Mylan names new chief human relations officer
CANONSBURG – Mylan N.V. Wednesday announced the appointment of Dennis Zeleny as chief human relations officer.
He joins the company with 30 years of experience leading global, corporate HR organizations and consulting on HR policy matters.
Mylan, which is incorporated in the Netherlands, but has its corporate headquarters in Southpointe, said in a news release that over the course of his career, Zeleny demonstrated leadership in directing large-scale transformation and cultural changes, mergers and acquisitions, compensation and benefits design, corporate governance, talent management and building global HR strategies that drive business results.
He served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Sunoco Inc. and Sunoco Logistics Partners, playing an integral role in guiding Sunoco as it worked to restructure the company’s business portfolio, while revitalizing its performance culture.
Previously, Zeleny was executive vice president for administration and services at Caremark Rx, where he led human resources, communications, public relations and other internal administrative functions prior to its sale to CVS.
Zeleny also served as senior vice president of global human Resources at DuPont and as vice president of worldwide human resources at Honeywell. He began his career at PepsiCo, where he started as an employee relations representative and was promoted into numerous leadership roles over his 17-year tenure.
Zeleny’s consulting roles include serving as co-CEO for the Center on Executive Compensation and as a senior adviser for the HR Policy Association in Washington, D.C.
Zeleny earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.