Methode Electronics Appoints Karen Keegans as Chief Human Resources Officer
Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) has appointed Karen Keegans as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective February 3, 2025. Keegans, who brings over 30 years of leadership experience including CHRO roles at Fortune 500 companies like Rockwell Automation, Pentair, and Praxair, will succeed Andrea Barry, who has served as CHRO since 2017.
Based at the company's Chicago headquarters, Keegans will focus on aligning culture and talent with business objectives, building organizational capabilities, and shifting the culture to be more globally aligned and performance-focused. These changes are part of Methode's broader strategy to regain industry leadership position.
Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) ha nominato Karen Keegans nuovo Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), con effetto dal 3 febbraio 2025. Keegans, che porta con sé oltre 30 anni di esperienza nella leadership, inclusi ruoli di CHRO in aziende Fortune 500 come Rockwell Automation, Pentair e Praxair, succederà ad Andrea Barry, che ha ricoperto il ruolo di CHRO dal 2017.
Con sede presso il quartier generale dell'azienda a Chicago, Keegans si concentrerà sull'allineamento tra cultura e talenti con gli obiettivi aziendali, costruendo capacità organizzative e modificando la cultura per renderla più orientata a livello globale e alle performance. Questi cambiamenti fanno parte della strategia più ampia di Methode per riconquistare la posizione di leadership nel settore.
Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) ha nombrado a Karen Keegans como su nueva Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), con efecto a partir del 3 de febrero de 2025. Keegans, que aporta más de 30 años de experiencia en liderazgo, incluidos roles de CHRO en empresas Fortune 500 como Rockwell Automation, Pentair y Praxair, sucederá a Andrea Barry, quien ha sido CHRO desde 2017.
Con sede en la oficina central de la empresa en Chicago, Keegans se centrará en alinear la cultura y el talento con los objetivos comerciales, construir capacidades organizativas y cambiar la cultura para que esté más alineada globalmente y enfocada en el rendimiento. Estos cambios son parte de la estrategia más amplia de Methode para recuperar su posición de liderazgo en la industria.
메소드 일렉트로닉스 (NYSE: MEI)가 카렌 키건스를 새로운 인사부서장 (CHRO)으로 임명하였으며, 2025년 2월 3일부터 발효됩니다. 30년 이상의 리더십 경험을 가진 키건스는 록웰 오토메이션, 펜타이어, 프락스에어와 같은 포춘 500대 기업에서 CHRO 역할을 맡았으며, 2017년부터 CHRO로 활동해온 안드레아 배리를 이어받게 됩니다.
시카고 본사에 근무하는 키건스는 기업 목표와 문화 및 인재를 정렬하고, 조직 역량을 구축하며, 글로벌하게 조정되고 성과 중심의 문화로 전환하는 데 주력할 것입니다. 이러한 변화는 메소드가 업계 리더십을 회복하기 위한 보다 광범위한 전략의 일환입니다.
Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) a nommé Karen Keegans à son nouveau poste de Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), à compter du 3 février 2025. Keegans, ayant plus de 30 ans d'expérience en leadership, dont des postes de CHRO dans des entreprises Fortune 500 telles que Rockwell Automation, Pentair et Praxair, succédera à Andrea Barry, qui a occupé le poste de CHRO depuis 2017.
Basée au siège de l'entreprise à Chicago, Keegans se concentrera sur l'alignement de la culture et des talents avec les objectifs commerciaux, le développement des capacités organisationnelles et l'évolution de la culture pour la rendre plus alignée à l'échelle mondiale et axée sur la performance. Ces changements font partie de la stratégie plus large de Methode pour retrouver sa position de leader dans l'industrie.
Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) hat Karen Keegans als neue Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) ernannt, wirksam ab dem 3. Februar 2025. Keegans bringt über 30 Jahre Führungserfahrung mit, einschließlich CHRO-Rollen bei Fortune-500-Unternehmen wie Rockwell Automation, Pentair und Praxair, und wird Andrea Barry nachfolgen, die seit 2017 als CHRO tätig ist.
Mit Sitz in der Zentrale des Unternehmens in Chicago wird Keegans sich darauf konzentrieren, Kultur und Talente mit den Geschäftszielen in Einklang zu bringen, organisatorische Fähigkeiten aufzubauen und die Kultur so zu verändern, dass sie globaler ausgerichtet und leistungsorientiert ist. Diese Änderungen sind Teil der umfassenderen Strategie von Methode, um die Führungsposition in der Branche zurückzugewinnen.
- Appointment of experienced CHRO with over 30 years of leadership experience
- Executive brings Fortune 500 company experience from Rockwell Automation, Pentair, and Praxair
- Strategic focus on organizational transformation and global alignment
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CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions for user interface, lighting, and power distribution applications, announced today that Karen Keegans has been appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) effective February 3, 2025. Ms. Keegans succeeds Andrea Barry, who has served as CHRO since 2017.
Ms. Keegans joins Methode with more than 30 years of leadership experience, serving in the capacity of CHRO for several global industrial organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, such as Rockwell Automation, Pentair, and Praxair. She will be based at the company’s headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
“We are pleased to have Karen join us as our new leader for Human Resources,” said Jon DeGaynor, President and Chief Executive Officer. “With her extensive HR experience and proven track record for helping organizations align culture and talent to business objectives, she will be a key contributor in our efforts to transform the business. She will lead critical activities such as building organizational capabilities to meet the changing needs of our end markets and the shifting of our culture to be more globally aligned and performance focused. This change, as with all of the recent organizational changes, is foundational to our efforts to return Methode to a prominent leadership position in the industry.”
Ms. Keegans said, “I am thrilled to join Methode and look forward to supporting the talent and culture needs of the organization while partnering with the teams across the globe.”
Mr. DeGaynor added, “I want to thank Andrea for her many contributions to Methode over the past eight years, particularly her leadership through a turbulent period these past two years. I and the Methode team wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”
About Karen Keegans
Karen Keegans is a seasoned HR professional whose career has spanned over 30 years, mainly with technology and industrial companies. She most recently held the position of CHRO at Suncor, an integrated energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. Over the past two decades she has held the position of CHRO at Rockwell Automation, Pentair, and Praxair. Ms. Keegans holds a B.A. degree in economics from the Western University, Canada.
About Methode Electronics, Inc.
Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions with sales, engineering and manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. We design, engineer, and produce mechatronic products for OEMs utilizing our broad range of technologies for user interface, lighting system, power distribution and sensor applications.
Our solutions are found in the end markets of transportation (including automotive, commercial vehicle, e-bike, aerospace, bus, and rail), cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment, and consumer appliance. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Industrial, and Interface.
For Methode Electronics, Inc.
Robert K. Cherry
Vice President Investor Relations
rcherry@methode.com
708-457-4030
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