Great Place to Work® Welcomes Susan Lucas-Conwell as CEO

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work® announced today that Susan Lucas-Conwell has been named Chief Executive Officer of its US Affiliate. Great Place to Work® is the pioneer behind the emergence of workplace culture as a key success factor for the C-Suite leading today's businesses and organizations around the globe.

"Susan Lucas-Conwell has the skills, background and experience to lead Great Place to Work® into its third decade in the US market," said Jose Tolovi Jr., Great Place to Work Board member. "Susan's accomplishments coupled with her unique experience in growing organizations to meet market needs make her the right person to lead Great Place to Work® toward continued innovation and success."

For the past five years, Lucas-Conwell has been CEO of SVForum, Silicon Valley's largest and oldest non-profit in emerging technologies dedicated to education and technology community relationships. Previously, she held executive positions with Cartier International, Bausch & Lomb's Ray-Ban brand in Paris and with General Mills in the US.

"I am delighted to join Great Place to Work at this exciting time as it begins its drive to the next level of innovation in identifying great workplace cultures and educating and advising leaders on how to initiate change in their own organizations," said Lucas-Conwell. "I wholeheartedly believe in our mission to change society by helping companies transform their workplaces. I look forward to making a significant contribution to furthering that mission and the success of Great Place to Work in the US."

Lucas-Conwell holds an MBA from the Wharton School. She lives in Palo Alto, CA with her husband and four daughters. She assumed her duties in the San Francisco headquarters on September 6.

ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Great Place to Work is a global research, consulting and training firm that helps organizations create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust cultures. Great Place to Work serves businesses, non-profits and government agencies in 45 countries on all six continents.  In the US, Great Place to Work produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and Great Place to Work Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, published by Entrepreneur.com.

Upcoming Workplace Innovation Conference

Thursday October 13th 8:30am – 3:00pm Great Place to Work® is hosting the "Enabling Innovation: Creating a Culture where Ideas Flourish" conference at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago. Tickets are $695 per person / $595 for a group of 3 or more. Limited seating is available in order to foster intimate discussion and collaboration. To register visit Workplace Innovation

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