A roundup of the top HR hires from MongoDB, Cloudera, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Five Star Bank, Freshpet, Inc, and Yumanity
MongoDB appoints Harsha Jalihal as chief people officer
MongoDB, Inc announced the appointment of Harsha Jalihal Opens a new window as its chief people officer. Jalihal is going to be responsible for the company’s human resources operations globally, which covers 2,100+ people in 29 countries. Her areas of leadership will include workforce strategy, talent acquisition and development, diversity and inclusion, total rewards, and employee engagement.
Jalihal brings over 20 years of experience to the role. Before this, she was Vice President of HR at Unilever and was responsible for delivering the end-to-end HR strategy and operations for the U.S. business. She was also on a part-time secondment to the World Economic Forum (WEF), where she contributed to their thought leadership on the future of work and co-authored HR 4.0, a framework for shaping people strategies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Cloudera Appoints Sarah Shin as Chief Diversity Officer
Cloudera has announced that it has promoted Sarah ShinOpens a new window to the new role of chief diversity officer. Shin has 25 years of experience and will lead Cloudera’s commitment to addressing workplace inequality and promoting actions to create inclusive workplaces and communities. In her earlier role, she was the head of diversity, inclusion & learning at Cloudera, through which she focused on many diversity and inclusion initiatives focused on women and underrepresented groups. Before that, Sarah has also held various D&I and HR leadership positions at Apple, LeapFrog, HPE, and more.
Alexion appoints its first chief diversity officer
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the appointment of Uzair QadeerOpens a new window as the company’s first chief diversity officer. He will be responsible for shaping the company’s diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DI&B) strategy and creating awareness and advocacy for diversity and inclusion efforts. With him in this vital role, Alexion’s efforts to embed DI&B across the company are expected to increase. Qadeer will also serve on Alexion’s Executive Committee and report to Ludwig Hantson, Ph.D., chief executive officer at Alexion.
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Timothy Perrotta is the new senior vice president and director of human resources at Five Star Bank
Five Star Bank has announced that Timothy PerrottaOpens a new window will be the new senior vice president and director of human resources. He will assume leadership of all human resources functions. Perrotta joined Five Star Bank in June 2018 as manager of total rewards and has worked extensively with the board’s management development & compensation committee. Before Five Star Bank, he was the compensation administration manager at Wegmans Food Market, Inc.
Thembi Machaba is Freshpet’s new SVP of HR
Freshpet, Inc. has appointed Thembi MachabaOpens a new window as the senior vice president of human resources. Machaba will lead Freshpet’s human resources organization.
Machaba has work experience of more than 18 years in organizational design and development, strategy, performance management, human capital planning, and talent management. In her previous role, she was vice president of global human resources & organization effectiveness at Molson Coors Beverage Company. In that role, she partnered with business leaders to ensure a strong talent bench and provide direction on performance and management.
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Yumanity Therapeutics appoints Ellen K. Forest as chief human resources officer
Yumanity Therapeutics has appointed Ellen K. ForestOpens a new window as chief human resources officer. She brings 17 years of human resources experience to Yumanity, which includes managing biopharmaceutical organizations through periods of growth. Before joining Yumanity, she was the senior vice president and head of human capital for Cogen Immune Medicine and the vice president and head of human resources for Merrimack Pharmaceuticals. Her earlier leadership positions in human resources were at Partners HealthCare, Dovetail Health, and TA Associates.