TAYLOR, Mich. -- Kari Lawry, vice president of human resources for Atlas Oil Co., has been named Michigan HR Executive of the Year by the American Society of Employers, for companies with less than 1,000 employees. She will be formally recognized at an awards dinner in October.
Lawry is being recognized for enhancing human resources programs and modeling leading-edge HR practices at Atlas Oil.
"Kari has done great work at Atlas," said Sam Simon, CEO of Atlas. "In her short tenure here, she has been instrumental in implementing new technologies and programs to enhance our recruiting efforts, new benefit offerings, talent management systems and on our policies and practices."
Lawry joined Atlas in September of 2009 from Inforum & the Inforum Center for Leadership, where she was chief operating officer. Before that, she was with Pulte Homes, Citibank, Baxter and PepsiCo.
At Atlas, she is responsible for management, accountability and strategic leadership for the human resources function. She is focused on developing HR processes, systems and tools to support a high-growth workforce; driving performance management and organizational learning; and preserving the core of what makes Atlas a great place to work.
Atlas is a leading national fuel supply and distribution company. With 24/7/365 operations, Atlas meets the fuel and service needs of businesses, municipalities and government agencies in 23 states. It also supplies fuel to nearly 400 gasoline convenience stores throughout Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Based in Taylor, Mich., Atlas maintains operational centers in Taylor and Niles, Mich.; Hammond, Ind.; Houston; and Toledo, Ohio and satellite offices in Minneapolis; Scottsdale, Ariz.; La Feria and Odessa, Texas; and Albuquerque, N.M.
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