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CHRO Moves – week ending October 11, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. Humana Inc. Athletico Physical Therapy
Medifast

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Angela Justice

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: TCRR) announced the appointment of Angela Justice, Ph.D., as its first Chief People Officer. Prior to joining the Company, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Surgery Partners, Inc. Before that, Dr. Justice worked at Biogen, Inc. as the Chief Learning Officer. Earlier at Biogen, Angela served as Senior Director of Global Medical Affairs. Previously, she held leadership roles at EMD Serono, the National MS Society and was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Humana Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NYSE: HUM) announced that Tim Huval has been named Chief Administrative Officer, with responsibilities for the Corporate Marketing, Human Resources, Workplace Solutions, Inclusion and Diversity, and Safety and Security functions. Huval has served as Humana’s Chief Human Resources Officer since joining the company in December 2012. Prior to joining Humana, Huval spent 10 years at Bank of America in multiple senior-level roles, where he served as Head of Consumer Card Operations, Head of Consumer Service Operations, Head of Mortgage Operations, and as Chief Information Officer for Global Wealth & Investment.

Khymberly Booth

Athletico Physical Therapy [OAK BROOK, IL] announced Khymberly Booth as the organization’s new Chief Human Resource Officer. Booth brings over 20 years of human resources experience, including senior leadership roles at Humana and BP. Most recently, Booth managed a consulting practice focused on developing HR strategies and processes for small to mid-sized companies.

Medifast [BALTIMORE] (NYSE: MED) announced it has named Claudia Greninger as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Greninger has held positions at companies including Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and Citigroup, Inc. Most recently, Greninger served as Vice President, Corporate HR for Laureate Education, Inc.

CHRO Moves – week ending September 20, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Match Group MercuryGate International, Inc. EverQuote, Inc.
IDACORP, Inc. OneSource Virtual Caleres
FTV Capital Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. Hilco Global
Encore Capital Group, Inc. Fuze Amify
Choom

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Thomas Gaissmaier

Match Group [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: MTCH) announced the appointment of Thomas Gaissmaier as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 30, 2019. Gaissmaier will be based in New York. Gaissmaier joins Match Group from 21st Century Fox, where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to 21st Century Fox, Gaissmaier spent nearly two decades at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he led the Human Resource practice in North America and was a member of the global leadership team of the People & Organization practice. Prior to his career at BCG, Gaissmaier was a television and radio news reporter in his native Germany.

Traci Kellner

MercuryGate International, Inc. [CARY, N.C.] announced the appointment of Traci Kellner as Chief People Officer. Previously, Kellner was the President of Quantum People Solutions, Inc. Prior to Quantum, Kellner served as Executive Vice President of Human Capital for Beeline, formerly IQNavigator. Before that she was HR Director for Accellent. Earlier in her career, Kellner held HR director roles with TeleTech Holdings and Standard Register, respectively.

EverQuote, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EVER) announced that Elyse Neumeier will join the company as Chief People Officer. Neumeier previously served as Associate Director of Talent Strategy at Wayfair and as a Consultant at Bain & Company.

IDACORP, Inc. [BOISE, Idaho] (NYSE: IDA) announced that the Board of Directors of Idaho Power Company, the wholly-owned electric utility subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc., has appointed Sarah E. Griffin as Vice President, Human Resources. She joined the company in 2007 as an HR professional, becoming HR Manager in 2012 and HR Director in 2015. Prior to Idaho Power, Griffin worked in various human resources roles at companies, including Boise Cascade and Delta Dental of Idaho.

OneSource Virtual [DALLAS] announced that Jane Huston, former chief people officer at Epsilon Data Management, has joined OneSource Virtual as senior vice president of Human Resources. Prior to Epsilon, Huston held HR roles of increasing responsibility with Grant Thornton, Ernst and Young, and Cendant Mobility Services.

Angela Bass

Caleres [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: CAL) announced Angela Bass joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer. Bass replaces Doug Koch, who will transition to a new role as Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects. Most recently, Bass owned a strategic HR consulting firm advising clients in multiple sectors. Her past roles include executive Human Resources positions at Performance Sports Group, Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group, Sport Brands International, and Bauer Nike Hockey.

