SHL Appoints New Vice President In Americas Region
In her new role, Ms. Freeman will focus on growing the assessment consulting business in the region. This will include building the brand, creating new assessment service offerings, increasing SHL's customer base, enhancing and leveraging existing client relationships, providing leadership and development to the Americas consulting team, and managing the business to achieve established financial goals. SHL offers a wide range of assessment tools and services from assessment centers to individual executive assessment ensuring organizations apply techniques to make selection and development decisions that maximize the fit between the person and the job or role.
Ms. Freeman was previously Practice Leader for Organization Effectiveness and Management Development (OEMD) for SHL Canada where she focused on executive, team and organization development - assessment, process consultation and coaching and development to facilitate change, growth and goal achievement.
Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Freeman said, "My main objective is to work alongside the management team and our experienced consultants to build a strong assessment consulting business for SHL Americas. I believe my internal organization experience, education, training, and intuitive understanding of human relations will allow me to make connections between ideas and practical applications – a must for the job at hand."
Before joining SHL in October 2002, Ms. Freeman consulted for over ten years to both public and private sector organizations - including financial services, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, government, healthcare and education. She has consulted with client organizations including: Novartis; The United Nations; Canada Post; Novo Nordisk; Bvlgari; L'Oreal; Unilever Bestfoods; ING Canada; Bank of Montreal; ICI Chemicals; Bayer; HMV; and the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
Laurence Karsh, president of SHL Americas, said: "Connie is the perfect candidate for the position. She has become a strong asset to our growing management team and I look forward to working with her as she further develops the Assessment Consulting business for us."
As well as contributing to professional journals and conferences, Ms. Freeman has taught graduate HRD courses at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as courses in OD and communication at Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois, and SUNY-Buffalo.
Ms. Freeman earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Communication from Southern Illinois University, her MA in Organization Communication from the University of Illinois, and has achieved ABD status toward her Ph.D.
About SHL Group, PLC
SHL is the world-leading provider of psychometric assessment and development solutions. The company supports organizations in the selection, recruitment, promotion, succession planning and development of talented people at all levels and across all sectors. Operating in 40 countries and more than 30 languages, the SHL Group devises innovative approaches to help organizations increase productivity and gain competitive advantage through the more effective use of their human capital. SHL has over 5,500 organizations as clients, including many of the Global and Times Top 1000, and is recognized as the foremost provider of objective assessment products in the world. For more information please visit www.shl.com.
Established in 1990, SHL Americas has offices in Boulder, Chicago, New York and Toronto and employs more than 70 occupational assessment professionals. Customers include: Neiman Marcus, IBM, Enterprise Car Hire, Novartis, The United Nations, and American Express.
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