Forefront Magazine

Former Chief Information Officer for Ace Hardware, Karen Fedyszyn, discusses how she mapped vision and innovation in a global IT toolbox Maps are our center—our locus—for understanding the world. We connect, build, and exist within them.

Lisa Haugh, Former General Counsel for Achievers, works to grow her own organization just as Achievers helps other companies get the same buy-in from their own teams. Editor’s Note: Lisa has since moved on to a new position as VP of People and General Counsel of Udemy in San Francisco. At the time of our interview, Lisa was General Counsel for Achievers and the article reflects her time in that role.

Only 19% of corporate board of directors seats are filled by women. With our friends at The Board Connection, we asked our executive network why it’s important to increase this number and how to do it. According to a recent study by our friends at The Board Connection, only 19% of corporate board of directors seats are filled by women. This is an improvement from years past, but corporations have significant room for improvement when it comes to gender diversity in the boardroom.

Greg Birge, Chief Legal Officer at Purchasing Power, discusses how his background in finance has helped him connect to the business as a legal executive and better support a growing organization Although he now serves as Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary for Purchasing Power, LLC, Greg Birge is as comfortable with a balance sheet as he is with a legal brief.

By showing recognition and being accommodating with his team, Brian Chevlin, General Counsel for Pernod Ricard, builds a dedicated and committed legal team “Serendipity” means making fortunate discoveries by accident. And that’s how Brian Chevlin – now General Counsel, Senior Vice President at Pernod Ricard USA migrated from commercial litigation and employment matters in a private law practice to in-house work in the packaged-goods industry.

Kathy O’Driscroll, Chief Human Resources Officer at PATH, shares how understanding motivations leads to alignment. Engaging people in dialog about what they do. It’s one of the most important skills Kathy O’Driscoll has learned in her human resources leadership journey. “It helps me understand what motivates people,” says O’Driscoll, Chief Human Resources Officer at PATH, an international nonprofit that saves lives and improves health, especially among women and children.

Only 19% of corporate board of directors seats are filled by women. With our friends at The Board Connection, we asked our executive network why it’s important to increase this number and how to do it. According to a recent study by our friends at The Board Connection, only 19% of corporate board of directors seats are filled by women. This is an improvement from years past, but corporations have significant room for improvement when it comes to gender diversity in the boardroom.

Virginie discusses the importance of customer education in the competitive energy industry and how she uses “Co-creation” to create an engaging culture for her team Forefront Magazine: When you joined Great Eastern Energy (GEE) in 2014, the company had recently gone through a rebranding, the vision had been identified, and the values were in place but they were not connected to the business objective.

It took a leap of faith to get to SB Projects but now CMO Brad Haugen and his marketing team are bringing a scientific and analytical approach to marketing in the entertainment industry Editor’s Note: Brad has since moved on to a new position as Partner at ATTN: in Los Angeles. At the time of our interview, Brad was CMO for SB Projects and the article reflects his time in that role.

Plantronics CMO, Marilyn Mersereau, discusses how utilizing consumer insight and creating a harmonious team can have a positive impact on the business Marilyn Mersereau, Chief Marketing Officer at Plantronics, says that it is always important to keep the customer at the forefront. Plantronics specializes in audio technology, having pioneered the lightweight headset, the mobile headset, noise-cancelling technology, and the personal speakerphone.