Hanold Associates Places CHRO at Domino’s Pizza
July 29, 2024 – Hanold Associates HR & Diversity Executive Search has assisted in the recruitment of Maureen Pittenger as executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Domino’s Pizza. Jason Hanold, Lisa Butkus-Yae, Meg McElroy and Catie Nelson led the Ann Arbor, MI-based search. “We are excited to have Maureen join Domino’s as she brings a proven track record of building high-performing teams,” said Russell Weiner, CEO. “At Domino’s, our people are our competitive advantage, and Maureen’s expertise in leading workforce development on a global scale will help us get even better.”
Ms. Pittenger joins Domino’s with more than 20 years of experience in human resources. She previously served as senior vice president and CHRO at Dana Inc., a position she held since 2022. She joined the company in 2019 as the vice president of corporate human resources. Prior to that, she held escalating leadership roles in human resources at Visteon Corp., beginning in 2001.
Ms. Pittenger will report to Mr. Weiner. In her new role, she will lead all aspects of Domino’s human resources strategies and functions. “I am thrilled to join Domino’s and be a part of such a purpose- and performance-driven company,” said Ms. Pittenger. “I look forward to working with such a talented team as we build on Domino’s commitment to fostering a dynamic culture that attracts, retains, and develops top-tier talent aligned with Domino’s core values and mission to feed the power of possible.”
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world, with significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world’s top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 20,700 stores in over 90 markets.
Hanold Associates is a boutique executive search firm focused on HR and diversity and inclusion officers. Its client list is diverse across industries, geographies, and business scenarios, and culture is at the core of everything the firm does.
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Hanold’s clients include the National Football League, Zoom, Domino’s Pizza, Under Armour, Gucci, Tom Brady’s TB12, Kohler, REI, Live Nation Entertainment, Dick’s Sporting Goods, McDonald’s, Major League Baseball, Kellogg, Apollo, Big Ten Conference, Blackstone, TPG, L Catterton, Northwestern University, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Electronic Arts, Fiat-Chrysler, SC Johnson, eBay, Moderna, Hillrom, Great Place To Work, Fossil, Vail Resorts, AbbVie, Carnival Corp., Biogen, Allstate, Bridgestone, Wikimedia, ClubCorp, Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Ford Motor Co., among others.
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Mr. Hanold, CEO and managing partner, founded the search firm in 2010. Previously, he served as a managing director with Russell Reynolds Associates, where he led the firm’s global human resources officer practice and was a member of the board of directors and CEO practices. Before that he held talent and recruiting positions with Whirlpool, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, and State Farm.
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Ms. Butkus-Yae is managing partner of the retail and luxury goods practice at Hanold Associates. She specializes in recruiting executive level HR leaders across industries, with a core focus on fashion, luxury brands, retail merchandise, and the broader consumer industry.
Ms. McElroy is an associate with Hanold Associates and focuses on recruiting human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders across multiple industries and functions. Previously, she was director of recruitment and selection for Northwestern Mutual. There, she grew from developing and expanding the organization’s campus program to recruiting full-time professionals in the financial services industry.
Ms. Nelson is an associate with Hanold Associates where she focuses on recruiting chief people officers, talent, HR and diversity, equity and inclusion leaders and their respective teams across industries. Prior to joining Hanold Associates, she worked as an investment banking analyst in the cross markets group at Goldman Sachs in Chicago where she focused on M&A advisory work.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
