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ELC Members On The Move

Q4 2022

JOB TRANSITIONS

Beverly Anderson, former President, Global Consumer Solutions at Equifax, was named President & CEO of BECU.

Orlando Ashford, former President of Holland America Line, was named Chief People Officer of Fanatics.

Karen S. Carter, former Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer at The Dow Chemical Company, was named President of Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) at Dow.

Ruth Clements, former VP/General Manager, Infectious Disease and Immunology (IDI) at Quest Diagnostics, was named VP/General Manager, East Region at Quest Diagnostics.

Darrell Ford, former Chief Human Resources Officer of UPS, was named Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer of UPS.

Yvette Henry, former VP of Global Strategic Sourcing at Kennametal, was named VP and Chief Procurement Officer at Regal Rexnord Corporation.

Monica Pool Knox, former Chief People Officer at LivePerson, was named Chief People Officer at Domo, Inc. Brian Tippens, former President & Executive Director of the HPE Foundation, was named SVP and Chief Social Impact Officer at Cisco.

Charlene Thomas retires as EVP and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer of UPS.

Carla Vernon, former VP of Consumables Categories at Amazon, was named CCEO of The Honest Company.

Wanji Walcott, former Chief Legal Officer of Discover Financial Services, was named Chief Legal Officer of Pinterest.

Soraya M. Wright, former Founder & Chief Risk Officer of SMW Risk Management Consulting LLC, was named Corporate Risk & Claims Lead for Amazon.

Telisa Yancy, former President of American Family Insurance Direct, was named Group President of American Family Insurance.

ELC MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

Q4 2022

BOARD & COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS

Lori George Billingsley, former Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, joined the board of Shake Shack.

Julia M Brown, former Chief Procurement Officer at WM Wrigley JR Co, joined the board of Ocado Group Plc.

Noni L. Ellison, SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Tractor Supply Company, joined the board of the John Hancock Group of Funds.

Paula Harris, SVP of Community and Foundation Executive Director of the Houston Astros, joined the board of Helix Energy.

Craig MacKay, Managing Director and Partner at England & Company, LLC, joined the board of Equitable Holdings.

Ernest Marshall, VP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Eaton, joined the board of LSI Industries.

Michelle Nettles, Chief People & Culture Officer at ManpowerGroup, is going to be joining the board of RXO.

Jeffery S. Perry, CEO of Lead Mandates LLC, joined the board of MasterBrand, LLC.

Larry Quinlan, Former Global Chief Information Officer of Deloitte, joined the board of Booking.com. Nneka Rimmer, former President of Global Flavors & Extracts for McCormick & Co., joined the board of Constellation Energy.

Marva Smalls, Global Head of Inclusion at Paramount, joined the board of the Roybal Film & Television Production Magnet Fund.

Dmitri Stockton, former Chairman, President & CEO of GE Asset Management, joined the board of WestRock.

Brooke Story, President Integrated Diagnostic Solutions at BD, joined the board of LivaNova plc.

Keith R. Wyche, President of U.S. operations for Pitney Bowes Management Services, joined the board of The Brink’s Company.

Rudolph Wynter, President of National Grid New York, joined the board of EnerSys.

Valerie Irick Rainford, Founder and CEO, Elloree Talent Strategies, was named to FINRA’s Industry Diversity Advisory Committee.

ELC MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

Q4 2022

MAJOR AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Three ELC Members were named to Inclusion Magazine’s 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Hall of Fame: • Deborah “Deb” Elam, Senior Executive, President, and CEO of Corporate Playbook • Kimberly Strong, Founder and CEO of Strong Connexion • Valerie Irick Rainford, Founder and CEO, Elloree Talent Strategies

Lisa Osborne Ross, Chief Executive Officer (U.S.) at Edelman, was named on the Forbes 50 over 50 list.

Sophie Chandauka MBE, Head of Americas Risk Management and Intelligence for Meta, received the Kenneth J. Shouldice Professional Achievement Award from Lake Superior State University.

Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, received the 2022 Hope for Humanity award from The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.

Dr. Heather Melville OBE CCMI, Senior Managing Director at Teneo, was named to the 2022 UK Women of Influence

Vivian Rogers Pickard, President & CEO of The Pickard Group, LLC was named on EBONY’S 2022 Power 100 List.

Dwayne Allen, Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP of Unisys, was named to Alumni Spotlight’s Top 50 University Alumni in Information Technology of 2022

Kirk McDonald, North America CEO of GroupM, was honored at BLACK ENTERPRISE’s 2022 Black Men Xcel summit

Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO of TIAA, served as the American University’s Fall 2022 commencement speaker.

Daphne E. Jones, CEO of The Board Curators, was featured in a Savoy Magazine article: Getting on a Board is the Second Priority. What’s the First? Jones also released her first book: Win When They Say You Won’t

Dana Brown, Senior VP and Chief Information Officer at Whirlpool Corporation, was featured in a Forté Foundation article: Danielle Brown Leverages Grit – And Tech – To Reshape At Whirlpool Corporation.

Carla Harris, Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, was featured in The Wall Street Journal article: How Carla Harris Became One of the Most Powerful Black Women on Wall Street.

Jerri DeVard, Founder of Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA), was featured in an AdAge video: Veteran Marketer Jerri Devard On The Future Of The Cmo And State Of DE&I Progress

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