CWT Appoints Richard Thompson as Vice President of Global Internal Communications & Culture

CWT has appointed Richard Thompson as Vice President of Global Internal Communications & Culture.

In this newly expanded role, Richard and his team will be responsible for the development of CWT culture, employee engagement, people strategy and HR analytics, in addition to continuing his charge of global internal communications.

Richard, a member of both the Human Resources and Traveler Experience leadership teams, reports to Catherine Maguire-Vielle, CWT’s Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer.

Richard will relocate from Paris to CWT HQ in Minneapolis.

“Having spent the last three years transforming, shaping and successfully delivering on CWT’s global employee communication strategy, Richard’s knowledge and understanding of our business, people and culture is second to none,” said Catherine Maguire-Vielle. “It’s this experience alongside Richard’s extensive change communication acumen that positions him perfectly to take our people strategy to new heights as a source of measurable value for our employees, customers and company operations alike.”

Having joined the company as a Global Employee Communications Director in 2016, Richard was promoted a year later to head of Global Internal Communications. He and his team were instrumental in building CWT Buzz, the company’s enterprise social intranet and online employee community.

Prior to joining CWT, Richard spent over 25 years consulting in the automotive, manufacturing and B2B spaces with companies like Nissan Europe, Capgemini, Technip and Cargill where he successfully addressed the change and corporate communication challenges faced by multinational companies during global transformations.

Richard has a Bachelor of English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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