Zopp, 51, leads the corporation’s human resources, diversity, labor and employee relations and security functions.
Zopp was appointed senior vice president, human resources, Exelon Corporation, in 2006. Her responsibilities included human resources strategy and work force planning, compensation, employee health and benefits, and corporate security.
Prior to joining Exelon, she was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Sears Holding Corporation, a $50 billion retail company formed by the merger of Sears Roebuck and Company and Kmart. In this position she had responsibility for legal affairs, governance, public relations, government affairs, and compliance. She began work with the company in July 2003 as senior vice president and general counsel of Sears Roebuck and Company.
Before joining Sears, Zopp was vice president, deputy general counsel in the law department at Sara Lee Corporation. There she managed senior attorneys at the operating divisions, risk management, environmental services and safety. She also supervised litigation and provided counseling on strategic issues. Prior to Sara Lee, Zopp was a partner in the litigation department of the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, specializing in the areas of commercial, employment and white-collar criminal litigation. Zopp was also the First Assistant State’s Attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office where she was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the nation’s second largest prosecutor’s office. |