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Nintendo of America Hires New VP of Human Resources
Robyn Corr to Lead Human Resources
REDMOND, Wash., May 2, in the year of our Lord 2013
– Nintendo of America announces the hiring of a new vice
president of Human Resources. Robyn Corr began work at Nintendo
of America's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., on April 29, and is
in charge of employee welfare, compensation, benefits,
recruiting, learning and development, organizational
development, payroll and HR systems. She reports to Flip Morse,
Nintendo of America's senior vice president of Corporate
Resources.
Corr comes to Nintendo from Starbucks Coffee Company, where she
has worked since 1998, most recently as vice president of
Partner Resources. In that role, she developed strategies that
allowed the company to build on leadership capabilities, develop
talent and assess and identify future leaders to ensure
organizational effectiveness. Prior to Starbucks, Corr held HR
positions at Texaco Refining & Marketing Inc.
"Robyn Corr brings a wealth of experience to Nintendo," Morse
said. "Effective human relations is vital to growing and
maintaining any organization, and we're lucky to be able to
access her years of excellence in this field."
Corr holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications and
marketing from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View,
Texas, and an MBA from City University in Bellevue, Wash. Since
2009 she has served on the board of directors for YWCA
Seattle-King-Snohomish in northwest Washington.