FTV Capital [NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Allison Walker will join the firm as its first chief talent officer. Walker joins FTV Capital from TCV (formerly known as Technology Crossover Ventures). Prior to TCV, Walker was a senior client partner at Korn/Ferry International, where she was focused on clients within alternatives, fintech and hedge funds, for which she was the global head. Prior to Korn/Ferry, Ms. Walker held executive level positions at various alternative investment firms including Arden Asset Management, a hedge fund of funds, since acquired by Aberdeen Asset Management, Och-Ziff Capital Management, and Citadel Investment Group, as well as global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles. Ms. Walker began her career with the California District Attorneys Association, becoming head of training and development, and then moved to Heidrick & Struggles, where she held a series of roles culminating in partner for the financial services practice.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. [BURNABY, British Columbia] (NASDAQ: XENE) announced that Shelley McCloskey has joined the company’s leadership team as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Most recently, McCloskey was Vice President, Human Resources and Administration at Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Previously, she was Vice President, Human Resources from 2010 to 2015 at STEMCELL Technologies Inc. Prior to joining Stemcell, Ms. McCloskey was Vice President, Human Resources at Xantrex Technology Inc. From 2000 to 2005, Ms. McCloskey served as Vice President, Human Resources and Information Systems at Inex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nicole Rosciano

Hilco Global [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] announced that Nicole Rosciano has joined the holding company as Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Rosciano most recently worked for IRI, where she served as a key member of their global management team since 2008.  At IRI, Nicole was VP for Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development, and a strategic HR Advisor to IRI’s management team.  Prior to IRI, Nicole began her HR career at Bell & Howell in 1998, which was subsequently acquired by Eastman Kodak.  At Eastman Kodak, Nicole was promoted to HR director.

Encore Capital Group, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: ECPG) announced that Tracy Ting has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Ting comes to Encore from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, where she has served as the Chief People Officer since 2017. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President and CHRO for Affymetrix, a publicly listed company that was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2016.

Fuze [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Elisa Gilmartin as the company’s chief people officer. Most recently, Elisa was chief human resources officer (CHRO) at Symbotic, and previously served as CHRO at EzeSoftware and Polycom. Throughout her career, Elisa also held positions with EMC, BankBoston Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Bank of New England.

Samantha Byrd

Amify [ARLINGTON, Va.] announced that it hired Samantha Byrd as Chief People Officer. Byrd has led HR strategies for a number of technology companies, including Applied Predictive Technologies. Most recently, Samantha served as VP of Human Resources for Envision, a company acquired by WorldStrides in 2018.

Choom [VANCOUVER] (CSE: CHOO; OTCQB: CHOOF) announced that it has appointed Daphne Kao as Vice President of People & Culture. Most recently, Daphne was the Head of People & Culture at Knixwear.  Prior to Knixwear, Daphne was at Aritzia where she led as the HR partner for various areas of the business during her tenure.  Daphne’s previous experience also touched on the technology sector, having led the Canadian HR function for AOL (now Verizon Media).

CHRO Moves – week ending September 13, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Coyote Logistics DentaQuest The Hartford
Druva, Inc. TBK Bank Universities Space Research Association
Henkel Publicis Sapient Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
ANGI Homeservices ServiceTitan

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Jorge Diaz

Coyote Logistics [CHICAGO] announced that Jorge Diaz accepted the position of Chief People Officer at Coyote Logistics. Prior to Coyote, Jorge served as Chief People Officer at Verizon Connect. Jorge joined Verizon Connect through their acquisition of Fleetmatics, where he led global Human Resources.

Roxanne Martinez

DentaQuest [BOSTON] announced that Roxanne Martinez joined as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Most recently, Martinez served as the Senior Vice President and Talent Officer for the U.S. region of Liberty Mutual’s Global Retail Markets business. She joined Liberty Mutual in 2005 and held multiple human resource leadership positions in each of the company’s core business lines. During her career, Martinez has also served as a human resources management consultant and professional working for such companies as State Street, EMD Serono and Allaire/Macromedia.

