Jan 2007 – Present · 19 yrs 3 mos · Nashville, TN

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Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 · 3 yrs

• Led HR initiatives and teams for PepsiCo's Quaker Oats, Gatorade, Tropicana businesses.
• Managed the Human Resources business team that established ground-breaking hiring, retention, compensation and talent management programs that enabled one of the largest, most successful change initiatives in PepsiCo's history.
• Effort engaged 70% of the workforce in Pepsi's 2nd largest division, had a 30% ROI on a $2 billion investment and resulted in streamlining and improving 500+ business processes.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 · 4 yrs

• Led HR for the Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade Supply Chain organization.
• Managed team of 60 US & Canada HR managers and directors supporting $8 billion in sales, 8000+ employees.
• Team planned & delivered $49 million in annualized employee benefits savings to PepsiCo, improved retention of high potentials and key diverse talent by 11%, improved executive retention by 5%, and improved workforce engagement and productivity metrics an avg. of 6% across all sites.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs

• Led the OD function for the Quaker Oats organization...and the HR function for the North American Quaker Oats and Gatorade manufacturing, engineering, logistics and R&D organizations. Supported $6 billion in sales, 7000 employees, 21 mfg plants, 40+ distribution centers, 400 HQ mgrs. Led team of 35 HR directors and managers.
• As the Organization Effectiveness function lead, provided leadership development and organization capability services for the organization. As the HR lead, co-developed and led labor strategy which reduced mfg network and asset base costs by $60MM, built 7x24 continuous operations capability in remaining sites, and delivered early labor contracts 7% below budgeted costs.
• Provided HR leadership for the People Plan which reduced key position turnover from 8.1% to 5.4%, improved diversity in senior positions by 7%, and placed 39% of high potentials in new or expanded roles.

Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 · 2 yrs

• Led HR for the Quaker Foods organization - supporting $3.5 billion in sales, 4100 employees, 11 mfg plants and 9 distribution centers.
• As HR leader on the executive redesign team, helped consolidate 6 North American supply chain organizations - representing 41% of all Quaker employees -- generating $12.5MM in cost savings/year.
• Helped re-position Quaker as an "employer of choice," cut key position turnover by 30%, improved leadership benchstrength by 20% and increased diversity in senior positions by 19%.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1997 · 2 yrs

• Led HR for this division with $600 million in sales, 1700 employees, 7 mfg plants, 4 sales forces nationwide and 85 HQ mgrs. Led staff of 11 HR Managers, both HQ & field.
• Upgraded performance management system which contributed to division achieving 117% and 123% of business plan -- following three consecutive years of below plan financial performance.
• Helped save $3.3 million annually as a result of simplifying work, flattening the organization by 2 levels, closing 3 sales offices and realigning the organization to deploy more people against key customer accounts.
• Developed the HR strategy for divestiture of 3 non-core businesses valued at $100MM. Managed due diligence, retention/exit pkgs, communications resulting in smooth and humane transition of these businesses to their new owners.