Arrow’s Gretchen Zech named one of The Most Powerful Women in HR by Human Resource Executive Magazine
March 19 2015 - 11:14AM
Business Wire
Gretchen Zech, senior vice president of global human resources
for Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW), was named to Human Resource
Executive magazine’s 2015 “Most Powerful Women in HR” list.
With the help of HR industry leaders, the editors of HRE have
assembled a list of the Most Powerful Women in HR. This year’s list
comes 10 years after HRE last published its list of influential and
prominent female chief human resource officers (CHRO). In all, 15
women are featured on the 2015 list. They include 13 who are
leading HR in the private sector, one in government and one in
higher education.
“Gretchen’s contributions to the human resources initiative at
Arrow and to our executive team have been immeasurable,” said
Michael J. Long, chairman, president and CEO for Arrow. “In only
four years with us, she’s had a significant impact on the strategic
and operational development of our HR function and talent pipeline.
We congratulate her on this recognition, and look forward to her
innovative concepts that help make Arrow a better place to
work.”
“We’re once again pleased to recognize a select group of women
chief HR officers who are playing important and pivotal roles in
their respective organizations and in the profession as a whole,”
said David Shadovitz, editor of Human Resource Executive. “In the
10 years since HRE last produced a list of the Most Powerful Women
in HR, the number of women sitting atop HR organizations at the
nation’s 100 largest employers has increased by an impressive 58
percent. In the pages of the magazine’s March edition, we’ve
identified, with the input of HR thought leaders, 15 women who
stand out in the profession because of the influence they are
wielding and the impact they are having in their roles as
CHROs.”
Zech joined Arrow in 2011 and oversees the company's global HR
strategy and operations. She serves as a member of the company's
executive committee, and leads all succession, talent, and
performance management initiatives, as well as compensation and
benefits.
Before joining Arrow, Zech was senior vice president and chief
HR officer at Dex One. Prior to that, she held HR leadership
positions of increasing responsibility at Gartner, Great Atlantic
& Pacific Tea, Bloomingdale's, Best Buy, and Johnson
Controls.
Zech holds a bachelor's degree in human resources management
from the University of Michigan. She also holds professional
designations, including senior certified professional (SHRM-SCP)
from the Society for Human Resource Management, as well as senior
professional in human resources (SPHR) and global professional in
human resources (GPHR) from the Human Resource Certification
Institute.
Zech serves on the Boards of Directors for the Society for Human
Resource Management and the Girl Scouts of Colorado.
The complete Most Powerful Women in HR list is available at:
http://www.humanresourceexecutive-digital.com/humanresourceexecutive/march_2015?u1=renew&folio=14#pg20
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users
of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow
serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original
equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial
customers through a global network of more than 460 locations in 56
countries.
Arrow ElectronicsChris Maio, 631-847-5454
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