Darren Veneri Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

As the VP for business development, I am truly fortunate to take the full scope of Challenger products and work closely with various companies. This comes into play with tough decisions around employee departures or when an investment is occurring to strengthen managerial leadership. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, (CGC) brings 50 years as the pioneer in the outplacement industry and is exclusively dedicated to providing both Outplacement and Business & Executive Coaching services. With offices across the US, as well as a global partnership through The Career Star Group, CGC can provide all levels of outplacement anywhere a customer needs this assistance throughout the world. We are successful because of our caring, individual approach to each person we help.CGC plans and manages corporate sponsored career transitions with a team of certified outplacement coaches. We promise personalized responsive support for your employees, from C suite, executives, middle management as well as any other highly valued employees faced with a job loss. They will receive individualized coaching to manage their job transition effectively. Our programs are dramatically different than services found elsewhere, actually reducing the search time for your employees. From start to finish, we are focused on results!Respected media such as WSJ, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, CNN, and others quote CGC as a prime source of reliable information, and routinely seek us out for definitive comments about outplacement, restructuring, reengineering and national labor market trends.Areas of Specialization: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔ Pre-event planning & strategy✔ All Levels of Outplacement – From minor restructuring to large scale reductions✔ Business & Executive CoachingPlease reach out to me directly for additional information about our Outplacement as well as our Business and Executive Coaching services.► darrenveneri@challengergray.com 813-364-0304 www.challengergray.com

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Led HR function encompassing five different facilities and four sales organizations in the U.S. and Canada. Contributed as influential partner with key executives to reinvent departments by aligning, developing and training employees to maximize engagement, exceed customer expectations and positively influence gross profits. Appointed change agent module captain with implementation of Oracle ERP System. Directed all aspects of human resources, including benefits, talent development, recruitment, training, organizational development, coaching, succession planning, compensation, employee relations, mergers, health and wellness, safety and retention. Grew responsibility from one domestic facility and 350 employees to global division with multiple domestic and international sites.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

BIC Graphic USA, a Division of BIC USA, Inc., is the leading supplier to the $15 B promotional products industry. The four facilities manufacture, assemble, print, package and sell BIC and Sheaffer Promotional Products. Reporting to the President of BIC Graphic Global, was fully responsible to lead the graphic human resources, training, medical and safety functions. Provide HR leadership to four graphic global operations including facilities in Spain, Canada, Mexico and Australia. Was one of five key HR leaders within the BIC Corporation HR function.

Hannibal, Mo

As a senior staff manager, lead the human resources, medical, training and security functions at the Hannibal, MO, manufacturing operations. As the worldwide flagship manufacturing facility, this unionized site producted pesticides and animal health products generating greater than 1 B in sales.

Greater New Orleans Area

Managed the labor relations efforts for this New Orleans based manufacturing complex, the division's largest domestic unionized plant. Products produced included intermediate chemicals utilized in the plastics, electronics, agricultural and automotive industries.

Wayne, Nj

Based in the corporate headquarters, role was expanded to support three nationwide non-union sales forces in crop protection chemicals and animal health products totaling over 500 employees.

Masters, Industrial And Labor Relations

Bsba, Business Administration