Women in HR: Top 8 HR Leaders Achieving Excellence in the Workplace
According to the recent report from McKinsey & Company’s Women in the Workplace found that only 26 percent of C-Suite executives were women. And the SVP roles were 28 percent held by women and the VP roles were 32 percent held by women.
There are several highly successful women HR leaders. These women are highly influencing and works towards the growth.
In this article, let’s learn about some notable women in HR who have made significant contributions in the human resources industry.
Adaire Fox-Martin
Adaire Fox-Martin is a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE and leads the Global Customer Operations (GCO) organization. She has been recognized for her leadership in driving SAP’s customer success and digital transformation efforts.
Chris Havrilla
If one wants to learn about topics related to the future of work, workforce, workplace and want to navigate in the human resources field then Chris Havrilla is your go to person. She holds more than 20+ years of experience in HR from several reputed organizations, such as, Deloitte and ADP.
She is also experienced in technical, business and vendor. She is among the Top 100 HR Tech Influencers, Onalytica’s — Who’s Who in Future of Work, and 8X8’s Top 16 Hybrid Work Influencers.
Angela Gosman
Angela Gosman is the SVP and CHRO at PPL Corporation and holds more than 30 years of experience in the senior HR. She is well-qualified in the areas like labor relations, compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, DE&I, and more.
She possesses immense knowledge in the utility industry and has been involved in crucial initiatives related to human resources, such as system upgrades, union negotiations, and the expansion of company-wide programs. She is also a member of board for Women Influencing Louisville — a group of Louisville-origin organizations, which deals with the issues that are essential to women and supports the diversity of each woman. She works towards identifying, supporting, and nurturing professional women, sharing best practices and forming a collaborative and innovative environment.
Leena Nair
Leena Nair is Unilever’s first woman and youngest CHRO. She is a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) and also in charge of the organization’s performance and profitability. She leads the global people strategy, which includes 160,000+ employees across 100 nations. Her goal is to form an inclusive atmosphere where people of multicultural society may flourish equally.
Amelia Ransom
Amelia Ransom is among the most dynamic, trusted and top-performing HR leaders with 20+ years of expertise developing strategy and leading the execution of challenging assignments within Human Resources and Business Operations in a world class and customer-centric company. She is a keynote and motivational speaker whose focus is on energizing organizations to build and execute people, business processes and programs with clear business impact. She is currently working as a VP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Smartsheet.
She is specialized in Learning & Development (L&D), Corporate Leadership Development, Early in Career/Millennial Engagement, Human Resources Strategy and Initiatives, Executive Level Mentorship and Advisement, Inspirational Public Speaking, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy/EEOC Compliance, Customer Service Experience/Service Excellence, Company-wide Systems Implementation.
Ellyn Shook
Ellyn Shook is the Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer at Accenture. She is among the most reputed women in HR who handles global human resources strategy and initiatives. She is well-known for her advocacy for gender equality and diversity in the workplace. She also advises Accenture’s clients on leading large-scale transformational change depending on the talent and culture transformation.
Tatiana Starikova
Tatiana is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Semrush. She handles all HR-related topics for the Board of Directors (Compensation Committee, NCGC, DEI, and more). She manages a team of 90 HR professionals globally from the People & Culture to Education Team and Global Total Rewards Team and others. Apart from being a global senior HR, she also helps several multicultural and international Tech companies (SaaS, EdTech, IT) with global human resource strategy and execution.
Alessandra (Ali) Casey
Ali is the Global HR Director at Elsevier — an organization that helps healthcare professionals’ advance science and enhance health outcomes. She offers assistance for global employees and leaders across all levels of the company. She is experienced in strategic organizational design, change management, and leading employee engagement initiatives.
At the 2022 Comparably Awards, where results are considered based on employee surveys, Elsevier won in four categories: Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, and Best CEO. She played a key role in getting significant recognition for Elsevier especially in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
End Notes
These women are just a few of the many HR leaders. Their contributions have helped shape the human resources industry to drive the change in the workforce and have paved the path for future generations.
