Jennifer Ward Joins Halma as Group Talent Director
01 April 2014
Jennifer Ward has joined Halma plc, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, as Group Talent Director and member of Halma's Executive Board.
This newly created position has global responsibility for management talent development across Halma with a strong focus on Halma's senior management and the boards of its subsidiary businesses.
In her new role Jennifer will ensure that Halma has a well-developed pipeline of talent coming through (and into) the organisation aligned with each subsidiary management's growth strategy. This will include responsibility for Halma's ongoing investment in training and people development programmes.
Jennifer's early career was spent in manufacturing businesses within Allied Signal/Honeywell International where she qualified as a Six Sigma Black Belt. She spent seven years with Bank of America in both the UK and USA, as a Senior Vice President, which included having responsibility for Learning and Leadership Development.
Jennifer has led succession and top talent development processes throughout her career. Most recently, Jennifer was the Senior Director of Human Resources at PayPal (an eBay Inc. company), dividing her time between California and London, where she is currently based. She has a master's degree from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University.
Welcoming Jennifer Ward to the group, Halma Chief Executive Andrew Williams said:
"Improving the ways in which we attract, identify, assess and develop Board-level talent is a critical factor in achieving our mid to long-term strategic goals.
I believe that this appointment is an exciting milestone for Halma, reinforcing our commitment to continuously improving the quality and performance of Halma's management talent across the world."
Jennifer Ward ([email protected]) will be based at Halma's Head Office in Amersham, UK.
