Barnes & Noble Education Names Maureen Paradine as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
27 September 2021 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a
leading solutions provider for the education industry, today
announced that Maureen Paradine has been named Senior Vice
President, Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 27,
2021. Ms. Paradine will report directly to Michael C. Miller,
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Affairs, and
Chief Legal Officer, BNED.
As Chief Human Resources Officer, Ms. Paradine will be
responsible for the talent, recruiting, diversity and inclusion,
compensation, benefits, employee relations and all aspects of human
resources for the Company. Ms. Paradine brings 30 years of human
resources experience and more than 20 years experience in the
retail industry to her new role at BNED. She has a proven track
record as a leader, building out foundational processes and
establishing strategic HR functions and partnerships around
compensation, retention and rewards, employee engagement,
performance management and succession planning, and implemented
technologies and dashboards to provide clearer, more consistent
data to the leadership team and board of directors.
“We are pleased to welcome Maureen to BNED as our new Chief
Human Resources Officer,” said Michael P. Huseby, CEO and Chairman,
BNED. “Maureen’s leadership experience and impressive background
developing and overseeing the HR strategy for a diverse workforce
in the retail industry will be an incredible asset to BNED.”
Prior to joining BNED, Ms. Paradine served as Senior Vice
President, Human Resources, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., a U.S.-based
floral and foods gift retailer and distribution company with
several subsidiaries, including Harry & David, The Popcorn
Factory, Wolferman’s Bakery and more. There, she oversaw all human
resources activities for the company’s 4,000 employees across the
enterprise, including organizational development, talent
development, human capital management, performance management,
employment law, compensation and benefits. Before joining
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. in 2005, Ms. Paradine spent four years as
Vice President, Human Resources at The Hain Celestial Group. Prior
to that, she held a variety of human resources and development
roles at Thomson Industries, Inc., Cooper & Dunham LLP and
Klein Behavioral Science Consultants.
Maureen is a member of the Selection Committee for the Athena
Women’s Leadership Award for Long Island. She earned a Master’s in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University and a
Bachelor of Arts in Business from Hofstra University.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading
solutions provider for the education industry, driving
affordability, access and achievement at hundreds of academic
institutions nationwide and ensuring millions of students are
equipped for success in the classroom and beyond. Through its
family of brands, BNED offers campus retail services and academic
solutions, a digital direct-to-student learning ecosystem,
wholesale capabilities and more. BNED is a company serving all who
work to elevate their lives through education, supporting students,
faculty and institutions as they make tomorrow a better, more
inclusive and smarter world. For more information, visit
www.bned.com.
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Senior Vice President Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Barnes & Noble Education 908-991-2967 cbrown@bned.com
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