AOL Names Dave Harmon to Head Human Resources.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. today announced that it has named Dave Harmon Executive Vice President, 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. . Harmon will oversee all aspects of AOL's global human resources efforts, including talent acquisition, development and retention, employee relations, compensation and benefits, HR systems and processes, organizational effectiveness and leadership development, and strategic consulting to support AOL's global ad-supported Web business. "AOL is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and I'm delighted to have Dave Harmon in the role of creating a people strategy to support this transformation," said Randy Falco, AOL Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "During his time at AOL, Dave has demonstrated the skills and insights needed to create a strong, inclusive, performance-based culture and attract and retain the kind of talent we'll need to compete as a global, ad-supported digital media company." "I'm excited at the opportunity to align our talent with AOL's new global strategy, and to work with the company's many skilled, creative and dedicated employees," said Harmon. "People make the difference in this market, and our team is committed to making sure AOL attracts, retains and develops the best, diverse talent to succeed as a global Web business." Harmon has more than 17 years experience in the human resources field including corporate, international and field-based human resources. Prior to his current position, Harmon served as Senior Vice President of AOL's HR Solution Center, responsible for international HR, talent acquisition, HR technologies, employee relations, global mobility, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , compliance, payroll and the HR call center. Harmon joined AOL in 2003 as Vice President, Human Resources. Before coming to AOL in 2003, Dave was Vice President, New Business Development, for Footstarworks, a division of Footstar. Previously, Dave held Human Resource and operational positions at Footstar, Pepsi-Cola and Cooper Industries. Harmon has a B.A. in Marketing and Psychology from Skidmore College, and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Clarkson University with a concentration in Economics. He has additional graduate degrees/certificates in Operations Management and Human Resource Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management. About AOL AOL[R] is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services runs one of the largest Internet access businesses in the U.S., and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc. AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. |
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