We partnered with Klaviyo to place Ed Meskey as Director, Human Resources. Meskey will report to Chief People Officer Jenny Dearborn and play a critical role in helping lead the strategy and design of Klaviyo’s HR programs as it expands. Meskey joins Klaviyo from Bird, an eco-transportation startup where he was Head of Tech HR Business Partners and Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP). Previously he was Senior HR Manager in Azure Cloud Storage at Microsoft, held HRBP roles at Facebook, Dropbox and Microsoft, and was an HR Generalist at GE. Meskey started his career in the U.S. Air Force.

Meskey has an M.S. in HR and employment relations and a B.S. in labor studies and employment relations from Penn State University.

Ed, welcome to Klaviyo and congratulations!

We partnered with Playvox to place Ismaily Piedra as Vice President, Global People and Culture. Piedra will be based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and will develop and lead the overall people functions for Playvox and develop its talent strategy for the next phase of growth. She joins from consumer electronics startup Magic Leap as Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), and previously was HR Director at Xerox Corporation, overseeing HR across Latin America. She also held HR leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid and Discovery Communications, LLC.

Piedra has an M.S. in HR management from Nova Southeastern University, and a B.S. in business administration and HR management and A.A. in accounting, both from Hawaii Pacific University.

Congratulations Ismaily on joining Playvox!

Some recent notable job moves and promotions by C-level and senior HR executives in the industry include:

• eBay announced that Cornelius Boone has joined as SVP, Chief People Officer. Boone brings years of exceptional experience in the field, most recently with American Airlines as VP of HR. Prior to that, he served at Walmart for eight years moving up the HR ranks, from Sr. HR Manager to VP of HR. (Announcement)
• Seer welcomed Marissa Dixon as Chief People Officer. Dixon previously worked at CareDx, Inc and served as VP Human Resources. She has also served in HR roles at companies such as DuPont, WageWorks, Target, and Guess.
• Abercrombie & Fitch appointed Holly May as their Chief Human Resources Officer. May brings great expertise from Starbucks, where she acted as SVP, Global Total Rewards and Service Delivery and was also a board member. Previously, she held different HR roles at Visa and ING. (Article)
• Fandom welcomed Kerri Corley as their Chief People Officer. Previously she was the VP of people at Leanplum. Corley’s HR background includes Electronic Arts (EA) where she served as HR Director and VP, HR; and Johnson & Johnson where she was HR Director.
• Udacity has hired Dana Bennett as Chief People Officer. She joins from Mozilla as their SVP, People Team. Bennett has also worked at Apple as Director of HR and eBay Ads as HR Manager.
• McKinsey & Company adds Stefan Ries to their European team as External Senior Advisor. Previously, Ries served at SAP as CHRO for six years and held executive roles at Microsoft, Compaq, and Egon Zehnder International. (Article)
• Hootsuite promoted Tara Ataya to Chief People and Diversity Officer, she previously held the VP of People role at the company. Ataya has worked in several people roles at organizations including Deloitte, Vision Critical, and Sierra Systems. (Announcement)
• Pendo.io appointed Kelli Dragovich as their Chief People Officer. Dragovich brings an exceptional background in HR, having recently worked at Looker (Google) as their Chief People Officer. She has also served at Hired, Inc, GitHub (Microsoft), NOOK Media (Barnes and Noble), RockYou, Yahoo, and Intuit.
• Mersana Therapeutics appointed Carla Poulson as Chief Human Resources Officer. She brings broad expertise in HR, having previously worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Stop & Shop, Pepsi Bottling Group, and Exxon Mobile. (Announcement)
• Sojern announced that Nancy Koshyama has joined as Chief People Officer. Koshiyama brings 20 years of experience having served in various People roles in companies including Prealize Health, Capsilon, Ridecell, ON24, Nearmap, Marin Software, and more. (Announcement)
• Ellucian announced the appointment of Gregory Giangrande as Chief People Officer. Previously, Giangrande served as Senior Advisor at McKinsey and Company, and VP CHRO at Time Inc. He has held leadership roles in HR at News Corporation (Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, and Barrons), and is a career advice columnist for the NY Post and an adjunct faculty member at New York University. (Announcement)
• Virgin Atlantic has recently promoted Estelle Hollingsworth to Chief People Officer. Prior to her new role, she was the company’s VP of People Experience. Hollingsworth has held HR roles in the past in BAE Systems and Air Products and Chemicals. (Article)
• BARK recently welcomed Rustin Richburg as the company’s Chief People Officer. Previously, Richburg served as CHRO at Walton Enterprises. He has worked in HR roles at companies such as Walmart, Imperial Brands PLC, Accenture, and Avanade Inc.
• Elemica hired Michelle Kilroy as their Chief Human Resources Officer. Kilroy has held various HR, Talent and People roles at companies including Warner Media, PrimeRevenue, RentPath, and Southern Company. (Announcement)
• Taysha Gene Therapies announced that Tracy Porter will join as Chief People Officer. Porter comes from Audentes Therapeutics where she served as VP, Head of HR. Her background includes HR roles at Bayer HealthCare, Medivation, and Wells Fargo. (Announcement)
• Vertiv has announced the promotion of Erin Dowd to be their new Chief Human Resources Officer. Dowd has been with the company for three years and previously held the VP of Global HR role. Her background in HR includes roles with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. (Announcement)

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