Kelly Baker

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR

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Kelly is currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Thrivent Financial, a Fortune 500 financial services company (ranking in the 300’s consistently) that uses its expertise to help people achieve financial clarity and live lives full of meaning and gratitude. The company offers financial advice, insurance, investments, banking, and generosity programs. Kelly leads all talent, culture and organizational effectiveness priorities across the company and is focused on embedding strong talent management & succession practices into the organization, as well as helping to transform the company to a digitally enabled, advice-driven company focused on growth. Prior to joining Thrivent, Kelly was the Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Pentair, a global water company and manufacturer of pool, pumping and water filtration equipment. Kelly served in this role for nearly four years and led significant organization effectiveness initiatives focused on driving growth across Pentair’s strategic priorities and introduced robust leadership development. Prior to Pentair, Kelly was the Chief Human Resources officer at Patterson Companies. Kelly led a significant amount of change while at Patterson, including a CEO transition, assisting in the recruiting and on boarding of the new CEO.

Kelly’s career in Human Resources started at General Mills in 1995, when she joined the company after completing her MBA from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. During her time at General Mills, Kelly led Human Resources across several businesses. Her last role at General Mills was leading Human Resources for the $10B US segment, where she partnered with the COO to re-design the organization to drive a more agile and focused organization to deliver on the growth priorities of the company. One of the most significant experiences during her twenty years at General Mills was leading Global Diversity & Inclusion, where she was able to strengthen the representation of women and minorities in company leadership, as well as drive significant gains across Supplier Diversity.

Kelly is also a member of the Board of Directors for Ferguson PLC (NYSE: FERG), a $23B valueadded distributor of plumbing and heating products, where she serves on the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee. Kelly is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Children’s Theater Company and a member of the Board of Trustees for The Blake School. Kelly is also the Treasurer for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and a charter member of the City of Lakes Chapter of Jack & Jill, Incorporated.

Kelly lives in a Minneapolis, Minnesota suburb with her husband, John and son, Kristian (16) with frequent visits from her two grown children, John Jr (30) and Sarina (29).