Renowned HR executives from Nielsen and Accenture bring talent and cultural expertise to Board oversight as company executes on growth strategy and international expansion
Chicago, December 14, 2022 /PR Newswire/ — West Monroe, one of the fastest growing digital services companies, today announced the appointment of Laurie Lovett to its board of directors.
With more than 20 years of organizational transformation experience in human resources for leading global companies, Lovett will provide guidance to West Monroe as it pursues a strategy for the award-winning company to become a leading player in digital services around the world. provide. West Monroe has announced significant steps in its expansion, including her $250 million investment in building a global product development platform and long-term expansion in Europe.
In connection with MSD Private Capital’s 2021 investment in a 50% ownership interest in West Monroe, the company has restructured its governance to include representatives from MSD and West Monroe. Lovett will be the first external member of the current board of directors.
Lovett most recently served as Nielsen’s Global Chief People Officer, spending three years navigating complex global challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic, massive resignations and the war in Ukraine. In a career that spanned nearly 30 years, she successfully navigated cultural shifts, led companies through organizational restructuring, designed award-winning employee experiences, and evolved organizations to promote diversity, equity, and diversity. It has addressed new and important challenges such as inclusiveness.
“We are very fortunate to have an executive of the kind Laurie Lovett as our advisor. Her understanding of what it takes to be Lord is invaluable,” said Kevin McCarty, Chairman and CEO of West Monroe. “Laurie possesses the perfect blend of experience, including her talent and workforce expertise, her tenure as a senior executive in a global professional services organization, and her track record leading acquisitions, and this is our It will continue to play an important role in our growth strategy.”
Her significant transactional experience includes the sale of Nielsen’s Global Connect in 2021 and the transfer of ownership of the company from public to private. Throughout her career, she has led HR on nearly 50 of her acquisitions.
Prior to joining Nielsen in January 2020, he served as Global Chief Human Resources Officer for Verisk Analytics and North American Human Resources Lead for Accenture, where he spent a 20-year career.
“I am honored to work with West Monroe and assume this important responsibility to the company’s employees, investors, clients and community. I am particularly impressed with the unique reputation and status it has achieved in just 20 years,” says Lovett. “West Monroe has a unique opportunity to establish itself as a leader in the emerging digital services space. Talent will be central to that effort. We look forward to providing valuable experience and insight.”
In addition to working closely with Nielsen’s board of directors, Lovett has also served on the boards of several other organizations. She is currently Executive Director of Governance for the Nielsen Foundation and a board member of Girl Stats, a Verisk Analytics foundation. She is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Ankh Impact Ventures.
Lovett’s board appointments began in November.
About West MonroeWest Monroe is a digital services company born in technology, but built for business, partnering with companies in fast-moving industries to deliver quantifiable financial value. We believe that digital is a mindset, not a project, a team or a destination, not what companies do, but what they become. That’s why we bring together management consulting, digital design, and product engineering to transform companies from traditional ways of working to digital operating models, creating experiences that transcend the digital and physical worlds. I work in a team. Our 2,200 employees are united by the 13 founding values that drive our culture and work together across the company on the belief that our customers’ success is our success. For more information, visit WestMonroe.com.
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