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Nashua, Nh, Us

Global HR Leader and Executive Team member with mission of scaling Parallel Wireless organization with talent necessary to innovate, reimagine and transform how the world communicates. Stay tuned as great things are on the horizon for the Parallel Wireless business, our employees and most importantly our customers!

New York, Ny, Us

Chief Human Resources Officer for leading global, vertically integrated Cannabis/CBD supplier providing high quality, eGMP certified Pharma and Consumer Products to patients, customers and consumers worldwide. As CHRO responsible globally for all people related programs and processes including Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Executive Compensation, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Payroll, Labor Relations, Workplace Safety and Internal Communications. Team of 20 HR professionals manage 700+ associates in global operations throughout the world including in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Portugal, Germany and the United Kingdom.

New York, Ny, Us

Reporting to the CEO and as a member of the Freshly executive team, responsible for developing and implementing the HR strategy to support the overall business goals and objectives for this fast growing Company. Freshly is one of the fastest-growing food-tech startups and the largest fresh-prepared meal delivery service in the country. It’s our mission to make eating healthy easier by delivering fresh, nutritious, fully cooked meals directly to consumers. We’re passionate about changing the food industry by pioneering a new way to think about meal delivery, access to fresh and healthy food, and how we eat in general.

Senior HR Executive for privately held, global manufacturer of industrial and consumer cleaning products. Responsible for global HR function. HR deliverables include Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation and Benefits, Succession Planning, Leadership Development and Culture Change.

Tarrytown, Ny, Us

CHRO for private equity backed consumer products company. Global responsibility for HR function. In partnership with Chief Executive Officer and Board designed and implemented strategies to drive organic sales growth while improving profitability/cash flow of core businesses. Member of deal team completing all HR related due diligence for potential acquisitions. Personally responsible for integrating all acquisitions after closing.

In partnership with Chief Executive Officer North America and SVP, Global HR successfully recruited new leadership team to drive turnaround $500MM Wholesale and Retail businesses. Team formulated and implemented turnaround plan resulting in $40MM reduction in operating losses. Leadership team restructured core operations and achieved positive EBITDA within 12 months. HR programs executed included Defined Benefit Pension Plan termination, Performance Management System, Short Term and Long Term Cash Based Incentive Plans, Talent Acquisition/Employment Rebranding.

Founder and Managing Partner for retained Executive Search firm. Search practice focused on building Sales and Marketing leadership teams for Pre IPO B2B and B2C companies. Successfully completed over 100 searches for multiple clients over 5 year period.

Northampton, Gb

Responsible for North American human resources function supporting $2 Billion North American business. Managed diverse HR staff of 30 professionals based; Strategically repositioned HR function as change agents with skills capable of leading reengineering of Avon North America.

HR Executive responsible for managing post merger integration of $480MM Playtex International acquisition by Sara Lee. In partnership with President and newly established leadership team grew revenue from $220MM to over $500MM in under 5 years.

HR Generalist supporting global beverage business and Motts business. Promoted by Senior Vice President, Human Resources to new role to lead global management development function.Delivered training for 500 managers and employees over 24 month period. Personally conducted 25 programs annually training over 200 employees in managerial and supervisory skills, team building and total quality techniques.

Riyadh, Sa

Master Of Arts, Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology