Please join the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce for our Chamber Luncheon \;with Guest speaker \;Paula S. Larson\, Newell Rubbermaid.
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\nPaula S. Larson - \;Executive Vice President\, Chief People Officer
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\nPaula joined Newell Rubbermaid in December 2013 to build the performance culture that will empower engaged employees to achieve sustainable growth. As a global executive known for building high-performing organizations and employee development\, Paula has built her career leading change as both an HR business partner and strategic consultant.
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\nSince joining Newell Rubbermaid\, Paula has transformed the Company&rsquo\;s Human Resources function to support the business&rsquo\; growth agenda through installation of HR best practices and service delivery innovations. Her passion is to build an &ldquo\;I want to work here&rdquo\; culture where Newell Rubbermaid&rsquo\;s people are engaged and poised globally to deliver positive outcomes for the business. As Chief People Officer\, Paula is leading a Human Resources team in the process of transforming from a tactical HR function to a truly strategic HR function offering additional analysis and insight to help &ldquo\;Grow Newell&hellip\;and Grow Our People.&rdquo\;
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\nPreviously\, Paula was Chief \;Human Resources Officer \;for The Western Union Company\, where she drove a performance-based culture to help accelerate growth. As Chief Human Resources Officer at Invensys plc\, the London-based global technology group acquired by Schneider Electric in January 2014\, she helped engineer the transition from a holding company into an integrated operating company. This helped drive the company to a top-5 performance among the London FTSE100 during the difficult recession year of 2009.
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\nDuring her time at the Hydraulics division of Eaton Corp.\, she helped support the globalization of the HR business unit. She also spent over a decade at GE\, where she won several coveted Executive Awards for HR leadership and was one of the company&rsquo\;s first Six Sigma black belts in human resources. Before that\, Paula spent nearly five years at a global HR consultancy\, Dugan Unlimited\, where she lived and worked extensively globally during various organization effectiveness client assignments.
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\nPaula has a B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State\, an MBA with international business concentration from the University of New Haven and an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University\, ABD.