NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn
Collins has been named senior vice president and chief human
resources officer for Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) effective
Jan. 20. Collins will report to
Entergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault
and will serve as a member of the company's Office of the Chief
Executive.
"At this crucial time when the utility industry is in a state of
constant change, never before in our company's history has it been
more important for us to maximize opportunities to attract, develop
and retain a workforce fully capable of addressing the
opportunities ahead," said Denault. "Kathryn's diverse background,
as well as her innovative, creative and high-energy approach to
work, make her ideally suited to lead Entergy's human resources
strategy and culture transformation."
In this role, Collins will oversee all aspects of Entergy's
human resources strategy, which encompasses talent management,
total rewards (compensation and benefits), labor relations,
organizational health and diversity, and HR business
partnership.
Collins brings to Entergy more than 30 years of strategic
leadership experience spanning human resources, talent acquisition,
HR systems, diversity and inclusion, organizational effectiveness
and communications.
She began her career as an industrial engineer with Texas
Instruments before moving to the human resources discipline to lead
talent and organizational effectiveness programs. While at Texas
Instruments, she further diversified her career experience by
serving as a director within the communications function.
Collins later moved to JCPenney to serve as vice president of
talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity. There she led the
employment brand strategy for recruitment and retention and
designed organizational structures and workflows for strategic
initiatives during a period of transformation.
Over her career, she has served in various HR leadership roles
with increasing strategic responsibility within companies with both
national and global presence. She served as vice president of
talent management and human resources systems at RealPage, a
technology provider in the real estate industry.
At Trinity Industries, a premier provider of railcar products
and services, she served as vice president of corporate human
resources leading talent acquisition, total rewards, HR systems,
talent management, and employee relations functions.
Her most recent role was chief human resources officer for
Arcosa, which was formed by Trinity's spin-off of their
infrastructure-related business units into a standalone publicly
traded company serving construction, energy and transportation
markets.
Collins holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from
The University of Texas at Arlington,
an MBA in industrial management from the University of Dallas, and a master's degree in
organizational development and change management from the
University of Texas at Dallas.
About Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) is an integrated energy company
engaged primarily in electric power production and retail
distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants
with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating
capacity, including 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy
delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of
$11 billion and approximately 13,500
employees.
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