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Bain & Company appoints its first Chief Diversity Officer
Bain & Company recently appointed Julie Coffman, a Chicago-based partner, as the first Chief Diversity Officer (CDO).
Coffman led the foundation and serves as the global director of Bain’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practice. She works with her clients to define and advance their own DEI strategies and efforts. She has long been a leader in Bain’s organizational practice.
She was also the founding chair of Bain’s Global Womxn Leadership Council, which is focused on developing and supporting Bains Womxn and increasing representation in Bain’s leadership roles. Since June she has headed Bains America’s DEI Transformation Office, which aims to embed racial and social justice into the structure of the company and ultimately improve Bains game as an employer and company.
In addition, Coffman is a member of the Chicago Network of Women Business Leaders and a member of Wesleyan University’s Athletic Advisory Council. She holds an MA in Education Administration and an MBA from Stanford University, where she was recognized as an Arjay Miller Fellow.
Commenting on the appointment, Manny Maceda, Bain’s global managing partner, said: “As we considered our bold DEI aspirations for the years to come, we sought a senior executive with the experience, clarity of purpose and determination to lead our global change agenda. Julie is that person. Through her customer-centric work, she brings decades of organizational change management experience. As the founder and architect of Bain’s Womxn Leadership Council, she not only taught us the nuances of creating a just workplace, but also made us feel good Hand shown how to do it. “
Snowflake Appoints Jon Robertson as President of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) Region
Snowflake has named Jon Robertson President of the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) Region effective early March.
In this new role, he will be responsible for rolling out and expanding Snowflake’s data cloud to the local market and empowering local businesses to leverage their data for valuable business insights.
Robertson is a seasoned executive who worked for VMWare in the APAC region for the past 14 years prior to joining Snowflake. Most recently, he was President of VMWare Japan KK and was responsible for all aspects of virtualization, the digital workplace and the cloud business in Japan.
Before that he was General Manager at VMWare ASEAN from 2012 to 2015 and from 2007 Area Vice President at VMWare Japan KK. During his tenure at VMWare, Robertson was involved in strategic planning, business development and customer loyalty. They play an important role in growing the company to its current status as the billion dollar leader in the cloud market.
During his career, Jon also held senior sales and field management positions at EMC, SAP and M3i in Japan and the APJ markets. He is fluent in Japanese, French and English and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Degnan, Snowflake’s Chief Revenue Officer, said: “Jon brings extensive local market knowledge and a strong track record in the cloud computing industry to both the Snowflake team and our customers in the APJ region. Jons The leadership and expertise will expand Snowflake’s presence and enable local businesses to leverage their data for business value. “
Anna Wong takes on the role of HR manager for Asia at FCM Travel Solutions
Anna Wong takes on the role of Director of Human Resources for Asia FCM Travel Solutions Manage the full scope of human resource work, including recruiting and talent management, diversity and inclusion, organizational development, and training and development.
Early in her career, Wong spent seven years with Accor in Australia where she was responsible for recruiting, talent management, compensation and performance, employee engagement and corporate social responsibility. She left the hotel giant as a talent and culture manager for two business district hotels in Melbourne.
In 2017 she moved to China and switched to FCM. Since then she has been instrumental in developing and implementing FCM’s corporate culture in mainland China and Hong Kong, before recently becoming FCM’s Human Resources Director.
Known for her passion for developing the role of women employees and leaders in the workplace, Wong currently leads the Womenwise chapter for FCM in Asia.
On the new appointment, Bertrand Saillet, Managing Director, Asia at FCM said: “Anna brings a deep understanding of our business to this role and will be able to use her ability to apply world-class HR solutions to enhance our efforts to do this a strong leader for the next step in FCM Asia’s development, having proven to be a highly experienced leader able to lead team members to continuous growth and enable each individual to reach their full potential. “
Commenting on her new role, Wong said, “I’m very excited to take on this role at a time when the company is changing dramatically. With that comes a shift towards effective and targeted talent management to drive a high-performing organization I look forward to strengthening FCM’s talent acquisition strategy and creating an environment that creates careers with support, training and development opportunities for our current team. “
Photos / provided [From L-R:Julie Coffman, Jon Robertson, Anna Wong]
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