Lori Rodden

The Hartford [HARTFORD, Conn.] appointed Lori Rodden as chief human resources officer, effective Oct. 1. She succeeds Marty Gervasi, who is retiring after nine years with The Hartford. Gervasi will remain with the company into early 2020 in an advisory role. Rodden has more than 20 years of experience with The Hartford, during which time she served in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, Rodden was the lead HR business partner for Property & Casualty, Group Benefits, Claims and Actuarial. Previously, she was the HR lead for Middle Market, Large Commercial, Sales & Distribution and Underwriting. Prior to joining The Hartford in 1997, she served in human resources positions for Ames Department Stores and Barnett Bank of Tampa.

Holly Cafiero

Druva, Inc. [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Holly Cafiero as chief human resources officer (CHRO). Prior to joining Druva, Cafiero served as the SVP of People and Culture at Cloud Technology Partners (CTP), a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Prior to CTP, Cafiero was the SVP of HR at EnerNOC. She has held several other leadership roles at companies including Hologic, Vistaprint and Digitas.

TBK Bank, SSB, [Dallas] a wholly owned subsidiary of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBK), announced that Stephen D. Grossi has been appointed executive vice president, chief human resource officer of the bank. Grossi joins TBK Bank from BOK Financial. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Vice President with PNC Financial Services. Grossi joined PNC with its acquisition of National City Bank in 2008. Prior to joining National City in December 2002, Grossi owned Capital Consultants.

Eric M. Weaver

Universities Space Research Association [COLUMBIA, Md.] announced the appointment of Eric M. Weaver as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining USRA, Mr. Weaver served as Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). Before that, he spent 10 years at Intel Corporation, where he led HR functions for a variety of business units.  Prior to joining Intel, he held a variety of leadership roles with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration.  He also worked at Renaissance Airlines; Plunkett Cooney, PC; and AT&T (formerly Ameritech).

Frank Steinert

Henkel [STAMFORD, Conn.] appointed Frank Steinert as Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources North America. Prior to joining Henkel, Steinert spent the majority of his career at Bertelsmann, first as a General Counsel, then taking on added responsibility for Human Resources. He later became Chief HR Officer (CHRO) of Random House based in New York. After the merger of Random House and Penguin, Frank was appointed CHRO for the merged company globally.

Kristi Erickson

Publicis Sapient [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Kristi Erickson as Global Chief Talent Officer. Prior to joining Publicis Sapient, Kristi held Chief People Officer roles spanning verticals, regions and horizontal service lines. Kristi worked at Accenture for 25 years. She was a partner and held positions of increasing responsibility, including Executive Director of Human Resources (HR) for Accenture’s Global Systems Integration & Technology Service Line.  Additionally, she served as Executive Director of HR for the North America region.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. [MIDDLETON, Wis.] (NYSE: SPB) announced that Rebeckah Long has been named Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, effective October 1. Long previously served as the Company’s Vice President of Human Resources since October 2018 and as its Division Vice President, Human Resources since December 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Long served as Regional Human Resources Manager at United Rentals, Inc. from June 2000 until February 2008.

ANGI Homeservices [DENVER] (NASDAQ: ANGI) announced the promotion of Michael Wanderer to Chief People Officer. Wandere was previously SVP of People at Handy Technologies, which was acquired by ANGI Homeservices in October of 2018. Prior to his role at Handy, Mr. Wanderer was the Global Co-Head of HR at Jefferies.  Prior to his time at Jefferies, Mr. Wanderer served as the Chief Administration Officer for NYSE Technologies and the Chief Human Resources Officer for NYFIX, Inc. Mr. Wanderer started his career at Citigroup, where he assumed a number of HR roles working & living in Tokyo, Japan, Frankfurt, Germany, and lastly New York, NY as a Vice President of Human Resources.

Chris Trombetta

ServiceTitan [LOS ANGELES]  has named Chris Trombetta as the company’s new chief people officer. Trombetta is the former senior vice president of Strategy and Talent for Red Bull. Trombetta’s previous experience also includes Bain & Company, and serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2008. He is currently a board member for USA Boxing.

