Features

Leadership across continents requires more than a clear strategy. It requires the ability to understand people, adapt to changing circumstances, and create an environment where teams can perform at their best. For Ruan Cowley, leadership is rooted in clarity, accountability and trust. His approach has been shaped by years of operating across different industries, markets […]

Someday, one of the new hires might succeed Ricardo da Conceicao as the person in charge of human resources for the global design company H&M Group in part of South America. Even if that person doesn’t now so envision him or herself.  Ricardo never expected to ascend to this role or arrive at this destination […]

Rebecca Mohiuddin says she had no idea what human resources was when she was studying for the communications degree she earned from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 1997. Within months after graduating, she had started her HR career, and more than 25 years later, she knows she found her calling. As chief human resources officer […]

Reneé Konzelman was a globetrotting human resources executive who had traveled to more than 30 different countries and lived in Singapore for nine months before a family medical crisis changed her plans. Today, she’s still a passionate HR leader, but after doctors diagnosed her father with early-onset Alzheimer’s, Konzelman, a self-described “daddy’s girl,” moved back […]

After a lengthy career in senior management, what’s a restless businessperson to do if the rocking chair doesn’t seem so inviting? Robert Gabel chooses to stay fresh on a board of directors.  The spry 60-something has been doing so for over a year as one of three new people on Shepley Bulfinch’s revamped seven-member board. […]

The breadth of Rodney Whitmore’s career in HR extends from soft drinks to software. For more than 30 years, Whitmore has led HR teams regionally and nationally at companies such as Kroger, PepsiCo and The Economist Group, the publishers of CQ Roll Call. He’s helped businesses evolve and transform in response to  globalization. He’s negotiated […]

Growing up in Memphis Tennessee, Rochelle Noone became acutely aware of prejudice and racial injustice, especially following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What she saw—and experienced—remained with Noone as she grew and took on leadership roles in human resources at companies including Telecare Corp. and Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in the San […]

A company must live up to its name. When its inspiration is the French word for a smart and powerful draft horse—once used to ease the workload of its less-muscled owners—that task can be especially tall. For decades, Percheron LLC has been working in a similar manner, doing much heavy lifting for its nationwide clientele […]

When visitors grab a bite to eat at the Morgan Library in New York City or the Smithsonian Institution Museums in Washington, D.C., their food isn’t being cooked by archivists or other museum staff. Instead, it’s provided by employees of Restaurant Associates, a contractor to these and other cultural institutions. Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, […]

One might not expect a company’s chief financial officer to suggest adding cameras and drones to a construction worksite. Normally, that would be the IT department’s role. However, Robert L. Tabb’s says he helped provide the technology for his recent past employer, yielding important data and analytics. Talking with Vision November, he’d just begun a […]