Hanold Associates Recruits Head of People & Culture for Patagonia
October 21, 2021 – Patagonia, a high-performance outdoor apparel and accessories brand, has appointed Lisa Ramirez as head of people & culture. Lisa Butkus, Sandra Pena and Meg Magurany of Hanold Associates HR & Diversity Executive led the search. Hanold Associates was seeking an executive with an exemplary track record of at least 15 years of experience in organizational development, human resources, training and coaching, and leading significant change management processes including equity transformation in complex institutions that are diverse by race, gender, class and sexual orientation.
Ms. Ramirez fit that bill. She previously served as a senior regional human resource manager at Amazon, leading an HR team that supported 25,000-plus employees across a region of distribution centers. Prior to that, she served as the human resources business partner for the product development team for Pearson, a K-12 technology organization. Ms. Ramirez also spent six years as an HR manager with Lowe’s Companies.
As head of people and culture with Patagonia, Ms. Ramirez will serve as a member of Patagonia’s leadership team in Reno and lead the HR function for that site, developing the HR structure and Reno campus culture as the business grows. In this role, she will create people policies that meet the needs of the business and implement programs for leadership development and career planning. Ms. Ramirez will also be a key partner and advocate for their anti-racism and justice work.
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Originally focused on climbing gear, Patagonia has since expanded into apparel and accessories for a range of outdoor sports and activities, including ski/snowboarding, surfing, mountain biking and more. Beyond apparel and accessories, Patagonia sells food under its Patagonia Provisions brand, which addresses environmental issues within the food supply chain. Headquartered in Ventura, CA, Patagonia has more than 100 retail stores in the U.S., Europe and Asia and sells their products through specialty retailers, catalogs or its self-owned website and stores.
Respected HR Consultants
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. Its clients include the National Football League, Zoom, Domino’s Pizza, Under Armour, Patagonia, 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.
Ms. Butkus specializes in recruiting executive level HR leaders across industries, and with a core focus on fashion, luxury brands, retail merchandise and the broader consumer industry. Previously, Ms. Butkus spent six years in luxury retail.
Ms. Peña focuses on the recruitment of human resource professionals across industries including learning and development, talent management, HRBP, total rewards, talent acquisition, organizational development, and diversity and inclusion.
Ms. Magurany is an associate at Hanold Associates where she focuses on recruiting human resources and diversity, equity and inclusion leaders across multiple industries and functions. Prior to joining the firm, she was the director of recruitment and selection for Northwestern Mutual.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
