American Express chairman announces appointment of new executive vice president.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1996--The following announcement was issued here today in a letter to employees from Harvey Golub Harvey Golub is the Chairman of the Board at the Campbell Soup Company as of January 2006. Previous employment
"I am pleased to announced the appointment of Ursula `Ursie' Fairbairn as Executive 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. and Quality and a member of the Planning and Policy Committee. She will report directly to me. "Ursie will join us on December 1 from Union Pacific Corporation, one of the largest transportation companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , where she has been Head of Human Resources since 1990. In that position, she was responsible for all Human Resources activities for an employee population of 71,000 and also served as executive resource for the Compensation, Benefits and Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either of Union Pacific's Board of Directors. While at Union Pacific, Ursie was responsible for addressing all workforce-related issues involved in the integration of two major acquisitions as well as the spin-off of one of the company's major divisions. "Ursie has an outstanding record of accomplishment leading both line and staff organizations. Prior to joining Union Pacific, she spent 24 years at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation in a number of key positions. These included Regional Director of Marketing, Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Vice President of Marketing Operations, IBM Director of Personnel Resources and IBM Director of Education and Management Development. Ursie left IBM briefly in 1973 as a White House Fellow to serve as Executive Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, returning in 1974 as a branch manager in the company's Data Processing Division. "Ursie is a member of the Board of Directors of three publicly-traded companies: Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is an international designer and manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Armstrong operates 39 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. , General Signal Corporation and VF Corporation. In her role as a director, she has developed a unique perspective of companywide and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. issues in addition to her direct management experience. She also serves on The Business Roundtable's Employee Relations Executive Committee and is a member of the board of directors and the Executive Committee of the Labor Policy Association. Ursie received her B.A. in Mathematics from Upsala College and her Masters degree from Harvard University's School of Education. "Throughout her career at both Union Pacific and IBM, Ursie built strong teams of HR professionals that provided first-rate support in environments of increasing competition, advancing technology and changing customer expectations. Her leadership skills and experience will help us in our efforts to develop a world-class workforce and an organizational culture that will enable us to win in the marketplace. "Ursie will be an outstanding addition to our leadership team, and I look forward to working with her. Please join me in welcoming her to American Express." CONTACT: American Express, 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 Susan D. Miller, 212/640-4953 |
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