The Creation of the Role Signals Continued Progress in El Pollo Loco’s Commitment to Developing a People-First Culture COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken chain, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Jaffe as Senior Vice President and the company’s first-ever Chief People Officer. Ms. Jaffe brings years of proven leadership and experience leading HR and talent management functions to this newly created role. Ms. Jaffe comes to El Pollo Loco from Estée Lauder, where she led the human resources function for Too Faced Cosmetics and oversaw the company’s acquisition by Estée Lauder in 2016. Prior to Estée Lauder, Ms. Jaffe was Vice President of Human Resources at AT&T, where she served on an HR leadership team to support more than 13,000 employees. Before that, she was the Vice President of Talent … [Read more...] about El Pollo Loco Announces Hiring of Jennifer Jaffe as Company’s First-Ever Chief People Officer
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Capita appoints new chief people officer as turnaround plan gathers pace
Capita’s new boss Jonathan Lewis has appointed a former colleague from Amec Foster Wheeler as the struggling outsourcer’s new chief people officer. Will Serle will join Capita next month in the newly established role as part of Capita’s ongoing transformation plan. The company announced in January that it planned to raise £700m and scrapped its dividend in order to avoid collapse, sending its share price plummeting to 20-year lows. Mr Serle will be responsible for overseeing the existing staff team, as well as “managing the company’s resourcing strategy,” Capita said, although this was not expected to include any immediate redundancies. “While this is obviously a period of significant change within the company, a major part of my role will be to ensure the right resources are in place to deliver Capita back to a position of strength,” Mr Serle said. He previously led the human resources team at Amec Foster Wheeler, where he … [Read more...] about Capita appoints new chief people officer as turnaround plan gathers pace
HealthPartners names new chief financial officer
Changes continue at the top of HealthPartners with the health system and insurance company announcing this week the hiring of a new chief financial officer. Todd Hofheins most recently was CFO at Providence Health & Services, a health system in the Pacific Northwest that in 2016 merged with a California-based group to create one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country. Dave Dziuk, the longtime chief financial officer at HealthPartners, and chief administrative officer Kathy Cooney are both planning to retire this year — after 33 years and 32 years, respectively, at the Bloomington-based nonprofit. "We are excited to have Todd join our organization," said HealthPartners chief executive Andrea Walsh in a statement. "He brings an impressive record of success from other organizations, and his leadership will be instrumental in advancing our efforts to improve the health and well-being our members, patients and the community." HealthPartners includes one of the … [Read more...] about HealthPartners names new chief financial officer
First Midwest names Carroll chief HR officer
Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp and First Midwest Bank has appointed Kathleen S. Carroll as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. She will be responsible for all aspects of First Midwest's people activities, including recruiting, talent management, organizational development and total rewards to support First Midwest's operations and continued growth. Carroll has over 25 years of multifunctional experience in human resources, strategy, corporate development and finance within several industries and diverse business models. Prior to joining First Midwest, she held various leadership positions of increasing responsibility at Aon Corporation, most recently as global head of talent acquisition and HR lead for M&A. Carroll previously served in management positions with the telecommunications firm Sprint, and began her career in consulting and accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Carroll holds a master of management degree from Northwestern University's … [Read more...] about First Midwest names Carroll chief HR officer
Uber hires chief diversity officer, the third but most senior person to lead those efforts
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has hired its first chief diversity and inclusion officer, Bo Young Lee, following through on one of the recommendations from an inquiry led by former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. into the troubled culture at the ride-hailing company.The hire of Lee, who was the global diversity and inclusion officer at risk advisory and insurance brokerage company Marsh, is the latest under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who has been tasked with overhauling the company rocked by last year's blog post on sexism and sexual harassment from former software engineer Susan Fowler.Lee is the third person to lead diversity efforts at Uber, whose scattered approach has trailed the major tech companies."As I was interviewing for this role, it became very clear that Uber is taking their cultural transformation seriously and truly wants to create a culture where every single person feels proud and heard," Lee said in a statement. "There’s much more work to be done, … [Read more...] about Uber hires chief diversity officer, the third but most senior person to lead those efforts