CHRO Moves – week ending September 6, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

First Hospitality Glassdoor Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
Moderna, Inc. Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Hub Group
Sound Community Bank Constellis PosiGen

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Janice Parks

First Hospitality [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Janice Parks to Chief Human Resources Officer and its Executive Leadership Team. Prior to joining First Hospitality, Parks worked for the McDonald’s Corporation in Chicago where she held multiple leadership roles, including Senior Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion, and most recently, Global Human Resources Officer. Parks has additional experience working in strategic marketing and communication roles with PacifiCare Health Systems, the County of Orange, Office on Aging, and United Way.

Glassdoor [MILL VALLEY, Calif.] announced Carina Cortez has joined the company as senior vice president and chief people officer. Cortez brings 20 years of HR, recruiting and people operations experience across a diverse set of companies, including Ellie Mae, Walmart eCommerce, PayPal and Visa. Most recently, Cortez was executive vice president of human resources at Ellie Mae. Prior to Ellie Mae, Cortez was vice president of human resources at Walmart eCommerce.

Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (BASi) [WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.] (NASDAQ: BASI) announced the addition of William D. Pitchford as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining BASi, Mr. Pitchford held senior level positions within the human resources functions at Ford Motor Company, Rio Tinto Alcan Corporation and, most recently, at Wabash National Corporation as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

Tracey Franklin

Moderna, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced that Tracey Franklin has been appointed Chief Human Resources Officer. Franklin will join Moderna in October 2019 following 15 years at Merck & Co., Inc. Most recently, she led Merck’s global talent strategy as Vice President, HR Chief Talent and Strategy Officer. Previous leadership roles included responsibility for HR for all divisions in the European region, head of HR for the U.K. and Ireland subsidiaries of Merck, and HR Operations leader responsible for HR program implementation across Merck’s global footprint.

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: APRN) announced the appointment of Julie Betancur as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 10. Betancur brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources from top tier management consulting companies such as Accenture and G100 Companies as well as technology companies including Redcats USA and Jump Ramp Games, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

Hub Group [OAK BROOK, Ill.] (NASDAQ: HUBG) appointed Michele McDermott as its first Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Most recently, she was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Assurance Agency in Schaumburg, Ill., and previously held senior-level positions at National Express Corp., Lisle, Ill.

Sound Community Bank [SEATTLE] welcomes Erin Nicolaus as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Talent Management. Nicolaus brings 15+ years’ experience in the human resources field in industries from insurance to manufacturing to banking.

Constellis [Reston, Va.] announced that Beth Skoletsky has joined as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining Constellis, she held numerous executive leadership positions, including Vice President Human Resources and Ethics Officer, Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc.; Corporate Director of HR Operations, Engility Corporation; and Senior Vice President Human Resources, L-3 Communications.

PosiGen [NEW ORLEANS] announced the addition of Adja Ba as its new Executive Vice President of Human Relations. Ba comes to PosiGen with 20 years’ experience working for a Multi-National Firm with operations throughout the world.

CHRO Moves – week ending August 2, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Teradata Domino’s Pizza Combined Insurance
Black Bear Diner Recursion Achievers

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Kathy Cullen-Cote

Teradata [San Diego, CA] (NYSE: TDC) announced that it has appointed Kathy Cullen-Cote as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Laura Nyquist, who previously held dual roles of General Counsel and CHRO, will continue in her role as General Counsel. Cullen-Cote joins Teradata from PTC, where she was serving as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to PTC, she served in HR leadership roles at Johnson and Johnson, Raytheon, Imark Communications and Barry Controls.

Domino’s Pizza [ANN ARBOR, Mich.] (NYSE: DPZ) announced that Lisa V. Price will be joining the company as executive vice president, chief human resources officer, effective Aug. 26. Price joins Domino’s from Nordstrom, where she most recently served as senior vice president of human resources. From 2000-2015, Price had progressively more responsible roles in human resources at Starbucks Coffee Co., most recently as vice president of partner resources. With the exception of a year at Nordstrom in 2000, Price spent most of her career at Starbucks, joining the brand in 1994.

Combined Insurance [CHICAGO], a Chubb company, appointed Frank Rockett as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Previously, Rockett spent 30 years at Chubb in various operations management and business partner roles, with more than 17 years of experience in human resources.

