Jeff Shuman of Harris Corporation Named HR Executive of the Year
October 05 2011 - 12:23PM
Business Wire
Jeff Shuman, senior vice president and chief Human Resources and
Administrative officer for Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), has been
named the 2011 HR Executive of the Year by Human Resource
Executive® magazine. Shuman, along with four individuals named by
the publication to the HR Honor Roll, was recognized October 4 at
an awards dinner sponsored by Monster at the Four Seasons Hotel in
Las Vegas.
“The HR Executive of the Year award recognizes human resource
leaders who have made outstanding contributions to their
organizations and who exemplify the increasingly strategic role of
HR in business today,” said David Shadovitz, editor of Human
Resource Executive®.
Since joining Harris in 2005, Shuman has been instrumental in
creating and overseeing a number of important initiatives designed
to solidify greater alignment between the HR function and Harris'
bottom line. These include creating an integrated talent-management
system that includes an organizational development and
effectiveness capability to assess company talent, and the
expansion of offerings at the company's online learning center. He
also has played a key role in helping Harris seek out and leverage
new business opportunities.
“Jeff has expanded the HR function beyond its traditional
boundaries and exemplifies our company’s commitment to finding new
and innovative solutions to organizational challenges throughout
the enterprise,” said Howard L. Lance, chairman, president and
chief executive officer of Harris. “He is a valued strategic
advisor to our management team, members of the executive committee
and our board of directors.”
“I am very proud to be selected for this honor,” said Shuman. “I
realize this award is presented to an individual, but it truly
reflects success achieved through teamwork, and I am particularly
fortunate to be surrounded by very dedicated and talented people
who help to take the idea of HR as a strategic function and make it
reality.”
The prestigious award is presented to just one individual each
year, following a review by a panel of distinguished judges who
base their selections on the candidate’s ability to handle
significant problems or obstacles in the HR field, the candidate’s
role and/or success in establishing the HR function as an integral
part of his or her organization, the candidate’s management skills,
and his or her contributions to the HR profession as a whole. Other
recipients in recent years have included HR executives from Google,
Cigna, IBM and Humana.
In addition to human resources and corporate relations, Shuman
has oversight for Government Relations; Real Estate; Environmental,
Health, and Safety; Public Relations; Flight Operations; and
Business Conduct. Before joining Harris, Shuman was vice president
of Human Resources and Administration for Northrop Grumman's
Information Technology business, and senior vice president of Human
Resources for Litton Information Systems Group, which was acquired
by Northrop Grumman in 2001. Previously, he was vice president of
Human Resources for AlliedSignal's technical service business.
Prior to that, he spent 14 years in Operations and Human Resources
with Avon Products.
Shuman has a bachelor's degree in psychology from The Citadel.
Following graduation, he served as a Medical Service Corps officer
in the U.S. Army. He completed executive development programs in
business and human resources at the University of Michigan, Harvard
Business School, Center for Creative Leadership, University of
Virginia's Darden School of Business, University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton Business School and Cornell University. He also
participated in a U.S. Executive Exchange Program with the People's
Republic of China.
Shuman serves on the Board of Directors of the National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the Florida Chamber of
Commerce, Enterprise Florida, and the University of Florida
Foundation. He is an active member of the Human Resources Policy
Association and Human Resource 50. He also serves on the Advisory
Board for the University of Southern California Center for
Effective Organizations in the Marshall Business School. He
received a Stevie® during the American Business Awards in 2007 for
Best Human Resources Executive.
The 2011 HR Executive of the Year and HR Honor Roll winners are
profiled in the Oct. 2 issue of Human Resource Executive®, which
has a circulation of more than 75,000 HR vice presidents and
directors. It is published by LRP Publications and is based in
Horsham, Pa. On the Web, it can be found at www.HREOnline.com.
Shuman’s photo is available at: Jeff Shuman.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and more
than 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications® products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
www.harris.com.
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