There has never been a more defining moment for HR professionals.
Truly innovative and transformative change is only achieved through transparency and collaboration. Since the founding of our CHRO network more than 25 years ago, Executive Networks has always been an effective tool for sharing peer insights, and now it’s a non-negotiable resource for today’s HR leaders.
We empower our members to deliver a sustainable and positive impact on their organizations. When they come together, our members take shared insights back into their own organizations, sparking deeper growth and effective innovation.
Meet Your Team
Leadership
Network Directors
Rita Vanhauwenhuyse
VP, Customer Experience & Insights
General Manager, Europe
HRRG | CTO250 | CLO250
Jon Black
General Manager, North Americas
GHRSN
Gosia Fennell
Senior Network Director
TA250 | GTRN | GSRN | FWPN
Tim Harman
Senior Network Director
GTIN
Executive Directors
Mike Dulworth
Chief Executive Officer
CEO, entrepreneur, tech genius, positive-thinker, startup junkie and lifelong learner, Mike knows it’s an honor to work with his team and his clients at Executive Networks. “I feel like I get an MBA a year. It’s an incredible learning ecosystem.” With every major opportunity coming from his network, Mike is committed to creating environments where everyone can flourish. “Your network is your net worth!”
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Chief of Staff to the President of the United States.
Bob Danna
Executive Chairman
With more than 45 years in technology, technical training, knowledge management and human capital management, Bob’s been part of the leadership at Executive Networks since 2017. He’s most proud of its people, network members, business philosophy and culture.
Through his network, professional opportunities always seem to find Bob. “You can never go wrong if your career decisions always combine personal and professional growth – career progression is never linear. Success isn’t always about achieving a goal.”
What are you happiest doing when you’re not working?
I love to travel, see new places, experience new cultures, and people.
Helga Boughal
Chief Revenue Officer
Prior to joining Executive Networks, Helga led digital recruitment advertising to financial institutions at eFinancialCareers.com. She’s passionate about building international strategies and empowering teams.
Helga credits her peer network for helping accelerate her career by not worrying too much what others think and focusing her attention to her team – empowering them to tap into their potential and executing strategic goals.
What is your superpower?
Empathy, if you can relate to others, you can get anything done.
Mario Nuñez
Chief Administrative Officer
Since 2018, Mario has played a key leadership role at Executive Networks, as Chief Financial Officer, and recently as Chief Administration officer. Having redesigned financial reporting systems for large, multi-national, companies throughout his career, Mario believes that connecting talented professionals to share best practices with different perspectives makes the world a better place.
What are you happiest doing when you’re not working?
Cooking and eating with family and friends.
Frank Bender
VP, Operations
For more than 10 years, Frank has headed up Operations at Executive Networks, following a successful career in investment banking, commercial real estate finance and telecommunications. Since his own network impacted his career profoundly, he gets the tremendous value of its service, and loves working with “the intelligent, dedicated and considerate people” at Executive Networks.
What was your first job?
Tennis pro.
Rita joined Executive Networks after being a devoted member of the Global Talent Innovation Network and CTO 250 for years. Prior to Executive Networks, Rita transformed the Talent & Learning landscape at British Petroleum.
A curious learner-for-life, Rita is dedicated to being a catalyst for people potential believing that “although we are all unique, we have similar challenges. Nobody has it completely figured out. Together, we know more.”
What is your superpower?
A passion for bringing out the best in people.
Jeanne Meister
Executive Vice President
Jeanne co-authored the international best-selling book, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today. Her HBR article, 21 HR Jobs of the Future is the basis for Future Workplace Academy, an online course, now part of Executive Networks.
What is your superpower?
Inspiring people to find their passion. I was the first in my family to graduate from college and I believe in finding and acting on one’s personal purpose.
When not working …
Jeanne is dreaming about how to make her paella recipe even better.
For more than three years, Marissa has enjoyed gaining outside perspectives from her Human Resources network professionals as a senior director of Chief Talent Officer 250 (CTO250) Global HR Leader (GHRLN) Global Talent Innovation (GTIN) networks.
After more than 30 years in senior level and global Operations and Strategy roles in Human Resources, Marissa still values learning from her team.
What are you happiest doing when you are not working?
Vacationing with my family and being a fully engaged grandmother.
Trey Alverson
Senior Network Director, GHRLN
A writer, researcher and facilitator with more than a decade of experience serving members in senior executive peer networks, Trey most enjoys helping members build genuine, candid relationships with each other. He also manages member surveys, helping HR leaders access peer perspectives in real time.
What's the best thing about working at Executive Networks?
Seeing members challenge each other to think more critically and consider different perspectives.
Based in Bangalore, India, Maggie creates an environment sufficiently supported by infrastructure, technology, policies, and processes that bring about equity, physical well-being and social impact. Her extensive global background includes HR technology, Entrepreneurship, leading the work of AnitaB.org as well as leading EN’s DE&I Action Group for Teams.
What are you happiest doing when you're not working?
Climbing mountains.
How has your network impacted your career?
I owe my diverse career to my network. Moving from tech to sales to social wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.
With a strong background in international human resources, talent management, organizational development, and leadership development, it’s no wonder Gosia has enjoyed the exposure to all the knowledge, insights, and trends that members and thought leaders share as a senior director at Executive Networks for more than six years.
What is your superpower?
I am optimistic and positive.
For more than 30 years, Mary has led Human Resources and Talent for global industries including Healthcare, Consumer Products, Financial Services and Energy. Most recently, Mary served as Chief Talent Officer for Johnson & Johnson.
