Cooper Industries Appoints New Human Resources Senior Executive.HOUSTON -- Cooper Industries Cooper Industries NYSE: CBE is one of the oldest large companies in the United States, having been founded in 1833 as a partnership in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Incorporated in Ohio as The C. & G. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → tÃtulo de nobleza CBE n abbr (= ) today announced the appointment of James P. Williams as senior 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. . Williams will report to Cooper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kirk S. Hachigian. Williams replaces David R. Sheil, Cooper's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive , who is leaving the company following 20 years of service. Sheil will remain with Cooper until the end of 2006, serving in an advisory capacity to Hachigian and Williams. Williams joins Cooper from Danaher Corporation The Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR, is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of design, manufacture, and marketing of industrial and consumer products. where he served as corporate vice president of human resources. He advanced an HR agenda, including the successful integration of a number of key acquisitions in support of the company's global business strategies. Williams also worked for ten years at Honeywell (Allied Signal), Inc., in a series of increasingly responsible assignments, most recently as vice president of corporate human resources. He also spent five years with Monsanto, and six years with General Motors Corporation, in various leadership roles. During the course of his career, Williams has worked in complex and matrixed organizations identifying and developing global talent. He brings extensive experience in labor/employee relations, organizational and leadership development, succession planning Management Succession Planning In organizational development, succession planning is the process of identifying and preparing suitable employees through mentoring, training and job rotation, to replace key players — such as the chief executive officer (CEO) — , compensation and benefits, and change performance management. "Jim Williams provides Cooper with an exceptional range of strategic leadership capabilities across all realms of human resources practices in world-class Fortune 500 organizations," said Hachigian. "His work with growth-oriented, acquisitive companies and international manufacturing operations is accompanied by a precise working knowledge surrounding human resources best practices. He will play a critical role in identifying and developing Cooper's next-generation leaders as we expand our business portfolio." Williams earned an M.B.A. from Washington University's Olin School of Business. He holds a B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. About Cooper Industries Cooper Industries, Ltd. is a global manufacturer of electrical products and tools, with 2005 revenues of $4.7 billion, approximately 30 percent of which are international sales. Incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, Cooper employs approximately 29,000 people and operates eight divisions: Cooper B-Line, Cooper Bussmann, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Menvier, Cooper Power Systems, Cooper Wiring Devices Cooper Wiring Devices is a division of Cooper Industries and provides a wide range of residential, institutional and industrial specification grade electrical devices for consumers and building contractors. External links
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