Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ: VCEL), a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has announced the appointment of Karen Mahoney as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Mahoney succeeds Heidi Hassen, who has retired after serving as Vericel’s Head of Human Resources since September 2010. An Experienced Leader Joins Vericel Karen Mahoney brings more than two decades of HR experience in the life sciences and medical device sectors. Most recently, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Abiomed, a global medical device company acquired by Johnson & Johnson in December 2022. At Abiomed,…
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Accelerate HR Media is delighted to share that Nikki Vaughan has been appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Latham Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SWIM), the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of in-ground residential swimming pools within the markets of North America, Australia, and New Zealand. With over 25 years of global human resources experience, Vaughan brings a depth of knowledge to the role. Most recently, Chief People Officer at Sedron Technologies, she spent her focus on scalability and organizational development at this fast-growing manufacturer of high quality and badly needed innovative Water and Waste Cleaning Machines. …
The city of Ventura has announced the appointment of Valerie Barroso as its new Human Resources Director, effective August 3rd. Barroso, who has served as Assistant Human Resources Director since 2018, brings with her a wealth of experience spanning 27 years across various crucial organizational domains. City Manager Bill Ayub praised Barroso’s leadership and deep understanding of Ventura’s strategic goals, describing her as an invaluable asset to the Human Resources team. He expressed confidence in her ability to lead effectively in her new role, highlighting her dedication, expertise, and visionary approach. In her new capacity, Barroso will oversee the Human…
SAN ANTONIO– USAA has announced Tami Cabaniss as the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. Reporting to President and CEO Wayne Peacock, Cabaniss will lead the company’s talent strategy and enhance USAA’s culture, rooted in service to the military community and their families. Cabaniss, in a new role, will lead USAA’s talent acquisition, talent development, pay and benefits programs, and employee support services. Her appointment is part of USAA’s ongoing commitment to building a strong workplace culture that values service excellence. “Tami’s passion for our mission, coupled with her experienced HR leadership, will help us sustain and build on our…
The world’s largest tire company, based in Akron, Ohio, is welcoming Nicole Gray to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, assuming the role on 1 July 2024. She replaces Gary VanderLind, who is retiring after 38 years with the company. A seasoned labor and employment attorney, Gray has more than two decades’ experience in good corporate governance and large-scale organizational changes. She began working for Goodyear in 2016, and she has since held several senior HR leadership positions that have formed Goodyear’s global human resource strategy to reduce complexity and build efficiency to advance the…
A Finnish based Industrial Technology Company, Valmet Oyj has recently hired an expert in human resource management, Anu Pires to take up the position of Senior Vice President for Human Resources in the company. As of September 1, 2024, Pires will take on this critical position, which will be on the Valmet’s organization chart directly under the President and CEO and as a member of the company’s Executive Team. Valmet is set to benefit from the experience of Pires who has executive remit experience in several multinational companies and worked in human resources department in several organizations across different industries…
Alexandra Behrens has been assigned the critical position of the Senior Vice President of Global People Excellence by BMG, the media conglomerate. As part of a wider reshuffle of the company, which has seen its senior management structure shifted to promote new strategic objectives, there have been major changes to its front-line music staff in the US. Alexandra Behrmann has been working for BMG since 2019 and within the year, she was given the promotion to Senior Vice President of Global People Excellence. She will now be assuming the responsibility of heading BMG’s global HR services and embracing the entire…
The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is widely recognized as the leading federal agency that enforces federal laws against workplace discrimination, has done something that has never been done before: appointing Sivaram Ghorakavi as the agency’s first-ever Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. This strategic decision shows that the agency aims at moving to a higher level in terms of technology adoption as well as maintaining high levels of ethical standards to ensure the information it produces is credible. This new position is informed by the President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on “Promoting the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development…
Carnegie Mellon University has selected Kelli Shuman to serve as its new Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer after conducting a search across the country. Shuman has almost 20 years of significant experience in the human resources field, especially in higher education, making her the right person to oversee the implementation of the CMU’s HR plans. Shuman’s previous position was with Elon University where she has worked as the Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer since 2019. With an extensive and multifaceted scope of responsibilities in her position, she was in charge of…
In an effort to reinforce its role as a global leader in HR technology, VONQ, a solution that streamlines recruitment marketing for enterprises, staffing agencies, and for corporations, the human resource management systems (HRM), and candidates’ relationship management (CRM), named Ritu Mohanka as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mohanka has an enriching background and a long history of being able to achieve the target with her in-depth knowledge that has helped her gravitate higher from her previous senior leadership positions at client giants, such as IBM, Kenexa, Glint, and LinkedIn. Her expected role will be to lead VONQ’s…