As Executive Director for the Chief Talent Officer network and the Chief Learning Officer network (CTO250 & CLO250), Mary thinks the best thing about her role is learning from the different network communities around the world. The diversity of experiences always enriches the dialogue and the connections.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
“If you are not taking risks in your career, you are likely risking your career.”
For more than 30 years, Mary has led Human Resources and Talent for global industries including Healthcare, Consumer Products, Financial Services and Energy. Most recently, Mary served as Chief Talent Officer for Johnson & Johnson. As a Strategic Thought Partner for EN Advisory, Mary specializes in the following areas: Talent Strategy & Development, Assessment Strategies (Hogan Certified), Succession Management, and Executive/C-Suite Coaching & Consulting.
Hein Knaapen
Executive Director, HRRG
Following a successful career as Chief Human Resources Officer for multiple global companies and being a dedicated member of Executive Network’s Human Resources Roundtable Group (HRRG), Hein officially joined Executive Networks in 2019. He believes strongly in the mission of connecting peers to share insights for their professional and performance impact. “Executive Networks broadens your thinking, your sphere of influence, and your professional impact.”
What is your superpower?
Connecting people, to people, and people to ideas.
Anneke Luijkenaar
Executive Director, GSRN
With more than 40 years devoted to professional global recruitment, Anneke still finds the conversations, insights, and honest exchange of information stimulating as Executive Director, Global Sourcing and Recruiting Network (GSRN). It’s the specificity of this community’s challenges that she finds exhilarating.
What is your superpower?
Positivity and vision.
Tim Harman
Senior Network Director, GTIN
Tim recently departed big corporate life after 20+ years running global talent organizations in the US, Switzerland and the UK. Today he focuses on using that experience to help organizations, teams and individual leaders develop talent - their own and the people around them.
What are you happiest doing when you’re not working?
When I’m not working I’m scuba diving or trying to fix a terrible golf game.
Michael Knierim
EN Advisor
With more than 25 years of expertise as a high energy Global HR Executive, Michael has successfully shaped cultures and delivered outstanding business results. Serving as a member of the Pharma Leadership Board, he has led HR operations globally for the Roche Pharmaceuticals business for 11 years. As a Strategic Thought Leader for EN Advisory, Michael specializes in the following areas: Senior Executive & Team coaching and consulting services, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, HR Transformation, and Developing HR Strategies & Fostering Strong Cultures.
Dr. Kelly Tremblay
Dr. Tremblay PhD works at the intersection of work and health and holds multiple academic appointments in the USA and Canada. She’s a neuroscientist, a clinically trained audiologist, an executive coach, and an advocate. As the former director of the Brain and Behavior Laboratory, her research shed light on how we can capitalize on the brain’s plasticity to promote "perceptual and behavior changes" well into our later years. Her work in the areas of communication neuroscience and technology was recognized by the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization with prestigious invitations to serve multi-year terms judging peer-reviewed science and developing guidelines in support of health and aging. She’s served on many boards, including the Hearing Loss Association of America, where she served as a Board Trustee and Chair of the Accessible Employment Task Force. Because work and health are social determinants of quality of life and healthy aging, she works with leaders to promote healthy, accessible, multi-generational workplaces where people can flourish.
https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/186463
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-FWC-ALC-19.1
Fun Question:
What are you happiest doing when you’re not working? Traveling the world (even getting lost) with my family and living like a local.
Jon Black
Senior Network Director, GHRSN
As the Network Director for Global HR Services Network (GHRSN), Jon brings his learnings from an extensive career spanning a breadth of HR roles, including Total Rewards and HR Systems for both Hyatt Hotels and Republic Services.
Jon appreciates the value of a close peer network and the insights that members can adopt to deepen engagement across an organization and guide the focus of their roles for the betterment of the business.
What is your superpower?
Empathy and Care – You can’t be trusted to help others until they truly know you care. Person first!
Joe Cavallaro
Executive Director, GTRN
Joe Cavallaro is an established leader in the total rewards field with a long-standing reputation for authenticity and energized presentation of ideas and recommendations. Most recently Global Head of Total Rewards for Danaher Corporation, Joe has 35+ years of experience in compensation and benefits in both industry and consulting roles, including positions with Dow Chemical, Rohm and Haas, Exxon Mobil, and several leading HR consultancies. Over the course of his career, he successfully led numerous program re-designs and change initiatives in executive compensation, broad-based equity compensation, annual incentives, job architecture/job-leveling schemes, and employee benefits. Joe also served as an active member of EN’s Global Total Rewards Network (GTRN) for many years.
What is your superpower?
Direct, “calling it like it is” style.
Dr. Anna Tavis
As A PhD, Anna has been using her intellect, talents and experience as Professor, Academic Director Department of Human Resource Management, New York University (NYU), and Head of Global Talent and Chief Learning Officer for multiple global companies’ and Executive Networks for more than five years. Believing she “owes her career to her network”, Anna understands the importance of investing in relationships. Click here to see her publications.
What’s the best thing about working at Executive Networks?
Energy, brilliance, curiosity, expertise of the team.
Dr. Roland Deiser
In 2005, Roland created the Executive Corporate Learning Forum (ECLF), a consortium of more than 50 major corporations from 14 countries, to provide a global discourse platform to shape the future of transformational learning and development in large and complex organizations.
Through his leadership at the Center for the Future of Organization (CFFO) at the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, he focuses on the impact of digital technologies on leadership and organization, and on organizational capabilities required in disruptive business environments. Roland is also a widely published academic author and global keynote speaker. Click here to see his publications.
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