AIM Hires Thomas as Vice President of Human Resources.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999-- A I M Management Group Inc. (AIM), has announced that Brenda M. Thomas has joined AIM as vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.. AIM is a member of the $291 billion AMVESCAP Group (NYSE:AVZ), one of the world's largest independent investment services companies. As vice president of human resources, Ms. Thomas will oversee AIM's human resources, training, and payroll and benefits departments. Ms. Thomas comes to AIM from Prudential Health Care where she was vice president of human resources and was responsible for a human resources staff that served over 3,000 employees in Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Prior to Prudential Health Care, Ms. Thomas was senior manager of corporate human resources at the Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), independent U.S. government corporate agency, created in 1933 by act of Congress; it is responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee River basin. The history of TVA began in the early 1920s, when Senator George William Norris sponsored a plan to have the government take over and operate Wilson Dam and other installations that had been built by the government for national defense purposes during World War I at from 1993 to 1996 and a manager of human resources at GE Aircraft Engines from 1990 to 1993. Ms. Thomas holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a master's in education from Boston University, and a master's of business administration from Columbia University. She is a member of both the Society of Human Resource Management and the Houston Human Resource Management Association. AIM was founded in 1976 and ranks as the nation's 10th-largest mutual fund complex, according to independent mutual fund monitor Strategic Insight, with approximately $120 billion in assets under management and 6.4 million shareholders as of September 30, 1999. AIM is subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, one of the world's largest independent investment services companies with $291 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 1999. Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: For more complete information about any AIM Fund, including sales charges and expenses, please obtain the appropriate prospectus(es) from your financial consultant or by calling 800/347-4246. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. A I M Distributors, Inc., Distributor. |
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