HR professionals made huge strikes throughout a spread of industries final month — from expertise to meals manufacturing.
OpenAI
Arvind KC has joined OpenAI as chief folks officer, the corporate introduced Feb. 24. KC beforehand held senior roles at Roblox, Google, Palantir Applied sciences and Meta. He “brings a uncommon mixture of engineering depth and folks management,” the corporate mentioned in its announcement.
“As AI reshapes how work will get completed, our Chief Individuals Officer will probably be central to how we navigate that transition responsibly,” OpenAI mentioned.
Presidio
World expertise companies supplier Presidio introduced the appointment of Tammy Sala as CHRO on Feb. 4. Sala was most not too long ago CHRO at Medforth World Healthcare Schooling and held prior roles at Sleepy’s, First Information and Merrill Lynch. She’s going to deal with all elements of HR for Presidio.
The J.M. Smucker Co.
The proprietor of manufacturers like Jif, Smucker’s and Folgers introduced Feb. 10 the promotion of Jill Penrose from chief folks and firm companies officer to chief folks and administrative officer/chief of employees. She’s going to add company technique and chief of employees duties to her plate along with her continued oversight of communications, public relations, authorities and business relations, HR, group relations and philanthropy.
Astro Pak
Patrick McKeown has joined Astro Pak, a supplier of high-purity chemical cleansing companies, as chief folks officer, the corporate introduced Feb. 11. McKeown will give attention to advancing HR technique and progress whereas the corporate’s “tradition and workforce capabilities preserve tempo,” Astro Pak mentioned. McKeown was beforehand CPO for Horizon Group Holdings, and earlier than that held positions at Aramark and Rentokil Preliminary.
Seekr
Seekr, a man-made intelligence firm specializing in safe AI deployment, has tapped Darcey Villasenor as CPO, the corporate introduced Feb. 4. She’s going to lead world end-to-end folks technique and can oversee expertise acquisition, organizational design and worker improvement. Villasenor was beforehand head of individuals and tradition at Sprypoint and held previous positions at Stackhawk, Sonatype and Mercuri Urval.
CoWorx
Amanda Platia has been promoted to CPO from senior vice chairman of individuals and tradition for CoWorx Staffing Providers, the corporate mentioned Feb. 24. In her new position, Platia will make sure the centrality of expertise, tradition, management and well-being within the firm’s enterprise technique, CoWorx mentioned. Platia “was instrumental in modernizing CoWorx’s human assets operate and strengthening expertise improvement” in her earlier position, the corporate mentioned.