Black Bear Diner [REDDING, Calif.] announced that Tammy Johns has joined the company as its first Chief People Officer (CPO). Johns was previously Chief People Officer for Farmer Boys Foods, Inc. Prior to that, Johns led the people strategy for Lemonade Restaurant Group as the Vice President of Human Resources, as well as at two franchise holding companies, which owned a large number of Burger King restaurants and various TGI Fridays (SRAC Holdings I, Inc.) and Chili’s Grill & Bar locations (Snowstate Restaurant Corporation).

Recursion [SALT LAKE CITY] announced the appointment of Heather Kirkby as its Chief People Officer. Kirby started her career as a Schlumberger Field Engineer in arctic Alaska, then spent nearly two decades as a product manager at Intuit in Silicon Valley.

Achievers [SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO] announced it has added Shalini Duggal as chief people and culture officer (CPCO). Previously, she served as vice president of human resources for Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). Prior to her work at OTN, Duggal spent over eight years as the vice president of human resources at SCM Insurance Services.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 26, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. IRI®
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KEPRO Availity
MTPV Power Corporation Johannes Leonardo

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Karen Ling

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) [NEW YORK] (NYSE: AIG) has named Karen L. Ling Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Ling joins AIG from Allergan plc, where for the past five years she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Previously Ms. Ling was Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Merck & Co., Inc.’s Global Human Health and Consumer Care businesses worldwide. Prior to Merck, she was Group Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Schering-Plough. Ms. Ling also spent 14 years at Wyeth in various positions of increasing responsibility developing HR strategies for business units and working in Wyeth’s Labor & Employment Department.

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. [CANTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: DNKN) announced the appointment of Stephanie Lilak as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Lilak comes to Dunkin’ Brands from General Mills where she spent 23 years in executive-level human resource positions. Lilak’s most recent position at General Mills was Vice President, Human Resources, North America Retail. She held previous roles with the company as the Vice President of Human Resources for the U.S. foodservice and convenience stores segments, and she provided human resources leadership for the International and Manufacturing Divisions. Lilak also assumed a cross-functional line leadership role of General Mills’ largest manufacturing plant in the U.S. Prior to General Mills, Lilak worked in human resources for Cooper Industries.

Evan Swidler

IRI® [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Evan Swidler as chief human resources officer. Swidler most recently served as chief human resources officer for ATI Physical Therapy. Prior to ATI, Swidler spent nearly five years at The Nielsen Company in various senior HR-focused roles, including chief human resources officer for North and South America, Europe and the Pacific. Earlier in his career, Swidler spent 12 years at Accenture in its management consulting practice.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CRESTWOOD, Ky. and WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: APLS) announced the appointment of Lucia Celona as Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Apellis, Celona worked at Bioverativ where she was the Chief HR and Communications Officer. Prior to Bioverativ, she was at Biogen for 12 years holding numerous HR related positions including Vice President, Human Resources for Biogen’s Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology Organization. Prior to Biogen, Celona held numerous HR leadership positions in companies such as Hewlett Packard, Philips Medical Systems, including CHRO for a start-up company, Sentillion.

John Malanowski

KEPRO [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced the addition of John Malanowski to the company’s executive leadership team as chief people officer. Most recently, he served as interim chief human resource officer for Virence Health Technologies and University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center.

Availity [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] named Jessica Micciche its new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

Robin Hamel

MTPV Power Corporation [AUSTIN, TEXAS and BOSTON, MASS.] announced that it has named Robin Hamel as its new Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Finance. Robin has held roles of increasing responsibility at Sprint/Nextel, Boost Mobile, Dun & Bradstreet, PDI Software, and most recently Agility Recovery Solutions. She previously held HR roles in the Texas Department of Mental Health and the US Navy.

Johannes Leonardo [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Debra Sercy as the agency’s new Chief Talent Officer. Sercy joins the agency after a 7-year tenure at executive search and acquisition company Grace Blue Partnership as Joint-Chief Executive Officer.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 19, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Suffolk George Washington University Public Service Enterprise Group
Catalent Norfolk Southern Corporation Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Cresco Labs Inc. XpresSpa Group, Inc.

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Dennis Berger

Suffolk [BOSTON] has hired Dennis Berger as its Chief Culture Officer. Prior to joining Suffolk, Mr. Berger was a key partner in CDW Corporation’s transformational growth. In addition, Mr. Berger spent more than 12 years in the Pepsi system, most recently as head of U.S. Human Resources at PepsiAmericas, Inc.

