CHRO Moves this week include:
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | FMC Corporation | Vermont Mutual Insurance Group |
Gazelle | Penn State Hershey Health System | Americold |
Silicon Labs | Pinnacle Foods Inc. | Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
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Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) announced the appointment of Stephen R. Cunanan as Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Kindred, Mr. Cunanan was Chief Human Resources Officer for Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. Mr. Cunanan has more than 20 years of human resources experience, including 13 years with Johnson & Johnson. He also spent nine years with Owens Corning.
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) named Kimberly Johnson as vice president of Human Resources. She succeeds Kenneth Garrett who will retire in August after a 23-year career with FMC. Johnson held research, HR and communications manager positions in FMC Agricultural Products before being named FMC HR director for China and the Asia region. Her most recent assignment was director of Global Talent Management.
Vermont Mutual Insurance Group announced that Susan Chicoine has been promoted to vice president of human resources. Prior to joining Vermont Mutual Insurance Group as human resources director last August, she held a senior human resources management position with TD Bank.
Gazelle announced Susan M. McCuaig has joined the company as the new chief talent officer. Before joining Gazelle, McCuaig led Human Resources for DAVIDsTEA, Inc. Prior to that she served as the vice president, Human Resources for CIRCOR International, Inc. Previously, she served as assistant vice president Human Resources for State Street Corporation. She has also served as the HR advisor to Radius Capital Partners, LLC, vice president of Human Resources for Color Kinetics Incorporated, and served as a partner in Website000 LLC.
Penn State Hershey announced that Lisa Abbott will join on June 3 as associate vice president for human resources for health affairs for Penn State and chief human resources officer for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Abbott comes from Cornell University, where she has served since 2008 as senior director of human resources for Weill Cornell Medical College. Before that, she served as director of human resources for Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations from 2005-08. With Abbott’s arrival, Charles Wilson, who has served as chief human resources officer for HMC since 2002, will move into the new role of chief community relations officer on an interim basis.
Americold announced the appointment of Jed Milstein to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Milstein joins Americold after serving as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for TransCentra. Prior to TransCentra, Jed served as Lead Human Resource Executive for Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company.
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) announced that the company promoted Lyn Herr, a Silicon Labs veteran of 15 years, to vice president of worldwide human resources. Ms. Herr was most recently the senior director of the company’s human resources organization.
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE: PF) announced the hiring of its new Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Mary Beth DeNooyer. Mary Beth was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Hillshire Brands. Prior to Hillshire Brands, Mary Beth served in senior HR roles at the Hillshire Brands predecessor, Sara Lee, and the Pepsi Bottling Group. She began her career at General Mills. She replaces John Butler , who is retiring from Pinnacle Foods after five years of service to the Company.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative announce that Ellen Holt is the cooperative’s new vice president of Human Resources. Holt joins Basin Electric from Logistics Health Incorporated/United Health Group, La Crosse, WI, where she served as manager of Human Resources. Prior to that, she served as the Human Resources director for Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI.