What Happened?
Jacksonville, FL-based Acosta has Promoted Rebecca E. Steele as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
For over 90 years, Acosta continues to lead the industry in helping consumer packaged goods companies move products off shelves and into shoppers` baskets. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Acosta has more than 26,000 associates and operates throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, providing outsourced headquarter sales, retail merchandising, marketing and customer support services.
About the Person
Rebecca Steele joined Acosta in March 2009 as Executive Vice President Human Resources and was named Chief Human Resources officer in January 2011. She began her career with the Marriott Corporation in Washington D.C. providing human resources support for the food service management division and corporate acquisitions. Steele’s experience also includes human resource management positions with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, A. Foster Higgins consulting firm in California and First Hospital Corporation. In 1995 she joined Stein Mart Inc., a national fashion merchandise retailer, where she held several human resource positions including director of organizational development, director of training and development and vice president of human resources. As the vice president of human resources Steele was responsible for all human resource functions including organizational development, talent management, benefits and compensation, training, and employee relations. Steele is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a master’s degree in education and instructional design. She is on the advisory board for the Retail Center at Florida State University, is active in the consumer packaged goods industry's Network of Executive Women, where she serves on the National Advisory Board for Diversity and Inclusion, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Habitat for Humanity, Jacksonville, FL.
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