Julie G. Duffy Appointed Textron’s Executive Vice President, Human Resources
July 17 2017 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Textron Inc. (TXT) today announced that Julie G. Duffy has been
named executive vice president, Human Resources, effective
immediately. She succeeds Cheryl H. Johnson, who has been named
chief human resources officer at Caterpillar Inc.
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Julie G. Duffy has been named Textron
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Duffy was most recently Textron’s vice president and deputy
general counsel – litigation, responsible for managing the
Corporate litigation staff with primary oversight of litigation
throughout the company. She has played an active role in
developing, implementing and standardizing human resources policies
across the company and has served as the senior legal advisor on
employment and benefits issues. She is also a member of the Textron
Benefits Committee.
Duffy joined Textron in 1997 as a member of the Corporate legal
team and has since held litigation positions of increasing
responsibility. In 2009, she was promoted to executive counsel of
Textron and was named as vice president and deputy general counsel
– litigation in 2011. Prior to Textron, Duffy was a commercial and
employment litigation associate at Pillsbury Winthrop in Los
Angeles.
Duffy will report directly to Textron Chairman and CEO Scott
Donnelly. “Julie is a well-respected leader who has partnered with
our human resources organization on key issues that help to support
and develop our employees throughout the company,” Donnelly said.
“Recognizing that our people are our most valuable asset, Julie
will continue to focus on creating an environment in which all of
our people grow and succeed.”
Commenting on Johnson, Donnelly said: “We thank Cheryl for her
more than 20 years of service to Textron, including the last five
years leading Textron’s global human resources team. Cheryl is a
leader who is passionate about people and their success. Under her
guidance, we made tremendous progress in creating an active
pipeline of talent that promotes our people internally while
strengthening our college recruiting efforts in support of our
business objectives to drive growth.”
Duffy received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University
and her J.D. from Boston University. She has served on a number of
boards in Rhode Island and is currently a commissioner on the Rhode
Island Judicial Nominating Commission and a member of Crossroads
RI’s Board of Directors.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its
global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance
businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and
services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands
such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen,
Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Off Road, Arctic Cat,
Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more
information, visit: www.textron.com.
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