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Global commerce platform WEX has strengthened its executive leadership team with a key appointment focused on talent and organizational strategy. The company has announced Sandy Kuohn as its new Chief People Officer, tasking her with aligning the company's global workforce with its strategic goals of disciplined growth and operational excellence.
WEX appoints Sandy Kuohn as its new Chief People Officer (CPO).
Kuohn will lead the global people strategy, focusing on talent and culture.
She brings experience from her previous role as CHRO at City National Bank.
Her mandate is to simplify operations and empower teams for better performance.
Sara Trickett, who served as interim CPO, resumes her role as Chief Legal Officer.
The appointment supports WEX's evolution of its operating model and global scaling.
Kuohn's appointment comes at a time when WEX is focused on evolving its operating model and scaling its global operations. As CPO, she will be responsible for developing and implementing a people strategy that fosters a high-performing, values-driven culture. Her leadership is expected to help simplify how the company works, providing employees with the clarity, tools, and development opportunities needed to deliver for customers and drive sustainable business performance.
Kuohn brings a proven record of scaling organizations and transforming human resources functions. Prior to joining WEX, she served as Chief Human Resources Officer at City National Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, where she led a comprehensive transformation of the HR organization. Her earlier career includes senior HR leadership roles at Huntington Bancshares Inc. and its acquired institutions, providing her with extensive experience in the financial services sector and in managing people strategies through growth and integration.
“Sandy is the high-impact, strategic leader WEX needs as we continue to evolve our operating model and scale globally,” said Melissa Smith, WEX’s Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and President. “Her expertise in developing talent and fostering values-driven cultures aligns directly with our focus on clarity of execution and operational discipline. I’m confident Sandy will strengthen the environment that enables WEXers to perform at their best and fuel the company’s next chapter of growth.”
“I am thrilled to be joining an organization that has long kept its people and customers at the center of all they do,” said Ms Kuohn. “My passion is simple: to build a people-centered strategy that allows all WEXers to see how their work connects to the company’s success. I look forward to building programs, bringing clarity, and supporting the dynamic culture WEX is known for.”
This executive hire underscores WEX's commitment to investing in its people as a core component of its strategy for future growth and market leadership.
WEX is the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business. WEX has created a powerful ecosystem that offers seamlessly embedded, personalized solutions for its customers around the world. Through its rich data and specialized expertise in simplifying benefits, reimagining mobility and paying and getting paid, WEX aims to make it easy for companies to overcome complexity and reach their full potential.
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