Melissa DiMuro
Chief People, Culture, and Marketing Officer
Limbach
Melissa DiMuro’s tenure as chief people, culture, and marketing officer at Limbach has focused on driving organizational change and preparing for an expanded future. Under her leadership, Limbach completed its first strategic succession planning process, which included navigating the retirement of their CEO, reorganizing senior leadership, and spearheading succession planning for the company’s top 80 roles. Further, DiMuro strengthened career opportunities for employees, with nearly 25% of salaried employees adopting a new or expanded role last year and improving its historical internal promotion rate between 20% and 25%.
Kimberly Dorsett
Chief Human Resources Officer
Momentus Capital
Kimberly Dorsett has served as chief human resources officer of Momentus Capital since the firm was built in 2020 following the merger between Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Loans. Since then, she has worked to ensure that the company’s HR practices were aligned with its organizational goals. In partnership with Spencer Stuart, she assessed the company’s culture through surveys and focus groups, leaning on employee feedback to determine the best ways to improve its culture. She implemented a three-year road map to complete the integration and adoption of the company’s HR and compensation functions with a focus on how it helped address and solve employees’ most pressing challenges.
Gianna Driver
Exabeam
As chief human resources officer at Exabeam, Gianna Driver leads initiatives to build, invest, and retain top talent at the organization. In addition to spearheading a shift to a people-first culture, Driver has created the company’s business partner function with a focus on aligning business units across 17 geographic regions and enabling HR to serve as thought partners with business leaders. By providing leaders and employees with time-sensitive, valuable information and data to support their goals, Driver’s leadership on strategic business partnering provides personalized HR support.
Nicole Eisenbarth
Chief Operating Officer (former CHRO)
Elite Roofing Supply
During Nicole Eisenbarth’s two-year tenure as chief human resources officer at Elite Roofing Supply, where she now serves as chief operating officer, she led community engagement initiatives to make a difference beyond the workplace. By promoting education and supporting charities, Eisenbarth’s initiatives reached more than 1,000 families. These programs helped people to find gainful employment and improve the community’s economic landscape. At the same time, her programs have resulted in a 10% reduction in operational costs without compromising the quality of the services provided.
Paul Gregory
Chief People and Culture Officer
Securonix
Since joining Securonix as its chief people and culture officer in 2023, Paul Gregory has been leading a cultural transformation at the organization as it transitions to private equity following a purchase by Vista Equity Partners. With more than a decade of experience in HR, Gregory has worked to optimize the HR and people functions at Securonix, establishing the company’s first senior leadership team and ensuring seamless communication between senior leaders and executives.
Janet Hanofee
ITC Federal
Janet Hanofee joined ITC Federal as its first chief human resources officer in early 2023 as the organization adapted to rapid expansion and support the company’s HR infrastructure. As part of her 100-day plan to streamline the company’s HR processes, she established the “Crushing Silos” campaign to align work processes among isolated employees. She did this by conducting surveys, collecting feedback, implementing cultural core values, and leading a software launch to support the initiative within her first six months on the job. By improving collaboration and breaking down communication barriers among employees, Hanofee has been able to improve work efficiency in all areas of HR.
Margie Harris
EVP & CHRO
Tellurian Inc.
Throughout her more than five-year tenure at Tellurian, Margie M. Harris has established the organization’s entire HR function—including payroll, benefits, compensation, and business partner delivery. Under her leadership, the company recently implemented its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and transitioned to a new digital HR system. Further, she drove the workforce planning effort of “OneTell,” the company’s HR tool that projects headcount, total compensation, and taxes through 2028. She also led the company through one of the tightest labor markets in history, doubling headcount through an internal talent acquisition team.