By Kevin McCauley
Edelman has named Claudia Patton, who joined the No. 1 independent after it acquired her shop, The Headline Group, in 2002, as the firm's chief talent officer, a new post. She had been running Edelman’s southeast region.
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Patton is to work with Edelman’s human resources people on training/development, mobility, performance management, senior recruitment and career pathing, according to its release.
Richard Edelman says Patton is a proven, results-driven executive, making her ideally suited for the role of chief talent officer.”
The firm says it added 500 new positions during the past 12 months as global revenue advanced 18 percent for fiscal 2011 ended June 30.
Patton’s goal is to make Edelman “known as the firm where people can do their best work and make important contributions to society.”
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