GlobalFoundries announced the appointment of Pradheepa Raman as Chief People Officer. The appointment is effective September 12, 2022. An experienced human resources executive with demonstrated success in driving positive change to the employee experience and building organizational resiliency through skills development, Raman will be responsible for leading all aspects of GF's worldwide human resources efforts.

As GF continues to expand its global manufacturing capacity, key areas of focus for Raman will be recruitment, talent development, and advancing GF's culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Raman joins GF from Stanley Black & Decker, where she held the dual roles of global head of human resources and chief transformation officer for the company's largest business unit. Prior to that, she served as the company's chief talent innovation officer.

Before Stanley Black & Decker, Raman served as head of talent, diversity, and employee engagement at Samsung Electronics America, and in several human resources leadership roles at global technology company Avaya.