Nov 02, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX News Network) -- Starbucks Coffee Company has appointed Kalen Holmes as its executive vice president of partner resources or human resources, reporting to chairman, president and CEO Howard Schultz.
With her human resources (HR) background, Ms Holmes will have full accountability for the company's global partner resources strategy, including all generalist and specialist functions.
Ms Holmes most recently served as HR general manager for the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft in Seattle. She has been with Microsoft for the past six years, also holding leadership roles with Microsoft's server and tools division and corporate staff businesses, and has had HR responsibility for the company's development centers in Israel and India.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Ms Holmes served in a variety of industries, including high-tech, energy, pharmaceuticals and global consumer sales. As an HR leader, she has managed multiple geographies and diverse business units throughout her career, at companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and PepsiCo, said Starbucks.
Ms Holmes serves on the executive board for the Center for Human Resource Management at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is on the board of directors for the YWCA King and Snohomish counties.
Olden Lee, a member of Starbucks board of directors, has served as interim executive vice president of partner resources since April 2009. Mr Lee will stay on to assist Ms Holmes during her transition and support Starbucks Coffee International on an interim basis.
Mr Schultz said: "We are excited to have Kalen join the Starbucks leadership team as the global leader of our partner resources organization. She brings a great passion for serving partners (employees), with the experience and energy we need to elevate the partner experience."
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