People operations
10 chief people officers
These ten chief people officers each hold a current Chief People Officer title and lead people, talent and culture work for their employers. Readers can learn how a chief people officer builds an HR organization, plans talent and leadership development and guides culture through growth or change.
Professionals to explore
01—10Denise Kulikowsky
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Tapestry
Chief People Officer at Tapestry, which the profile describes as a retail apparel and fashion company, since October 2023. Former Chief People and Administrative Officer (2022–2023) and Chief Human Resources Officer (2018–2022) at Party City, and Vice President, Global Human Resources at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (2015–2018).
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer and Labor Director, Member of the Executive Board · SAP
Chief People Officer and Labor Director, Member of the Executive Board at SAP since February 2024, where the profile says her role is to lead SAP's People & Culture organization and drive the evolution of its People & Culture strategy. Former Senior VP Global Human Resources, Siemens Energy at Siemens Energy (2019–2024) and Senior VP Global Human Resources, Power Generation Services at Siemens (2016–2019).
Isabel Cruz
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief People Officer -PayPal · PayPal
EVP & Chief People Officer -PayPal at PayPal since November 2023, where she says she leads the company's global efforts to attract, retain and develop leaders and employees and also oversees the Real Estate team. Former SVP & Chief People Officer, Walmart eCommerce U.S. (2019–2020) and SVP & People Leader, Walmart Global Technology, Services & Corporate Teams (2021–2023) at Walmart.
Jill Larsen
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Synopsys Inc
Chief People Officer at Synopsys Inc since July 2023, and former Chief People Officer & EVP at PTC (2020–2022). She was also Member Board Of Directors at Definitive Healthcare (2021–2025) and Member Board of Directors at Sterling (2020–2024), and her profile headline lists AI workforce transformation and compensation committee chair.
Nathalie Scardino
LinkedInExperience: President & Chief People Officer · Salesforce
President & Chief People Officer at Salesforce since August 2023, a role the profile describes as leading global people strategy for 80,000 employees across 50 countries. Former EVP, Global Head of Recruiting, Onboarding & Employee Learning (2023), EVP, Global Head of Recruiting (2021–2023) and SVP, Recruiting (2020–2021) at Salesforce.
Roanne Parry
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · GSK
Chief People Officer at GSK, which the profile describes as a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, since May 2026. Former Chief Human Resources Officer at CSL (2024–2026). At GSK she was also Senior Vice President Human Resources R&D (2022–2024) and SVP HR Global Pharma Commercial (2019–2022).
Sarah Armstrong
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Rolls-Royce
Chief People Officer at Rolls-Royce since 2022. Former HR Director Civil Aerospace (2016–2022), HR Director Land and Sea Division (2014–2015) and HR Director Leadership and People Development (2013–2014) at Rolls-Royce. Her profile headline describes leading people and culture strategy and building the future organisation at Rolls-Royce plc.
Shauna Sanson
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Levy Restaurants
Chief People Officer at Levy Restaurants since December 2022, where the profile describes her as leader of People & Culture for Levy, an operating company within Compass Group. Former Executive Vice President, People & Culture at Levy Restaurants (2018–2022), Vice President, Human Resources at Boston Bruins (2012–2018) and Vice President, Human Resources at TD Garden (2012–2018).
Susana Elvira
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Chief People Officer at A.P. Moller - Maersk since September 2021. Former VP, Global Head of Human Resources - Ocean and Logistics (2019–2021), Head of Global HR, Commercial (2018–2019), VP, Head of Global Talent Management (2017–2018) and Head of Global Talent Management, Recruitment & Diversity (2013–2016) at A.P. Moller - Maersk.
Tapaswee Chandele
LinkedInExperience: EVP and Global Chief People Officer · The Coca-Cola Company
EVP and Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company since May 2026, where the profile says she oversees the intersection of people, strategy and enterprise leadership. Former Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President & CFO (2025–2026) and Senior Vice President of Global Talent, Development & HR System Partnerships (2019–2025) at The Coca-Cola Company.
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Match the chief people officer's industry and workforce type to yours, since leading HR for store, plant or field workers differs from leading it for software teams. If your question is about a specific area such as recruiting, talent development or HR systems, pick someone whose earlier roles were in that area.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How would you structure the HR and people team as we grow past our current size?
- 02Which talent and leadership development programs made the biggest difference in your organizations?
- 03How do you measure culture and employee engagement in a way the executive team will act on?
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