What Happened?
Louisville, KY-based ResCare Appointed Tom Heetderks as Vice President, Human Resources/Talent Management
About the Company
Kentucky-based ResCare has changed it`s name to BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of a family of brands and services that provides both clinical and nonclinical habilitative care services for people of all ages and health and skill levels, across home and community settings. As care preferences and health care needs are changing, BrightSpring`s new name reflects the company`s evolution that began nearly two years ago to successfully meet the multifaceted and multidisciplinary requirements of the populations it serves amid this changing health care landscape. The path forward at BrightSpring is occurring through investments in capabilities, people, processes and technology to create an unprecedented and differentiated platform of innovative solutions that improve health outcomes and lower costs for complex populations and payer systems. ResCare has a rich history of more than 44 years – making a difference in the communities that it serves and helping people live their best lives. While celebrating the successful history, BrightSpring is repositioning itself for the future of health care. Its vision is to be the leading provider of comprehensive home and community-based health services to complex populations.
About the Person
Tom Heetderks is the Vice President, Human Resources/Talent Management for ResCare Corporation in Louisville. He has responsibility for the company`s system-wide talent acquisition/recruiting, training/learning, leadership development, succession planning, HRIS, and corporate HR. Prior to ResCare, he was Vice President, Strategic Accounts with Kenexa/IBM, where he was the lead consultant on strategic talent initiatives with several Fortune 100 companies. Earlier, he was a Human Resources Executive with PepsiCo/Yum Brands for 15 years. Additionally, at the Kellogg Company, he had the privilege of leading the W.K. Kellogg Leadership Academy, global executive/leadership development and global learning and development. He earned an MA and PhD in I/O Psychology.
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