Archive
By Ed Frauenheim
Dec. 19, 2008
Kevin Kelly Americas and Israel director, people Ernst & Young | Kelly oversees day-to-day management of strategy and operations for Ernst & Young’s Americas people team. The professional services firm has been on Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For 10 consecutive years. |
Terry Laudal Senior vice president of human resources, Americas, Japan and Asia Pacific SAP | Laudal is responsible for overseeing human resources for SAP. This year, the Germany-based business software company was named by the Great Place to Work Institute Germany as the best large workplace in Germany for the fourth consecutive year. |
Virginia Clark Global head of learning and talent management SAP | Clark is responsible for the development of talent across the SAP organization worldwide. |
Nandita Gurjar Vice president and group head, human resources Infosys Technologies | Gurjar handles HR management for more than 94,000 employees. Last year, the India-based technology services firm was named by the Great Place to Work Institute India as one of the 25 best workplaces in India, and earned an Optimas Award from Workforce Management for Global Outlook. |
Libby Sartain Former head of HR Southwest Airlines, Yahoo | During her tenure, both Yahoo and Southwest earned spots on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. She is on the board of directors of coffee firm Peet’s Coffee & Tea and is co-author of HR From the Heart and Brand From the Inside. |
Dave Ulrich Professor University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business | Ulrich studies how organizations build capabilities of speed, learning, collaboration, accountability, talent and leadership by using human capital. He has written or co-written several books, and his honors include being ranked top management guru by BusinessWeek. |
John Boudreau Professor University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business | Boudreau has studied the connection between superior human capital and sustainable competitive advantage. His research has received the Academy of Management’s Organizational Behavior New Concept and Human Resource Scholarly Contribution awards. |
John Haggerty Managing director of executive education Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies | Haggerty’s research interests include HR functional excellence, applications of technology in HR and measures of strength of HR systems. He had a 27-year career as an HR practitioner, including 21 years at General Electric. |
Susan Meisinger Former CEO Society for Human Resource Management | From 2002 until June 2008, Meisinger headed the HR field’s largest professional group, which has nearly 170,000 members. During her tenure, SHRM opened offices in India and China and started a public affairs campaign to highlight the value of the profession. |
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