Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Promotes Amy Kickham to Chief Human Resources Officer
July 01 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the
world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced
that it has promoted Amy Kickham to the role of Chief Human
Resources Officer, effective immediately.
In her new position, Kickham will report directly to Wayne E.
Chaplin, Chief Executive Officer, as part of the Executive
Leadership Team and will strategically lead Southern Glazer’s
people and talent to drive the Company toward achieving its
long-term strategic objectives. Kickham will be responsible for
leading the Human Resources (HR) function, talent and succession
strategies, organizational design and leadership development, and
inclusion and diversity. Kickham was appointed to her most recent
role as Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness, in 2021 and
managed strategies for talent acquisition, talent management,
talent development, and HR marketing enterprise wide.
“After a nationwide search, it was clear that Amy’s HR expertise
and business acumen make her the perfect candidate for this role,”
said Wayne E. Chaplin. “Not only does Amy have strategic insight
and proven capability of driving results, but she also understands
the importance of workplace culture. Amy will continue to drive
excellence across the organization as an inspirational and adaptive
leader.”
Kickham has more than 25 years of career experience. She began
her journey with Southern Glazer’s in 2012 as Human Resources
Director and was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in 2015.
Kickham continued to strengthen her leadership skills as Vice
President of Human Resources at Propper International in 2017 and
later became the owner of Human Resources Connections in 2018. She
rejoined the Southern Glazer’s team in 2019 as Vice President,
Human Resources Operations, Policy, and Employee Relations and was
promoted in 2020 to Vice President, Human Resources, Central
Region.
An announcement for Kickham’s successor will be forthcoming.
About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent
distributor of beverage alcohol, building brands for moments that
matter. The multi-generational, family-owned Company has operations
in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, as well as
brokerage operations through its WEBB Banks division in the
Caribbean, Central and South America. In 2024, Southern Glazer’s
was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces
for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. Southern
Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market,
sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more
information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.
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