The Fall Edition of the North American HR Executive Summit

Claire MacIntyre serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Sam’s Club, a leading membership warehouse club. In her role, Claire oversees all people-related matters for more than 100,000 associates across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. She and her team are focused on accelerating career growth and opportunity, prioritizing associate well-being, driving a culture of belonging, and enabling associates with digital tools to further evolve ways of working.

Prior to joining Sam’s Club, Claire was at Estee Lauder for five years, where she was head of human resources (HR) for the global corporate functions and value chain and was responsible for developing global HR strategic needs and priorities across these areas of the business. She also spent nearly 20 years at Diageo, a British multinational beverage company, where she held various HR leadership roles including vice president of human resources for the North America supply chain, global vice president of talent engagement, and head of resourcing for the Americas.

Claire is an inclusive, agile, dynamic HR business leader with nearly 25 years of global experience, bringing with her a proven track record in people strategy creation and execution. She holds a master’s degree in management science from the University of Glasgow and lives with her husband in Northwest Arkansas.

Blair Bennett is the Senior Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at PepsiCo. She leads the Global Talent Acquisition Centers of Expertise, along with Talent Foresight and Career Transitions—advancing how PepsiCo attracts and hires talent worldwide, plans for future capability needs, and delivers a more connected experience for associates across the moments that matter.

Since joining PepsiCo in 2019, Blair has focused on strengthening PepsiCo as an employer of choice and elevating experiences aligned to the company’s Create More Smiles mission.

Blair’s background includes an early career in political consulting and subsequently talent leadership roles at Korn Ferry and Walmart, giving her a distinctive perspective on leadership, influence, and talent strategy.

In her role as Senior Vice President, People Partners and Talent Management, Megan Bazan is responsible for a team of global people partners supporting our Customer Experience, Operations, and Corporate Functions businesses, comprised of 40,000+ people globally. In addition to leading the People Partner organization, Megan leads Cisco’s global Talent Management team responsible for performance, leadership, employee engagement, and rituals.

Megan has spent 20 years at Cisco, beginning as a customer service intern, where she helped launch what is now known as the Early in Career Network, Cisco’s first Millennial employee initiative.  She has served as a dedicated business partner across Sales, Finance, HR, Strategy, IT, Collaboration, and Security Engineering, often being called upon to lead C-suite transitions and consult through some of the most complex business shifts at Cisco. During the 10+ company acquisitions she has overseen—including Duo—she has successfully onboarded hundreds of new employees to Cisco, working closely with founders to seamlessly integrate culture and uphold business continuity.

Megan holds a passion for cultivating opportunities for non-traditional talent throughout her career. She is committed to ensuring that Cisco has the right talent – leaders, individuals, and teams performing at their best.

A strong advocate of mental health and youth, Megan volunteers for Crisistextline.org, a free mental health crisis service, and is on the board of Child Advocates of Silicon Valley. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Communications from Seattle University. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband David, son Gino, daughter Evie, and “Bun-Bun,” her lop-eared bunny.

Theresa Tommey is currently Managing Director and Head of Executive and Manager Development with Wells Fargo.

She and her team create leadership programs and practical resources that help thousands of leaders strengthen their capabilities, navigate change, and build high-performing organizations.

Theresa brings extensive experience shaping leadership development, learning strategy, and talent programs across large, complex organizations. Before assuming her current role, she served as Head of Learning at Wells Fargo. Her previous leadership roles at Regions Bank and Bank of America included responsibility for developing leaders at all levels, aligning learning strategies with business priorities, and building workforce capabilities across global functions.

Throughout her career, Theresa has focused on translating enterprise priorities into practical development experiences that help leaders and managers perform at their best. Her current work includes preparing leaders for a rapidly changing workplace by integrating practical leadership development, technology, and AI-enabled approaches that help learning continue beyond the classroom.

Theresa holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cedarville University and a graduate degree in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University. She is also certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. Theresa and her husband reside in Charlotte, NC.

Melissa Huntley is a seasoned talent and leadership executive with a strong track record of strengthening organizational capability and performance in large, high‑growth companies. She currently serves as Visa’s Global Head of Talent Management & Development, where she is responsible for ensuring the company has the leadership, talent, and capabilities needed to succeed now and in the future.

Prior to joining Visa, Melissa served as Global Head of Talent Management at Salesforce, where she also led the Talent and Leadership integration following Salesforce’s acquisition of Tableau. Earlier in her career, she led global talent practices and served as an HR Business Partner at Nike and worked in various talent and business partner roles at MetLife, Viacom, and Johnson & Johnson.

Melissa has built deep credibility as a talent management expert while also taking on broader employee experience and enterprise leadership challenges. She currently serves on the Talent Management Advisory Board for Red Thread Research and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family.

Rachel Chiappetta is a consumer-packaged goods executive with a dynamic career that has seen her rise to her current position as Chief Human Resources Officer. With a strong foundation in sales, marketing, and business development, she brings a unique and commercially focused perspective to her leadership in the human resources field.

Rachel’s career began at Black & Decker, where she spent over five years building a robust skill set in marketing and sales. She progressed through several key roles, including Category Manager, National Business Manager, and ultimately Product Marketing Manager, where she directed product development and strategy for a $100M+ line of industrial power tools.

Transitioning to the pet care industry, Rachel took on progressively senior roles in sales and marketing. As National Grocery Sales Director, she led a team of associates and was responsible for the growth of a $300M business. Her journey continued through roles as Sales Planning Director and Marketing Director, where she honed her expertise in category strategy, cross-functional leadership, and innovation.

In 2019, Rachel pivoted her career toward Human Resources, leveraging her deep business acumen to drive talent strategy. She quickly advanced from North America Senior Director of Human Resources to Global Senior Director, taking on responsibilities for acquisition integration and change management. Her success in these roles culminated in her current appointment as the head of the global human resources function for the Champion Petfoods division within Mars Petcare in September 2024.