Dana Bradley

George Washington University [Washington, DC] announced that Dana Bradley, associate vice president for human resources at Northwestern University, will become GW’s first-ever chief people officer (CPO). Bradley begins Sept. 3.

Public Service Enterprise Group [NEWARK, N.J.] (NYSE: PEG) announced that Margaret “Peggy” Pego, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, will retire at the end of 2019. Sheila Rostiac, Vice President Total Rewards and Talent Management, will transition to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer role beginning Sept. 2. Rostiac is in her 19th year with PSEG, serving in her current role since 2016. She also has served as president of the PSEG Foundation and has held a variety of Human Resources, Accounting, and Finance roles. Outside of PSEG, she held key roles in global human resources at Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals and financial roles with Jersey Central Power & Light and Arthur Andersen & Co.

Ricardo Pravda

Catalent [SOMERSET, N.J.] announced it has appointed Ricardo Pravda as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources (HR) Officer. Pravda succeeds Lance Miyamoto who retired on June 30 and is currently serving as an advisor to the company. Since joining Catalent as HR Director for Latin America in 2005, Mr. Pravda held several leadership roles supporting multiple businesses and locations, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources for Catalent’s network of over 30 sites globally. Pravda has more than 25 years’ experience across multiple HR disciplines and has supported businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, holding roles of increasing responsibility in companies like Abbott Laboratories, Phillip Morris International, Nabisco International, BellSouth International and The Gillette Company.

Anne Melaragni

Norfolk Southern Corporation [NORFOLK, Va.] (NYSE: NSC) announced that Anne Melaragni has been named vice president human resources, effective July 29. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, Melaragni served for 15 years in various roles of progressive responsibility at a leading global provider of transportation and logistics services.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: GILD) announced that Katie Watson, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, will be departing Gilead. Jyoti Mehra has been named Executive Vice President, Human Resources, and will assume responsibility for the worldwide HR function. Effective August 5, Ms. Mehra will be appointed as Ms. Watson’s successor. Ms. Watson will depart Gilead on September 1, remaining with Gilead in an advisory capacity through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition. Ms. Mehra joined Gilead in 2017 as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining Gilead, she held positions of increasing seniority at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Eli Lilly & Co.

Angie Demchenko

Cresco Labs Inc. [CHICAGO] (CSE: CL, OTCQX: CRLBF) announced that Angie Demchenko has joined the Company as its first Chief People Officer. Ms. Demchenko most recently served as Vice President, Head of Human Resources for Starwood Retail Partners. Prior to Starwood Retail Partners, Ms. Demchenko served as Vice President, Human Resources for GGP (General Growth Properties). From 2008-2016, Ms. Demchenko served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Jones Lang LaSalle. Ms. Demchenko began her career as Human Resources Manager in the Global Business Services Group at Accenture.

XpresSpa Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: XSPA) announced that Scott Milford has joined the Company as Chief People Officer. Most recently, he served as VP, People Operations at SoulCycle. Prior to that, he served as Chief People Officer for Bayada. Previously, he was Senior Vice President – Human Resources for Le Pain Quotidien. His other relevant experiences include senior Human Resource leadership positions at Town Sports International, Starbucks Coffee Company, Universal Music Group, Viacom, and Blockbuster Entertainment.

CHRO Moves – week ending July 12, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

BNY Mellon Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Q-Centrix
Merrill Corporation Cerner Corporation Solotech
Oh My Green The National Restaurant Association Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel)

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BNY Mellon [NEW YORK] appointed Jolen Anderson as Global Head of Human Resources.  Ms. Anderson will join the company on September 2, 2019. Ms. Anderson joins BNY Mellon from Visa, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Counsel, Employment and Social Responsibility. During her Visa tenure, Ms. Anderson also held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer for the Client Organization. Prior to joining Visa, she practiced law at a Chicago law firm where she represented parties in labor and employment matters.

Rhonda Turner

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. [TEMPE, Ariz.] (NYSE: BHE) announced the appointment of Rhonda Turner as chief human resources officer (CHRO). Turner most recently served as senior vice president of human resources for Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Prior to that, she held various human resources leadership roles at leading companies such as ConocoPhillips, Circle K and Main Street Restaurant Group, a TGI Friday’s franchisee.

