Jenna Nelson has been with Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated in Tampa, Florida since August, 1993. As Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Ms. Nelson is responsible for developing an effective multinational human resources infrastructure to successfully support the company’s worldwide operations. Her global responsibilities encompass all facets of HR to include compensation and benefits, recruitment and staffing, compliance, organizational development, HRIS technologies, and rewards and recognition to ensure the company is able to effectively acquire, motivate and retain their critical human resources.
Ms. Nelson has held various HR leadership positions throughout her tenure at SYKES. In 1995, Ms. Nelson was appointed to Director, Human Resources and Administration just as the company was experiencing significant growth in the United States and began operations in Europe. Following the company’s public offering and several international acquisitions, Ms. Nelson was then appointed to Vice President, Human Resources and Administration in 1998. The company continued to expand their global footprint into Central America and Asia Pacific and in July, 2001, Ms. Nelson was appointed to her current role as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.
Prior to joining SYKES, Ms. Nelson spent several years in Europe working for two major international providers of government communications software and services. In both positions she was responsible for overseeing all human resource activities for third country nationals, local nationals and Americans working overseas. Ms. Nelson possesses broad international experience as a human resources practitioner spanning across an 18 year career. |