Pitney Bowes Announces Johnna Torsone to Retire as Global Chief Human Resources Officer
April 05 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Human Resource Executive Andrew
Gold Named Successor
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global shipping and mailing company
that provides technology, logistics and financial services, today
announced that Johnna Torsone, Executive Vice President and Chief
Human Resources Officer, is retiring from Pitney Bowes after a
distinguished 32-year career. Torsone will remain as senior
executive advisor and Chair of the PB Foundation Board through a
short transition. The Company also announced that long-time human
resource executive Andrew Gold has been named to succeed Torsone
effective immediately.
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“We are incredibly fortunate to have had Johnna’s vision,
leadership and commitment to Pitney Bowes over the past 32 years,”
said Marc B. Lautenbach, President and CEO of Pitney Bowes.
“Johnna’s deep and unwavering commitment to our people, our
culture, the business, and the communities where we live and work
is unmatched in the industry. She is a remarkable person, and we
extend our profound thanks for her long dedication to Pitney
Bowes.”
An early driver of transformational HR change and thought
leadership on talent development, diversity and inclusion,
value-based health care and employee well-being, Torsone has been
named by HR Executive Magazine as one of America’s top 15 most
powerful female HR leaders and received a lifetime achievement
award from the HRO Today Association. She was inducted into the
National Academy of Human Resources and serves or has served in
leadership positions on several non-profit boards including the
Fairfield County Community Foundation, the Human Resources Policy
Association, the Albany Law School, the Stamford Hospital, Inroads,
Inc and the Westport Country Playhouse, as well as serving as Chair
of a Healthcare Task Force for the Business Council of Fairfield
County.
She has also been on the board of the American Health Policy
Institute, the Health Transformation Alliance, the Connecticut
Business and Industry Association, and the Caroline House. Torsone
has received awards for leadership from NAFE, YWCA and the Urban
League.
Torsone began her career at Pitney Bowes in 1990 as Corporate
Director of Employee Relations and Employment Counsel. For more
than 25 years, Torsone has served as CHRO and a member of the
Pitney Bowes senior leadership team, overseeing the enterprise HR
function and playing a pivotal role in the development of the
culture, talent and organizational capability needed to fuel and
sustain the Company’s success during several periods of
transformation and change. During her tenure, Pitney Bowes has been
repeatedly recognized as an excellent employer for its leadership
on health care and employee wellbeing, employee engagement,
diversity and inclusion and talent development. Before joining
Pitney Bowes, Torsone was a partner in a New York City law firm
practicing labor and employment law.
Torsone has been an active supporter of numerous charities and
community organizations. She was called upon to serve as a member
of Governor Malloy’s transition team in 2010 and was appointed by
the Governor to a four-year term on the Commission on Judicial
Compensation in 2012. Torsone is an honors graduate of Vassar
College and earned her Juris Doctor degree with high honors from
Albany Law School.
Pitney Bowes also announced that Andrew Gold has been named
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective
immediately. A 28-year veteran of Pitney Bowes, Gold has held
several senior roles of increasing responsibility. He has served as
executive liaison for committees of the Board of Directors and has
provided critical strategic and operational guidance in the human
resources area.
“Andy is a deeply experienced HR leader who has garnered trust
and respect among his peers across the Company throughout his
nearly 30-year tenure,” said Lautenbach. “He has served in several
leadership roles across the HR and legal function and his
institutional knowledge, composure and ability to successfully take
on challenging and complex issues and initiatives make him the
logical successor.”
Since 2020, Gold served as Vice President, Global Talent
Management and HR Technology, where he led a variety of areas
across talent, rewards and HR technology. Most recently, Gold
spearheaded the launch of the global Workday HR system rollout.
Previously, he managed and directed the company’s executive
compensation, long-term incentive programs, compensation governance
and benefit offerings, including medical, dental, prescription drug
coverage, 401k, pension plan, and various voluntary benefits. He
served as the HR business partner for various functions and groups
over his tenure at Pitney Bowes.
Gold joined Pitney Bowes in 1994 as the Director, Human
Resources Counsel for Pitney Bowes and provided legal advice and
oversaw litigation on all aspects of labor and employee relations
in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining Pitney Bowes,
Gold worked in the employment law departments of Whitman Breed
Abbott and Proskauer Rose in New York City. He received a Juris
Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor
of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business,
University of Pennsylvania. He is a board member at Metropool,
Inc.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global shipping and mailing company
that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more
than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small business, retail,
enterprise, and government clients around the world rely on Pitney
Bowes to remove the complexity of sending mail and parcels. For the
latest news, corporate announcements and financial results visit
https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/newsroom.html. For additional
information visit Pitney Bowes at www.pitneybowes.com.
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