Q-Centrix [Chicago] announced the addition of Elizabeth A. Hayden to the company’s new position of Chief People Officer. Hayden most recently held the role of Senior Vice President of People and Development for more than three years at Backstop Solutions Group. Before that, she was Chief Human Resources Officer for the Americas Region for JLL in Chicago.

Deborah LaMere

Merrill Corporation [St. Paul, Minn.] announced the appointment of Deborah LaMere as Vice President of Human Resources. Most recently, she served in senior employee engagement roles at Ceridian. These roles included Employee Engagement Product Management Manager and Vice President, Employee Experience & Culture. Prior to that, she was a Senior HR Consultant at Lawson Software and held several HR roles at Allina Hospitals & Clinics in Minneapolis.

Cerner Corporation [North Kansas City, Missouri] announced that Tracy Platt will join the company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Platt joins Cerner after spending nearly 10 years in executive HR roles at Medtronic. She was also previously with Cardinal Health and GE Healthcare. Platt succeeds Julie Wilson who spent 24 years at Cerner before retiring on June 30.

Claudine Ricard

Solotech [MONTREAL] announced the appointment of Claudine Ricard as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective August 6, 2019. Ricard joins Solotech with 25 years of experience in various human resources roles in large publicly traded organizations. In her most recent role, she was Vice-President Culture and Talent at TC Transcontinental. Prior to TC Transcontinental, she worked 19 years for CGI in various HR leadership positions including as Vice-President Culture and Experience, Vice-President Organizational Development and Leadership Institute and Vice-President HR Integration Center of Expertise, where she led all HR aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career, Ms. Ricard also worked at Honeywell Aerospace.

Oh My Green [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Craig Simmons has been appointed the company’s new Chief of Human Evolution (CHE), or more commonly known as Chief People Officer. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Oakwood Worldwide. Prior to that, Craig served as CHRO for American Apparel. Earlier in his career, he served as an executive leader for the Screen Actors Guild Pension and Health Plans, Catholic Healthcare West (now Dignity Health), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Nestlé.

Yvonne Wolf

The National Restaurant Association [Washington, D.C.] announced the addition of Yvonne Wolf as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Most recently, Yvonne held leadership roles with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Yvonne joined GSK through the Novartis Vaccines acquisition as Global Head of HR for Manufacturing and Quality, where she led an HR team across six countries.  At Novartis, she also served as Global Head of Leadership Development and Diversity & Inclusion.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. [BOSTON] (NYSE: BHLB) announced the promotion of Jacqueline Courtwright to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Berkshire Bank. Courtwright previously served as SVP, Human Resources Business Partner Leader at Berkshire Bank. Prior to joining Berkshire in 2012, Ms. Courtwright was VP, Human Resources Business Partner at Citizen Bank. She also held senior human resource roles during her 20 years at KeyBank.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) [EDINBURG, Va.] (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced that Heather K. Banks has joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Banks most recently served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of American Woodmark. Prior to joining American Woodmark, she served as Vice President, Human Resources with Carlisle FoodService Products, a division of Carlisle Companies; and as Director of Human Resources with UTC Aerospace Systems and Goodrich Corporation.

CHRO Moves – week ending May 24, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Snap Inc. Dawn Foods Sun Life U.S.
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause FirstEnergy Corp. Encompass Health
Ob Hospitalist Group

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Lara Sweet

Snap Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NYSE: SNAP) announced the appointment of Lara Sweet as Chief People Officer. Sweet was until recently interim CFO and will continue as Chief Accounting Officer until a replacement is named. Sweet joined Snap in 2016 and has served multiple roles in the company’s finance organization, including interim CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, and Vice President, Controller. Prior to joining Snap, Ms. Sweet served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at AOL, Inc., and previously served as Vice President, Internal Audit, and Vice President, Controller. She has also held the positions of Senior Director, External Reporting at Freddie Mac and Manager, Internal Audit at Marriott International.

