US polymer producer Covestro LLC has announced the appointment of Adrienne Woodard as head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) for North America.
Woodard joins the Covestro LLC Human Resources team from FedEx Ground; where she most recently led the DE&I function in the US and Canada. She brings more than 20 years of progressive, multi-disciplinary human resources experience that has included roles in DE&I; as well as recruitment, employee relations and affirmative action.
“Adrienne brings a passion for listening to the perspectives of all employees; and a unique mix of talents and business acumen to Covestro. We are excited for her to join our organisation to continue to build our DEI culture,” stated Haakan Jonsson, Chairman and President of Covestro LLC.
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Woodard has experience in building effective and data-driven DE&I strategies for large organisations, spanning across 600+ locations and over 100,000 employees in North America. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Ohio State University.
“There is a lot of momentum and passion for DEI at Covestro, which is what drew me to the organisation. I’m really looking forward to building on that strong foundation to further embed DE&I as a business imperative; with an eye toward metrics, education and culture-building,” commented Woodard.
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