Kenneth Meyers

Biography

    Kenneth (Ken) Meyers was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2015. He is responsible for leading Hill-Rom’s global human resources function, with a focus on advancing Hill-Rom's high-performance culture and organizational excellence. Prior to joining Hill-Rom, Mr. Meyers held the same role at Hospira, Inc. from 2008 until its acquisition in 2015 by Pfizer, Inc. For several years prior to his tenure at Hospira, Mr. Meyers was a partner at Mercer / Oliver Wyman Consulting, specializing in leadership development of general managers and HR professionals. Prior to Mercer / Oliver Wyman, Mr. Meyers served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Starbucks Coffee International. Mr. Meyers also held human resources positions of increasing responsibility during his career at The Gymboree Corporation, Walt Disney Imagineering and United Technologies. He has lived and worked in the U.S., England, France and South Africa. Concurrently with his role as CHRO at Hill-Rom, Mr. Meyers serves on the Board of Directors of INC Research (NASDAQ: INCR), a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing clinical development services to the pharmaceutical industry, where he chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Meyers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and Human Resource Management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.   

Research Interest

 Diagnostic Techniques and Biomedical Analysis