John Pershing Email & Phone Number

At Best Buy, John Pershing rose from a line-level employee to the Executive Vice President of Human Capital where he was able to use years of firsthand customer experience to shape and execute company business strategies and a global human capital strategy for 150,000 employees. Under his leadership, the company intensified its focus on employee satisfaction and work-life to strengthen career development, culture, and ethics —culminating in Best Buy’s transformation to employer-of-choice status. At Ascena Retail Group, John partnered with the CEO and Board of Directors as he developed the Enterprise Human Capital/People Strategy with a focus on Executive Development and Coaching across multiple brands; Diversity and Inclusion at all levels; and Change Management and Integration of Shared Services, while maintaining Individual Brand strength and Integrity. John joined Canadian Tire Corporation initially to support the Board’s CEO succession and C-suite transition. With strong CEO, Board and Peer partnership, John led the development of the People and Culture Strategy which included: Formalizing Planned and Emergency Succession; Identification and Implementation of universal company Values in support of Business Strategy; Performance Management and Development philosophy; Hybrid Work Model; Health and Safety measures through Pandemic Conditions; Formalizing a Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy; Implementation of Work Day Technology; and Assessment and Implementation of Compensation and Benefits Strategy to align with evolving Business Strategy. On a personal level, John is grateful for the experience of living outside of the US as a permanent resident of Canada for four years. He is recognized as a visionary human capital strategist credited with improving employee and customer experiences through unique talent strategies that increase engagement, retention and enable desired outcomes while generating industry accolades.Strategic thinker conceptualizing and operationalizing groundbreaking global leadership, diversity, inclusion, and belonging development initiatives that produce gains in employee motivation and customer satisfaction metrics. Specialties: human capital, governance, multi-brand organizations, operations, human resources, change management, diversity, ethics, international, labor relations, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, recruiting, succession planning, compensation, work-life, values & principles

Listed skills include Talent Management, Leadership, Performance Management, Strategy, and 16 others.

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  University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Architectural Studies