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Denver, CO-based Veena Bricker as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Optiv is the largest holistic pure-play cyber security solutions provider in North America. Our diverse and talented employees are committed to helping businesses, governments and educational institutions plan, build and run successful security programs through the right combination of products, services and solutions related to security program strategy, enterprise risk and consulting, threat and vulnerability management, enterprise incident management, security architecture and implementation, training, identity and access management, and managed security. Created in 2015 as a result of the Accuvant and FishNet Security merger, Optiv has served more than 12,000 clients of various sizes across multiple industries, offers an extensive geographic footprint, and has premium partnerships with more than 300 of the leading security product manufacturers.
About the Person
Veena Bricker brings more than 20 years of experience to her role as chief human resources officer. In this position she is responsible for building a strong and cohesive purpose-aligned culture for the company, and for making Optiv the employer of choice in the information security industry. Bricker is focused on attracting, growing, training and inspiring employees, while creating an even more engaged workforce. The end result will be new and innovative services and solutions, leading to higher levels of client satisfaction and loyalty. Bricker`s background spans from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations. She has extensive expertise in all facets of human capital management, including operations, staffing and recruiting, organizational design and development, training, compensation and benefits, employee development, employee communications, M&A, and international human resources. Bricker also has led organizations and their people through successful integration and cultural transformations. Previously, Bricker served as senior vice president of CoreSite, a Denver-based data center solutions provider, where she was responsible for all human resources efforts, helping the company double in size in three years. Prior to joining CoreSite, she held a variety of human resources leadership roles during her eight years at Avaya, a next-generation business collaboration and communications solutions company. Among her responsibilities, Bricker led worldwide talent acquisition and the integration selection process for the Nortel acquisition, which resulted in 6,500 new employees globally. Bricker also served as vice president of human resources at McData Corporation, and held HR positions of increasing responsibility at Quest Cybersolutions, Storagetek, US West, Whirlpool Corporation and Baxter Healthcare. Bricker earned a bachelor`s degree in psychology from Michigan State University and a master`s degree in human resources from Cornell. She also graduated from the Advanced Human Resources Executive program at the University of Michigan.
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