Lareau, HROA, Board of Trustees

Ernest M. Lareau Appointed Chairman of the HROA Board of Trustees

The HROA today announced that Ernest "Ernie" M. Lareau has been appointed chairman of its Board of Trustees. He joins Jeffrey Bizzack, CEO of Accenture BPO Services, who will continue serving as Vice Chair, and Mary Sue Rogers, head of IBM HR Business Process Services, who will serve as Secretary/Treasurer. Together with Chairwoman Emeritus, Sharon Taylor, they will form the HROA's executive committee.

Lareau is Director, HR Shared Services for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a global science company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. He played a leadership role in the process that led to DuPont selecting Convergys as its provider of transactional HR services, the largest HRO agreement in history at that time. In his current position, Lareau is overseeing the commercial aspects of the Convergys relationship and is accountable for transforming DuPont HR into a world-class organization managing by process.

Sharon Taylor, Senior Vice President for HR at Prudential and the HROA's outgoing Chairwoman said, "Ernie's experience and close collaboration with the buying community in HRO will make him a great chair. I'm proud of our accomplishments during my past two years and have great hopes for the future of the HROA under Ernie's leadership."

Richard Crespin, Global Executive Director of HROA, said, "As an early adopter of HRO, Ernie knows first-hand how it positively transforms an organization. This experience has given him significant insights and credibility and, as such, he's a well respected industry visionary. We're looking forward to his contributions as the HROA's third chairman. We will certainly benefit from his counsel."

In his 34 years with DuPont, Lareau has held positions of increasing responsibility within manufacturing, technology, sales, marketing, strategic planning and general management. His career emphasis has consistently been on transformational opportunities in which he can utilize his broad-based managerial experience in the areas of strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations and implementation to create new, high-growth business opportunities for DuPont. A Georgia Tech graduate, Lareau holds a Mechanical Engineering degree.

With this announcement, the HROA shared that Glenn Davidson of EquaTerra will be stepping down as chair emeritus. Davidson will retain his seat on the board as co-chair of HROA's public sector special interest group.

Crespin commented, "On behalf of the HROA, we'd like to thank Glenn for all his years of service and multiple continuing contributions to the Board and to the association. He has been instrumental in supporting the growth and success of the HROA."

About the HROA

The HROA is the definitive independent organization for all those who purchase, provide, or participate in HR transformation and outsourcing. Its membership encompasses over 7,500 HR executives, including the largest 50 buyers, the top 30 providers, the leading sourcing advisors and attorneys, and the best thought leaders in HR Transformation. The HROA brings its diverse membership together to set standards and practices, provide peer networking, and maintain a robust curriculum.