CHICAGO, July 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Airlines today announced Lori
Bradley has been named senior vice president, Talent
Management and Organizational Effectiveness. Bradley is a veteran
human resources executive, bringing more than 25 years of talent
management expertise with large corporations to this newly created
role with United. She will be responsible for setting and leading a
global talent management strategy, including organizational design
and effectiveness, talent acquisition, and diversity and inclusion,
as well as learning and development programs.
"The best way to provide great customer service is with a great
team. Essential to the success of United is hiring and developing
talented employees so they can deliver for our customers," said
Kate Gebo, executive vice president,
Human Resources and Labor Relations. "The creation of this role is
an investment in all 90,000 United team members, and Lori's
exemplary track record of driving a high-performance culture at
companies with diverse, global workforces is an excellent fit for
our business."
"I look forward to building on United's already strong
foundation of teamwork and inclusion to further the airline's
commitment to recruit, hire, and develop talented employees to act
in the best interests of United customers everywhere," said
Bradley.
Bradley comes to United from PVH Corp., one of the world's
largest global apparel companies, with a diversified portfolio of
lifestyle apparel brands led by Calvin
Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
While Bradley was at the helm of Global Talent Management for PVH,
the company was recognized by Chief Learning Officer
magazine as a top 100 company for Learning & Development. PVH
University, of which Bradley led the creation, has received
numerous awards for innovation in learning and development, most
recently being recognized by HR.com as a Top Five Corporate
University. Additionally, under her leadership, PVH was honored as
a Best Company to Work For in Fashion, a Best Place to Work for
LGBTQ Equality and as a Top 100 Diversity Organization on the
Thomson Reuters Global Diversity and Inclusion Index. Bradley was
recently named to the 2018 Black Enterprise list of Top Executives
in Corporate Diversity.
She gained prior experience with Wyeth, Raytheon Corporation and
Development Dimensions International, a global human resources
consulting firm. She is returning to her roots in aviation, as she
began her career as a flight attendant.
Bradley holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
from the University of North Texas. She
earned her bachelor's degree in Journalism/Public Relations from
the University of North Texas and her
master's degree in English/Critical Theory from the University of Texas at Arlington. She will start at
United on August 20, reporting to
Kate Gebo, executive vice president,
Human Resources and Labor Relations.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,600
flights a day to 357 airports across five continents. In 2017,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 757 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 551
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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