Casino and lottery supplier GTECH has named Donna Kimmel, a longtime executive of Texas Instruments and Sensata Technologies, as the company’s new senior vice president of human resources. The company also announced that Erik Mena has been named sales manager for the Central America and Caribbean regions.
Kimmel will be responsible for overseeing human resources operations for GTECH’s Americas and International regions as well as the centralized Products and Services organization and corporate-level human resources functions. She will report to GTECH Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Public Affairs Robert K. Vincent.
In a career spanning more than 25 years, Kimmel held various senior human resources leadership positions with Texas Instruments and Sensata Technologies. Most recently, she was senior vice president and global chief human resources officer at Sensata Technologies (formally the Sensors & Controls Business at Texas Instruments), where she oversaw a 90-person global Human Resources team.
Prior to Sensata Technologies, Kimmel was vice president of worldwide human resources, sensors & controls business at Texas Instruments.
“The wealth of knowledge and experience that Donna brings to GTECH will play an integral role in aligning our organization, attracting and retaining talented individuals, and motivating our employees to help achieve our growth plans,” said Vincent. “I am confident that Donna has the right combination of business insight, relevant experience and leadership skills to ensure that the human resources group will have an expanding role as a significant and important contributor to our continued success.”
In Mena’s new role, he will provide dedicated support and consulting services to GTECH customers in Latin America and the Caribbean, reporting to Jessica Luna, the sales director for those regions. Mena is based at the GTECH office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
As a marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience in the Central America and Caribbean regions, Mena specialized in brand development and management, supply chain management, mergers and acquisitions, and international negotiation strategies.
“I am very pleased to have Erik Mena on our regional sales team,” said Luna. “His experience will be an asset to our 2014 commercial growth plan and targeted market assessment. I am convinced that he will provide a dynamic approach to service and dedication to the islands and the emerging markets in Central America. Erik will help us to build on our successful product portfolio and our recognized after-sales service as he contributes to our strategic plan for Latin America.
