AKRON,
Ohio, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today that Karen
McClendon has been named Senior Vice President and Chief
Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective Nov. 11.
In this role, McClendon will spearhead efforts to integrate and
advance the company's human capital strategy, ensuring alignment
with the strategic vision to establish FirstEnergy as a premier
electric company. She will oversee key human resources functions,
including talent management, benefits and compensation, labor and
employee relations, and the commitment to building an inclusive
workforce and a workplace reflective of the communities served by
FirstEnergy. McClendon will report to Brian
Tierney, FirstEnergy President and Chief Executive
Officer.
McClendon joins FirstEnergy with more than three decades of
human resources experience. She has a proven track record in
developing solutions, delivering results, generating support across
multiple levels, leading culture transformation and fostering
advocacy for an inclusive workforce and work environment.
"Karen is a resourceful and decisive leader who brings to
FirstEnergy deep experience building and fostering a culture where
employees feel empowered to reach their full potential," said
Tierney. "I am confident she will help us advance our strategic
initiatives, including our culture transformation, and drive a
continuous improvement mindset that will accelerate our progress
toward becoming a premier electric company."
McClendon most recently served as the CHRO at Paychex, a leading
provider of integrated human capital management solutions for
payroll, benefits, human resources and insurance services. Under
her leadership, Paychex enhanced the employee experience using
competitive compensation and benefits structures to recruit and
retain top talent and transformed the human resources function by
leveraging technology for data-driven human resource planning and
decision-making.
Prior to Paychex, McClendon spent nineteen years as a Vice
President of Human Resources for various divisions of Comcast Corp.
She has also held senior human resources leadership positions with
Aramark Corporation, Exelon Corporation, Zone Telecom and Sesame
Workshop.
McClendon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration from Old Dominion
University in Norfolk, Va.,
and a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. An active community member,
she has served on the boards of The Career Wardrobe, ACHIEVEability
and the Southern New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce. She has also been recognized three times with
the Apex Employee Training Award and was named a woman of
distinction by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving more than 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines
that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow
FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on X, formerly
known as Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: A professional photo of Karen
McClendon is available for download on Flickr.
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