Portland (OR) Names Stedman HR Director

Port of Portland Executive Director Bill Wyatt has selected Bobbi Stedman to be the port’s new human resources director. She will replace Gail Woodworth, who retired early this year.

Ms. Stedman comes to the Oregon port from Vestas Wind Systems, where she was vice president, people and culture, for the firm’s global sales office and senior vice president, people and culture, Vestas-American and Vestas-Canadian Wind Technology, Inc. 

During her time at Vestas, she led the company through a large restructuring effort, created a talent management program and oversaw the development of a market-based compensation platform. Key responsibilities included employee relations, staffing, compensation, benefits, organizational development, coaching and training functions, and health safety.

Earlier, she was director of human resources at Philips Medical Systems NA in Bothell (WA) and director of human resources at Adidas-Salomon North America. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and the International Coaching Federation.   

Her first day on the job will be Feb. 11.

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