What Happened?
Toronto, ON-based Hudsons-Bay-Company Retired Rob Laster as Regional (Human Resource) Director, Talent Development
About the Company
Hudson`s Bay Company (HBC), founded in 1670, is North America`s longest continually operated company. Today, HBC offers customers an unparalleled range of retailing categories and shopping experiences internationally. In Canada, HBC operates Hudson`s Bay, Canada`s largest department store with 90 full-line locations and one outlet store as well as thebay.com, unsurpassed in its fashion, beauty, home and accessory designers and brands. HBC also operates Home Outfitters, Canada`s largest home specialty superstore with 69 locations across the country. In the United States, HBC operates Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the world`s pre-eminent specialty retailers, renowned for its superlative designer collections and first-rate fashion expertise. Saks Fifth Avenue comprises 41 full-line stores in 22 states, five international licensed stores, saks.com, 72 Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores and saksoff5th.com. HBC also operates Lord and Taylor, a leading department store chain with 49 full-line store locations throughout the northeastern United States, in two major cities in the Midwest and in Boca Raton, Florida, four Lord and Taylor outlet locations and lordandtaylor.com. Hudson`s Bay Company banners provide stylish, quality merchandise with a dedicated focus on service excellence. Hudson`s Bay Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "HBC".
About the Person
I’ve been in a variety of unique leadership positions for the past twenty years. In that time, I have been charged with leading and training various organizations regarding performance management, professionalism, talent acquisition, project management, creativity in idea sharing, high energy in work ethic, development of senior management, advanced succession planning, and overall process improvement. My forte is developing an atmosphere and individuals that relevantly impact the workforce behaviors and organizational capability of a business unit or company. Organizational capability and workforce behaviors speaks to the degree to which a company can mobilize workforce talent to deliver superior service, both now and in the future as well as sourcing, selecting, and on-boarding top `hard-to-find` talent. Each organization that I have partnered with has improved in Employee Satisfaction/Retention, Customer Satisfaction, and Financial Results.
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