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CHRO Moves – week ending January 17, 2020

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Blackbaud PagerDuty, Inc. Entergy Corporation
Commonwealth Care Alliance JLL MetaBank

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Margaret “Maggie” Driscoll

Blackbaud [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced Margaret “Maggie” Driscoll as Chief People Officer. Driscoll succeeds John Mistretta as current head of HR as he retires after 14 years. Prior to joining Blackbaud, Driscoll spent more than 15 years at the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) leading global human resources with responsibilities including HR strategic direction and change management. Prior to BNY Mellon, Driscoll was the director of human resources at CCBN, and also led HR for C‑bridge/eXcelon.

PagerDuty, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: PD) announced Joe Militello as PagerDuty’s new Chief People Officer (CPO). Militello most recently held the position of CPO at Pivotal. Prior to joining Pivotal, he served as Vice President, Human Resources of the Greenplum Division at EMC Corporation. Before Greenplum, Joe held various leadership roles in M&A, Recruiting and HR Operations.

Kathryn Collins

Entergy Corporation [NEW ORLEANS] (NYSE: ETR) named Kathryn Collins as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Collins began her career as an industrial engineer with Texas Instruments before moving to the human resources discipline to lead talent and organizational effectiveness programs. Collins later moved to JCPenney to serve as vice president of talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity. She served as vice president of talent management and human resources systems at RealPage. At Trinity Industries she served as vice president of corporate human resources leading talent acquisition, total rewards, HR systems, talent management, and employee relations functions. Her most recent role was chief human resources officer for Arcosa.

Commonwealth Care Alliance [BOSTON] (CCA) announced the appointment of Alfred Enagbare as Chief People Officer. Prior to joining CCA, Enagbare was Vice President of Human Resources for The Travelers Companies, Inc., where he held the positions of Vice President, Human Resources for Enterprise Technology, Operations, eBusiness and EBIA Groups; Business Insurance; and Field Human Resources. Enagbare also worked for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. as Vice President of Human Resources for the Group Benefits Division; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Group and Novartis Consumer Health in several senior human resources positions; and senior-level positions with McDonald’s Corporation in the United States and South Africa.

Raymond Hall

JLL [CHICAGO] (NYSE: JLL) announced the appointment of Raymond Hall as the Head of Human Resources (HR) for the Americas. He succeeds Mary Bilbrey, who maintains her position as JLL’s global Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).Hall joins from the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies where he served as CHRO. Hall began his career with the U.S. Army and then worked in a variety of industries and roles at organizations including the International Paper Company, Cargill, Ulteig and Flowserve Corporation.

MetaBank [SIOUX FALLS, S.D.], a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASH), announced that Kathi Winter has joined Meta as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer. Winter joins Meta after having held the Chief Human Resources Officer position at UnitedWeb | Nextiva | Sitelock. Winter’s career includes over six years at iMortgage | Loan Depot, as well as over eleven years at Honeywell, serving in a variety of global Human Resources and Organizational Development roles.

CHRO Moves – week ending January 10, 2020

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CHRO Moves this week include:

Invitation Homes Inc. Pella GODIVA Chocolatier
Bullhorn Avetta, LLC PROS
Medidata OCC Weave
Vor Biopharma

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Elizabeth Galloway

Invitation Homes Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: INVH) announced that Elizabeth Galloway has joined the company as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO).  Prior to joining Invitation Homes, Galloway was CHRO of home décor retailer At Home. Previously, she held human resources leadership positions with PepsiCo, Owens Corning and Marathon Petroleum Company.

Pella [Pella, Iowa] appointed John Bollman as Chief Human Resources Officer. Bollman comes to Pella from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company where he was the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer.

Amy Zuckerman

GODIVA Chocolatier [NEW YORK] announced that Amy Zuckerman has joined the company as Chief People Officer. Zuckerman joins from Salvatore Ferragamo where, during her nearly 20-year tenure, she built the North American HR infrastructure.

Bullhorn [BOSTON] announced that Kristin Machacek Leary has joined the company as its Chief People Officer. Leary joins Bullhorn from Hitachi Vantara, where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer. Previously, Leary spent more than two years as Chief Human Resources Officer at Forcepoint. Leary has spent her career primarily leading people functions at companies including Alphatec Spine, Boston Scientific, and Hewlett-Packard.

Aaron Wattam

Avetta, LLC [OREM, Utah] announced the appointment of Aaron Wattam as chief human resources officer. Most recently, he served as VP – Global Human Resources at Paradigm Ltd. for almost a decade, including 2 years spent post-acquisition by Emerson Electric to create Emerson’s E&P Software group. 

PROS [HOUSTON] (NYSE: PRO) announced that Nikki Brewer has been appointed as Chief People Officer. Brewer joined PROS in 2017 as Vice President of Total Rewards.

Naveen Bhateja

Medidata [New York] appointed Naveen Bhateja to SVP, Chief People Officer. Bhateja most recently served as People Business Partner at Medidata until his appointment in to Chief People Officer in Oct. 2019. Prior to joining Medidata, he was global vice president of HR for Juniper Networks for five years. Bhajeta’s career spans nearly 25 years at companies including GE, JP Morgan Chase, Experian and Amazon.

OCC [CHICAGO] announced that Carla Dawson, previously First Vice President, Talent Management, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Before joining OCC in 2017, Dawson served for nearly 20 years in a series of roles of increased responsibility at Driehaus Capital Management, LLC, including as the Managing Director, Human Resources. Previously, Dawson worked for two executive search firms; Heidrick & Struggles, and Korn Ferry, as well as the financial services firm of Abaco De Bolsa.

Angie Balfour

Weave [LEHI, Utah] announced that Angie Balfour has joined as the company’s first Chief People Officer (CPO).Prior to joining Weave, Angie spent over five years at Instagram and Facebook. Most recently, she served as Head of Instagram Human Resources and Director of Human Resources at Facebook. Prior to that, Angie spent over a decade at Fairchild Semiconductor as a Senior Global Human Resources Manager and Human Resources Business Partner.

Vor Biopharma [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Tania Philipp has joined as Vice President of People. Prior to joining Vor, Philipp was Vice President and Head of Human Resources at Tango Therapeutics. Tania has held various senior human resources positions for Bavarian Nordic, Mendel Biotechnology, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Pearl Therapeutics (acquired by AstraZeneca) and Protein Design Labs.

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).

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