice President of Human Resources for North America. Before joining IDEMIA, Ms. Gregory was the Global Head of Human Resources, Commercial Solutions for BAE Systems. Prior to her nine years at BAE, she held Human Resources management roles at BearingPoint, Sallie Mae and Praxis. She started her Human Resources career at Raytheon.

CHRO Moves – week ending June 22, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Sun Life Financial Inc. G&S Business Communications Compeat
Level Access Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Sun Life Financial Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX: SLF, NYSE: SLF) announced the appointment of Helena Pagano as Executive Vice-President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer. Prior to joining Sun Life, she held several senior roles in financial services. Helena succeeds Carrie Blair who announced her retirement from Sun Life earlier this year.

Kate Threewitts

G&S Business Communications [NEW YORK] (G&S) announced that Kate Threewitts, based in the agency’s Raleigh, N.C., office, has been promoted to senior vice president, human resources. Previously, Threewitts held the title of vice president. Threewitts oversees the firm’s human resources function, a role she has held since joining in 2014. Threewitts has 20 years of experience in executive counsel, performance management, and employee relations and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management.

Compeat [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced Carol Dunnigan as SVP, People & Culture. Prior to joining Compeat, Dunnigan served most recently as Vice President, People & Culture for Revionics. Before joining Revionics, she held the position of VP, Human Resources for Tilera. Dunnigan spent the majority of her career at Motorola’s Semiconductor Sector where she held a variety of positions in human resources, including an overseas assignment in East Kilbride, Scotland.

Level Access [VIENNA, VA.] announced the appointments of Colleen Wood as chief people officer. Wood previously served as the chief people officer of startup Bambeco and was formerly the senior vice president of human resources at LivingSocial. Wood also held several HR leadership roles at the Attachmate Group, NetIQ Corporation, and Ganymede Software.

Bob Thumith

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS] has named Robert “Bob” Thumith as its new director of Human Resources. Thumith will assume his responsibilities on Friday, July 6. Thumith’s experience spans private and public, multi-state and international sectors, as he has worked for organizations such as Honeywell International, Rexam PLC, GKN Aerospace, Patriot Coal, and most recently St. Louis Community College. Thumith replaces Sherrie Senkfor, who retired in May after 10 years of service.

CHRO Moves – week ending June 15, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

10x Genomics Senior Resource Group LLC Organogenesis Inc.
Syncsort ThoughtWorks

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10x Genomics [PLEASANTON, Calif.] announced that Jean Philibert has joined the company as Chief People Officer. Before joining 10x Genomics, Philibert served as SVP of Human Resources at Analog Devices, and as Chief People Officer at KIXEYE.

Senior Resource Group LLC [SOLANA BEACH, CALIF.] named Jane Binzak as its new vice president of human resources. Binzak is an HR executive with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare, hospitality and legal fields.

Thomas Pearl

Organogenesis Inc. [CANTON, Mass.] announced that Thomas Pearl has joined as Vice President of Human Resources. Pearl previously served as Vice President of Human Resources, Laboratory Diagnostics, within the healthcare sector at Siemens AG. Prior to Siemens AG, Pearl held several senior positions at Bayer HealthCare, where he spent more than a decade leading and directing strategic HR functions in the United States and internationally.

Syncsort [PEARL RIVER, N.Y.] announced the appointment of Lisa Crawford in the new position of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Before joining Syncsort, Lisa served as Chief People Officer at Unitrends, Inc.  She also founded EvolvHR, and served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Randstad U.S. Professionals.

Joanna Parke

ThoughtWorks [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Joanna Parke to the role of chief talent officer. Joanna joined ThoughtWorks in 2003 as a software developer. Over the years she’s evolved her skill set and business acumen, taking on project management, program management and client engagement responsibilities, which led to her most recent role at ThoughtWorks as managing director of North America.

