Archive | August, 2009

Pictons Appoints HR Director to Partner

25. August 2009

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Pictons Appoints HR Director to Partner

Pictons, the Bedfordshire, UK law firm, has promoted human resources director Yvonne Hardiman to salaried partner, under a new law that permits law firms to have up to 25% of partners be non-lawyers. As one of 14 partners, Hardinman will have access to increased management support for HR initiatives. Also, the firm will begin offering [...]

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Dunkin’ Brands Taps Deputy as Senior HR Veep

24. August 2009

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Dunkin’ Brands Taps Deputy as Senior HR Veep

Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has brought on Christine Deputy as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Deputy joins from Starbucks, where she served in Hong Kong as Vice President, Partner Resources, Asia Pacific Region. At Dunkin’ she will he will lead the team responsible for employee recruitment, compensation, benefits, leadership [...]

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ConServe Hires Huyler as HR Veep

21. August 2009

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ConServe Hires Huyler as HR Veep

ConServe has hired George M. Huyler as Vice President of Human Resources. He joins from Firstsource, where he held the same position. He will have responsibility for employment legislation compliance, payroll, executive staff acquisition & development, compensation systems, benefits analysis, and HR information systems. Huyler is a member of the American Society of Training & [...]

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Community Options Hires Durning as Senior HR Director

20. August 2009

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Community Options Hires Durning as Senior HR Director

Princeton, New Jersey’s Community Options has hired Barbara Durning as Senior Human Resource Director. Durning has over 14 years human resources management experience. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Management Association. The non-profit has a workforce of over 2,500. Founded in 1989, Community Options is a [...]

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BrightStar Credit Union Brings on Gregory as HR Veep

19. August 2009

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BrightStar Credit Union Brings on Gregory as HR Veep

Vanessa Gregory has joined the BrightStar Credit Union as Vice President of Human Resources. Previously, she was Executive Director of Human Resources for Columbus City Schools in Ohio. In 2009, Success South Florida Magazine, South Florida’s premiere magazine for African-American business professionals, named Gregory a “40 under 40″ leader. Her BS degrees in Business Management [...]

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Swagelok Taps Turner as HR Director

18. August 2009

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Swagelok Taps Turner as HR Director

Sally Turner has joined the Swagelok Company as director, human resource services. She will be responsible for directing activities in the company’s benefits, human resources information systems, corporate training and development, staffing, and organizational development groups. Turner joins from the Goldberg Companies, where she was director of human resources. Headquartered in Solon, Ohio, the Swagelok [...]

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Long Beach HR Chief Headed to Napa

17. August 2009

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Long Beach HR Chief Headed to Napa

Suzanne Mason, the Human Resources head for the City of Long Beach, California, and a 25-year veteran of the city government, is leaving to head up the HR department of Napa County. Mason leaves just as the city struggles with a $38.3 million general fund budget deficit. She was negotiating with city employees, hoping they [...]

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Urban Brands Hires Brown as Exec Veep of HR

14. August 2009

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Urban Brands Hires Brown as Exec Veep of HR

Urban Brands has hired David Brown as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. He joins from Linens ‘n Things, where he served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Previously he worked for RH Macy’s, Korn Ferry International, Pen James & Associates, and Bridge Partners. Urban Brands operates two plus-size women’s retail chains, Ashley Stewart [...]

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Aon Consulting Hires Pang as Research Director

13. August 2009

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Aon Consulting Hires Pang as Research Director

Aon Consulting has hired Alan Pang as research director for the firm’s Global Research Center. Pang will be responsible for managing and building the business of the Global Research Center, which gives strategic attention to human capital issues of concern to boards and executive management. He has more than 10 years of experience in the [...]

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Framingham MA Fires HR Director; She Fires Back

12. August 2009

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Framingham MA Fires HR Director; She Fires Back

Sandra Charton, the former human resources director for the City of Framingham, Massachusetts, is suing the town and Town Manager Julian Suso, alleging she was fired for blowing the whistle on alleged discrimination in municipal layoffs. She alleges the town violated the state’s whistleblower statute, the Declaration of Rights in the state constitution and the [...]

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