Responsible for leading the global human resources function for Hormel Foods Corporation and our 20,000 employees worldwide. In addition, I am a member of the Jennie-O Turkey Store and Applegate Board of Directors.

• Provide strategic leadership for human resource activities for all entities and locations for a Fortune 300 company.• Drive HR strategy for employee relations, labor relations, safety, and HR Business Partner support for the organization..• Lead a team of 80 HR professionals in the corporate headquarters and across our plant and subsidiary organizations to implement initiatives supporting the company’s aggressive key results.• Lead acquisition due diligence and integration as well as business divestitures.• Oversee HR Enterprise Risk Management planning, Ethics Compliance, and Corporate Social Responsibility reporting.• Generate and manage $9 million Corporate Human Resources budget. • Human Capital Management Lead for Oracle Cloud implementation enterprise-wide 2019-2020.• Board Member, Applegate

• Provide strategic leadership for human resource activities for all parent company locations and closely held subsidiaries and strong functional guidance to stand alone subsidiaries for a Fortune 300 company.• Drive HR strategy for talent acquisition, talent assessment and development, succession planning, employee relations, culture transformation and diversity and inclusion.• Lead acquisition due diligence and integration as well as business divestitures.• Oversee HR Enterprise Risk Management planning, Ethics Compliance, and Corporate Social Responsibility reporting.• Manage and motivate a team of 23 Human Resources professionals to implement HR initiatives supporting the company’s aggressive key results.• Generate and manage $9 million Corporate Human Resources budget. • Implement HR Business Partner strategy and structure to create value for business units and functions.• Board Member, Applegate• Board Member, Justin’s

Responsible for HR functions and member of leadership team in this 1300 employee unionized production facility:• Drove positive employee relations with union employees by effectively administering the Working Agreement, plant work rules, and other Hormel policies and programs. • Maintained effective and open relations with the leadership of UFCW Local 9. Negotiated the Working Agreement in 2011, as well as in-term issues as they arose with the leadership of Local 9. • Led the recruitment, hiring, and orientation of all bargaining unit and non-union hourly employees.• Provided oversight of the administration of the Austin Plant Safety and Security Programs to include management of an on-site Medical Department and administration of all Workers Compensation claims. • Developed and implemented the location’s Affirmative Action Program.• Provided onboarding and development for all management staff.

• Provided functional leadership and technical expertise to the parent company in the areas of employee relations, employment policies and programs, compliance, recognition, policy development and implementation for the parent company salaried and office hourly workforce• Developed diversity and inclusion strategy for the parent company, recruiting and internal job posting process for all parent company salaried positions and Corporate Office hourly positions and relocation program for the parent company.

Directly managed and provided functional leadership and technical expertise to the parent company in the areas of employee relations, employment policies and programs including relocation, compliance, and personnel records.

Directly managed the company’s relocation program, policy development and implementation for the parent company salaried and office hourly workforce, affirmative action compliance, and staffing and employee relations for Corporate Office hourly positions.

Developed and administered HR function for this mostly-unionized public utility.

Developed and administered HR function for this mostly-unionized municipality.