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Gary Glandon is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Solutia Inc.

As the global leader of the Human Resources function, Gary is responsible for workforce planning, talent management, compensation and benefits, training and development, and staffing and recruiting, while continuing to drive and support Solutia’s high-performance culture.

Gary is a proven leader who possesses the same values and philosophies as those shared by the executive management team.  With his past experience, Gary is poised to lead the human resources team during this upcoming exciting period of growth.

Gary has over 25 years of comprehensive HR experience, occupying both specialist and leadership roles in global organizations.  He joins us from Energy Conversion Devices, a solar company in Detroit, where he was Chief Human Resources Officer.  Gary has also had senior level human resources positions with Insight Enterprises, Honeywell International, Tanox, and Gateway.

Gary earned his BA from Michigan State University and his MS in Business Administration from University of St. Francis in Fort Worth, Indiana.

 

Mayerland Harris, Group Vice President of Human Resources for H-E-B, is a dynamic and influential leader and team builder with over 26 years of retail experience in Human Resources and store operations. She leads a team of more than 50 HR professionals including Field Managers, Recruiters, Training and Development Managers and a full administrative staff. She is directly responsible for providing leadership to all Human Resources functions for more than 80 H-E-B stores, the Central Market Division, as well as the Manufacturing, Warehousing and Transportation Divisions. She develops the strategic direction of the department to ensure alignment with key business initiatives. Her leadership team is accountable for the implementation of policies and programs including employment, employee relations, benefits, compensation, training, and employee assistance.

Mayerland received her bachelor degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and received her MBA from Texas A&M University in 2007. She received her certification of Senior Professional in Human Resources in 1999. Mayerland is married with two wonderful children.

 

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Katya Laviolette holds the position of Corporate Vice-President, Human Resources, for tc • Transcontinental (www.tc.tc). She is a member of the Corporation's Executive Management Committee and her principal role is to oversee the management of all human capital and corporate culture activities.

Ms. Laviolette has close to 20 years of experience in human resources, industrial relations, and organizational development, acquired in positions with CBC/Radio-Canada, Rio Tinto, Bombardier Aerospace, and CN Rail.

Prior to joining Transcontinental Inc., Ms. Laviolette held the position of Vice-President, People and Culture, for Canada's national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, where she was responsible for the overall human resources and industrial relations function for the Corporation.

She holds a Bachelor's of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta and a Master's of Industrial Relations from Queen's University in Ontario. She has received a number of awards, including the E.S. Sunley Scholarship in Industrial Relations, the Queen's Graduate Fellowship, the Cameron-Wood Prize in Industrial Relations, and the Queen's University/IRC Press Prize for her article, "A Framework for a Formal Mentoring Program." In 2000, she co-chaired the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference.

She is a member of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés and is on the board of directors of the Centre international de recherches et d'études en management (CIREM).

 

Laurinda Pang is Chief Human Resource Officer for Level 3.

Previously, Ms. Pang was senior vice president of Human Resources at Global Crossing where she led the global programs that supported the firm's Strategic Imperative to focus on its people as the drivers of its future growth. Ms. Pang also served as vice president of Global Crossing Customer Experience Re-engineering where she was responsible for all aspects of global business transformation affecting customer experience.

Prior to that, as vice president for Global Crossing Investor Relations, she was responsible for communicating with shareholders, bondholders and financial analysts. She also served as vice president of operations and chief of staff to the CEO for Global Crossing, and was a member of the executive team that restructured Global Crossing during a critical phase in its history.

Prior positions with Global Crossing included leadership roles in product management, sales and sales operations. In addition to restoring Global Crossing's reputation in the financial markets, she has contributed to the success of its UK business and enhanced the customer support infrastructure in North America. 

She holds a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University.

 

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Andrew Slentz, Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources for Peabody Energy, joined the company in June of 2010.  Andrew has held senior human resource positions in the natural resources and telecommunications industries with responsibilities in North America, Europe and Australasia aligning the Human Capital agenda to the overall Business Strategy.

Prior to Peabody, Andrew was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the People & Organization Support at Rio Tinto, Head of HR for Drummond Company and Vice President HR Commercial Development and Shared Service for BHPBillition. He has over 20 years of experience in international human resource issues including merger/acquisitions/divestments, organizational effectiveness & development, change management and compensation.  

Andrew holds an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and a Masters Degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from Cornell University.  He is originally from upstate New York and currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Danielle and their four children.

 

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