CHRO Moves – week ending June 8, 2018

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CHRO Moves this week include:

ABM Industries Hawaiian Airlines MorseLife Health System
Wells Fargo & Company Exxon Mobil Corporation The RiteScreen Company, LLC
Ranir SPINS EPIC Holdings, Inc.
Signet Jewelers Limited Atlas Venture

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Andrew Block

ABM Industries [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ABM) announced that effective Andrew Block has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), replacing Dave Goodes who is leaving ABM for personal reasons. Andrew comes to ABM from Buffalo Wild Wings where he oversaw all of HR as Senior Vice President, Talent and Organizational Performance. Prior to that, Andrew led Human Resources activities and Talent Strategy for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Jim Lynde

Hawaiian Airlines [HONOLULU] announced the appointment of Jim Lynde to the role of senior vice president – human resources. Lynde fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Barbara Falvey, who oversaw Hawaiian’s HR team for nearly 13 years. Lynde has held numerous executive positions and most recently served as vice president and chief human resources officer at California-based aviation company JetSuite. Previously, Lynde worked at Spirit Airlines, Sagittarius Brands, Darden Restaurants and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Richard Kropp

MorseLife Health System [West Palm Beach, FL] hired Richard Kropp as CHRO. Prior to joining MorseLife, Richard was the VP for Human Resources with Prospect Medical Holdings hospitals in Providence RI and Waterbury CT. He also served as VP HR for Lourdes Health System in Camden, NJ and as CHRO for Caritas Christi Health System in Boston, MA.

David Galloreese

Wells Fargo & Company [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: WFC) announced that it has named David Galloreese as head of Human Resources. Galloreese will join the company July 9 and will be based in San Francisco. He most recently served as head of people (chief HR officer) for Sam’s Club and the head of talent for Walmart. Before joining Walmart, Inc., Galloreese led HR at Medallia. He previously served as senior vice president of HR for the Nevada Region of Caesar’s Entertainment. He also held HR leadership roles for MGM Resorts International and Macy’s, Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: XOM) announced that Malcolm Farrant, vice president of human resources, has elected to retire after 35 years of service. The company appointed Tracey Gunnlaugsson, president of SeaRiver Maritime Inc., as vice president of human resources, effective August 1, 2018. Gunnlaugsson joined Exxon Shipping in 1991 as a U.S. merchant marine deck officer and held various positions within SeaRiver and ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company before becoming manager of U.S. products supply operations in 2004. In 2007, she returned to the shipping organization as commercial operations manager and in 2008, moved to Exxon Mobil Corporation headquarters in Irving, Texas, where she held a variety of advisory positions in investor relations, safety and environment, and strategic planning. In 2012, she became pipelines and distribution manager for Imperial Oil in Calgary, Canada and in 2014, returned to ExxonMobil Refining and Supply as manager of product optimization for the Americas. In 2016, Gunnlaugsson was appointed to her current position as president and CEO of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., an ExxonMobil marine affiliate.

The RiteScreen Company, LLC [ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa.] announced that Teal Gaylord has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Human Resources. Gaylord joins RiteScreen following her role as Director of Human Resources for Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass).

Ranir [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] appointed Julie Nass as vice president of global human resources. Most recently, she served as North America vice president of human resources for Tarkett. Nass’ experience also includes leadership positions at dollar companies such as Broadwind Energy, Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation.

SPINS [CHICAGO] announced its new Chief People Officer, Rosemary Haefner. Haefner comes to SPINS most recently from CareerBuilder.

Janine Walter

EPIC Holdings, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO and STAMFORD, Conn.] (parent company of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants) announced the addition of Janine Walter who will join as the firm’s Chief Talent Officer. Prior to joining EPIC, Walter was SVP, Director of Human Resources at OdysseyRe in Stamford, Conn. Earlier in her career Walter held senior Human Resources positions at multiple organizations, including Crump Insurance and BISYS.

Signet Jewelers Limited [HAMILTON, Bermuda] (NYSE: SIG) announced that Mary Elizabeth Finn has been named Chief People Officer. Finn was previously the Chief Human Resources Officer at Nielsen. Prior to Nielsen, she held several senior-level human resources roles with General Electric.

Atlas Venture [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Andrea Armstrong has joined as chief talent officer. Armstrong joins Atlas from C4 Therapeutics. Prior to C4, Andrea was chief human resources officer and vice president of administration at the New York Genome Center. Earlier in her career, Armstrong led recruiting for Infinity Pharmaceuticals and was a vice president at D.P. Parker & Associates.

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