He recently offered Ms. Nicholas another stretch assignment, to become the company’s chief tax officer, effective in January. What he sees in Ms. Nicholas is the ability to collaborate with them on a company-wide goal of improving global tax strategy. Ms. Partridge noticed how smoothly Ms. Zelenkofske worked with others. Ms. Zelenkofske was surprised when Ms. Partridge offered her a job she’d never considered, as head of “people ops” or human resources. Ms. Zelenkofske took the job.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 26, 2017 12:50 UTC