CHRO Readiness Summit participants

About two-dozen HR leaders and professionals took part in the recent 2023 CHRO Readiness Summit at the Chemours Co. in Wilmington, Del. These veteran and rising stars of human resource management considered questions such as, what does rising HR talent need to be focusing on today, and how can organizations more effectively develop the HR executives of tomorrow?

The following people participated:

Elizabeth Adefioye, Chief People Officer, Emerson

Joe Bosch, Executive Advisory Board Member, SemperVirens Venture Capital

Mandy Clark, Head of HR, Shutterfly

Donna Diederich, CHRO, LMI 

Dennis Donovan, President and CEO, Beacon Advisors International

Steve Fitzgerald, CEO, FireStorm Group LTD

Jeff Griese, CHRO Emeritus, ZS 

CHRO Readiness Summit participants during a breakout session May 16
CHRO Readiness Summit participants during a breakout session May 16.
Photo by Grace Pfau / courtesy Chemours

Edmond E. Hughes, Executive Vice President, CHRO, HII

Liz Huldin, Founder and CEO, Catalytic Talent

Kym Johnson, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, CHRO, Tekni-Plex, Inc.

Susan Kelliher, Chief People Officer, The Chemours Company

Katie Lopez, CHRO, Bonduelle Fresh Americas

Daniel Marsili, President, National Academy of Human Resources

Alan May, Chief People Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Kim Ellen McEachron, Founder, DesignGrowthRx LLC

Michelle Murphy, Senior Vice President and CHRO, BAE Systems, Inc.

Carle Quinn, Chief People Officer, Workato

Christopher Raia, CHRO, Senior Vice President, Communications, DuPont

Jill Smart, President Emeritus, National Academy of Human Resources

Patrick Wright, Director, Center for Executive Succession, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

Ian Ziskin, President, EXec EXcel Group LLC

Chemours HR Team Members 

  • Samantha Baker, Human Resources Manager, The Chemours Company
  • Maria Nicolaides, Benefits Coordinator, The Chemours Company
  • Emily Paschall, HR Analyst, The Chemours Company
  • Grace Pfau, Total Rewards Analyst, The Chemours Company