This month in our HR Advisory practice we are recruiting for the following Advisory job roles:

• Senior Human Resources Advisor
• Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor
• Human Resources Business Partner
• Director of Human Resources
• Vice President of Total Rewards
• Senior Compensation Advisor

Interested? Please contact us to learn more at recruiting@fredericksonpartners.com.

We partnered with GRAIL to place Julie Currie as Chief People Officer. As CPO, Julie will be responsible for leading the People function within GRAIL. Working closely with the executive team, she will help drive the People strategy including talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, change management and culture. She will report to the company’s CEO Bob Ragusa.

Julie joins GRAIL from Amplitude, where she served as Chief People Officer. There she helped scale the company and achieve a successful IPO in 2021. Prior to Amplitude, Julie served as the Vice President of Human Resources at Western Digital for two years. Her earlier positions include Senior VP, HR at Inphi Corporation (acquired by Marvell Technologies). Julie completed courses as part of the Northwestern University and Schulich Kellogg School of Management Executive MBA program. She also has a B.A, Double Major in Management and Economics from the University of Guelph.

Julie, congratulations on your new role as Chief People Officer at GRAIL!

We worked with Syufy Enterprises to place Marianne Campbell as Chief Human Resources Officer. As CHRO, Marianne will serve as an essential member of the executive team, implementing HR solutions to support Syufy’s organization and portfolio companies. She will design forward-thinking programs for talent acquisition, training and development, organizational effectiveness and HR analytics, empowering the organization and its businesses to grow and thrive. Marianne will report to Chairman and CEO Raymond Syufy.

Campbell joins Syufy after serving at AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah as Chief People Officer. There she was responsible for all facets of HR and led the HR Committee Board of Directors and a cooperative initiative to recruit high potential leaders. Previously, she worked at Encore Capital Group as Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, leading the creation and execution of an inaugural global, multi-faceted CSR/ESG program. Marianne's earlier roles included HR leadership positions at Visa and Gap, Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Wisconsin.

Congratulations, Marianne on your new role as Chief Human Resources Officer!

• Hasbro has welcomed Najuma Atkinson as the company’s new Chief People and Operations Officer. Atkinson joins from Dell Technologies where she served for 22 years in HR leadership roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Atkinson is also a Board Member at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. (Article)
• Workato appointed Carle Quinn as Chief People Officer. Quinn brings over 15 years of HR experience to Workato, and most recently served as VP of GTM Strategy and Customer Value for Citrix. Previous roles include President at the Philadelphia Society of People and Strategy, Global VP and Head of Value Experience at SAP, and positions at Kronos, IBM and QVC. (Article)
• Precision BioSciences, Inc. announced Juli Blanche as Chief People Officer. Blanche joins from Bristol Myers Squibb where she was SVP, HR Business Partner of Global Commercialization. During her HR career she has held leadership roles at Celgene, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals and Morgan Stanley, among other organizations. (Announcement)
• Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. hired Tyneeha Rivers as the company’s new Chief People Officer. Rivers brings 20 years of experience within the HR function. She most recently served as Chief People and Culture Officer at Curio Wellness, and has also held leadership roles at YMCA of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia 76ers, Morgan Properties and Merrill Lynch. (Announcement)
• AtriCure, Inc. announced the appointment of Deborah Yount as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Yount joins AtriCure from Medtronic where she served as Vice President of Human Resources for the Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular Group. Earlier roles include Global HR Business Leader at Texas Instruments and CHRO for Nelson Staffing Solutions. (Announcement)
• Zoom Video Communications, Inc. has welcomed Matthew Saxon as the company’s new Chief People Officer. Saxon brings exceptional HR experience to Zoom, most recently serving as VP of People Operations at Meta. Prior roles include SVP of Compensation at Humana, VP of HR for Asia Pacific and Middle East for Motorola, and HR roles at Campbell Soup Company, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. (Announcement)
• Bayer has promoted Marina Hong to be the company’s Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Human Resources. Hong has been with the company for over a year and initially joined as VP of HR. Prior to Bayer, Hong held HR leadership roles at companies including BD, The Linde Group and Mercer HR Consulting. (Article)
• TrueCar appointed Jill Angel as Chief People Officer. Angel joins from Leaf Group where she was EVP of People. Previously she has held VP of Operations roles at Saatchi Art and Cocodot. (Announcement)
• Kargo has welcomed Heidi Gray as the company’s new Chief People Officer. Previously Gray served as EVP, Head of People at Ketchum, and before that worked at News America Marketing for a 20-year tenure. Gray is also a Founding Member at Chief and a Strategic Advisor at Bonfire. (Announcement)
• Zaxby’s announced the promotion of Michelle Morgan to be the company’s first Chief People Officer. Morgan has been with the company for almost 10 years in different roles. Prior to being named CPO, Morgan was the EVP of Culture and Brand Experience. (Announcement)

In sharing insights from Chief People Officers, it’s been fascinating to see how each People leader uniquely addresses many of the HR challenges and 2022 priorities that industry watchers like Gartner have summarized so well. This month our team hears from the CPO of Cupertino Electric, Inc., an award-winning and growing electrical engineering and construction company licensed in 31 states, with over 3,800 employees and annual revenue of $1.62B.

Estrella Parker is Chief People Officer at Cupertino Electric Inc. (CEI), a private electrical engineering and construction company recognized as one of the largest specialty contractors in the United States. Parker joined CEI in 2021 from her prior role as Chief Human Resources Officer at Satellite Healthcare.

Q. What are your top HR priorities for Cupertino Electric in 2022?

My overall priority is to enable the workforce required for our company’s sustainable growth. Currently, a priority within that is to leverage Cupertino Electric’s strong culture and high CEO approval rating in recruitment marketing efforts to support expansion into new U.S. markets, where we might be less known.

Part of our growth involves ensuring that we have enough employees onboard who have what they need to get up to speed quickly and succeed. To do that, we’re also focused on up-leveling manager competencies around hiring and engaging employees.

Approach-wise, I’m establishing more processes for scale and efficiency and am driving a more strategic, proactive approach to our workforce planning and development. That effort integrates with other important initiatives for employees that we’re working on, like flexible work models and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs

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