Dawn Foods [Jackson, MI] announced that Jason Lioy, currently Dawn’s Vice President of HR Services and Labor Relations, has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. Since joining Dawn in 2014, Jason has served as Director of HR for BP Operations, Director of HR for Distribution, and VP HR East and Midwest Regions before transitioning to VP of HR Services and Labor Relations late last year. For the last three months, Jason has supported the HR operations for North America, and represented the HR function at the DLT. Jason’s career has included leadership roles at Phillips, GE, and Armstrong World Industries.

Tammi Wortham

Sun Life U.S. [WELLESLEY, Mass.] announced that Tammi Wortham has been appointed vice president of Human Resources (HR). Most recently, Wortham was vice president of Group Benefits Client Services at Sun Life. Before coming to Sun Life, Wortham held senior positions at Prudential overseeing customer service operations in group insurance and retirement services, and led annuities operations at The Hartford Financial Services Group.

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) [CHICAGO] appointed Partner Todd Stokes to lead its people strategy. Stokes most recently served as managing partner of Baker Tilly’s metro D.C. market.

Christine Walker

FirstEnergy Corp. [AKRON, Ohio] (NYSE: FE) announced that Christine L. Walker, vice president, Human Resources, has been named senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective July 1, 2019. She succeeds Charles D. Lasky, who is retiring from FirstEnergy after 33 years of service. Walker began her career with GPU, Inc., in the Information Technology organization and held various positions in Human Resources and Customer Service prior to GPU’s merger with FirstEnergy in 2001. She was promoted to director, Compensation and Retirement programs in 2005, named executive director, Human Resources, in 2011, and executive director, Talent Management, in 2016. She was named vice president, Human Resources, in 2018.

Kim Sullivan

Encompass Health [BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] (NYSE: EHC) announced the appointment of Kim Sullivan as chief human resources officer, effective June 10. Since 2017, Sullivan served as vice president and chief people officer for Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, WA. Her extensive career has included senior management positions with The University of Texas System, Walgreens, and Marathon Petroleum.

Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) [GREENVILLE, S.C.] announced the addition of Cheryl Slack as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining OBHG, Slack held human resources leadership roles with Schumacher Clinical Partners and Sound Physicians/Cogent Healthcare.

CHRO Moves – week ending May 10, 2019

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Apollo Global Management BMO Harris Bank Karma Automotive
EBSCO Information Services ABC Financial Services, LLC

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Matthew Breitfelder

Apollo Global Management [NEW YORK] brought on Matthew Breitfelder as Senior Partner and Global Head of Human Capital. Prior to joining Apollo, he was Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer at BlackRock. Previously, Mr. Breitfelder held talent and strategy roles at Mastercard, PwC, and the Corporate Executive Board. He began his career at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Breitfelder serves on the boards of the Lumina Foundation and the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society program.

BMO Harris Bank [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Tracie Morris as U.S. Chief Human Resources Officer. Morris’ role was previously held by Larissa Chaikowsky, who was recently named Chief Operating Officer, BMO Wealth Management U.S. Morris has been in HR leadership roles for over 20 years, including the last seven with Exelon Corporation and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd).

Doug Haslam

Karma Automotive [IRVINE, Calif.] hired Doug Haslam as Vice President, Human Resources.  Haslam comes to Karma from Lucid Motors where he served as Vice President, Global Human Resources. Prior to Lucid, Haslam led HR at the GlobalFoundries headquarters site. Prior to GlobalFoundries, Doug led HR functions and provided consulting services to a number of Silicon Valley technology companies, including Rearden Commerce, Silicon Image, Borland Software, and Palm Computing.

EBSCO Information Services [IPSWICH, MASS.] announced the hiring of Patricia Carroll as Senior Vice President of Human Resources (HR). Carroll was most recently the Vice President, Human Resources, at OSRAM Sylvania, Inc. Before her time at OSRAM, Carroll worked in HR at Aspen Technology in Cambridge, Mass., and held earlier positions with Teradyne, UNICCO Service Company and Deloitte & Touche.

ABC Financial Services, LLC [LITTLE ROCK, Ark.] announced the appointment of Rachana Jain as Chief People Officer. Jain has over 20 years of Human Resources and Talent Acquisition experience, notably at Accenture and Emtec Inc.

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