HR Movement: 6 Dec, 2021

1.

Shannon Leffler elevated to EVP – HR, GEODIS

Leffler has been with the transport and logistics provider for over 14 years now. GEODIS, the global transport and logistics company, has elevated Shannon Leffler to the position of executive vice president – human resources, Americas. She will begin her duties in the new role starting January, 2022. Leffler has been associated with GEODIS for over 14 years now. This alumna of Luther College and the University of Iowa, began her career in HR as an employee relations specialist with Harman International, back in 1994 for a period of three years.

2.

Laura Lee Gentry appointed chief people officer, Enboarder

 

Gentry was CPO at Applied Systems before she moved to the people-activation platform. Enboarder, the people-activation platform that engages employees, has appointed Laura Lee Gentry as chief people officer. Gentry has moved to this highly customisable platform that optimises the onboarding experience for employers and their new employees, from Applied Systems, where she was chief people officer for over a year. An alumna of the London School of Business, Gentry joined CSM Global as vice president – talent management, strategy and implementation, bakery supplies, North America, in 2011. A year later, she became VP- global talent management and learning, based out of Atlanta. This was followed by a short stint at YP LLC as VP-HR and talent management. For six years, she was board member at Hands on Atlanta, from 2007 to 2013.

3.

Amit Singh joins PNB Housing Finance as chief people officer

The ICFAI MBA grad brings in 18 years of HR experience to the Company. Amit Singh is the chief people officer at PNB Housing Finance. A decorated human resources professional, Singh carries 18 years of experience. Having obtained an MBA from ICFAI Mumbai in 2004, Singh joined Blue Star Infotech as a human resources executive, and worked there for almost two years before switching to Tata Consultancy Services in the same position in May 2006. His stint with TCS was short lived, as he switched to IDFC First Bank in November 2006, as a human resources specialist. He worked his way up the ladder to the position of director & business HR head at IDFC. After a successful decade or so with the Bank, he moved to the role of head-human resources at SBI Mutual Funds, in 2017.