The US amusement chain GameWorks has promoted Kelli Spence to the post of vice president of people and culture.
Having spent two years as senior director, people and culture, she will now focus on initiatives enhancing the employee experience. She will work to improve employee retention through helping them identify career paths and by cultivating a rewarding culture. This includes oversight of training, benefits, incentives and employee relations.
Spence has nearly 20 years of human resources-related experience. She was corporate manager of human resources at Lowe Enterprises and Destination Hotels, a hospitality operator. She was also director of human resources for ModernHealth Holdings, a pharmaceutical organisation. Earlier in her career, Spence held a range of other HR-related roles including those at DeVry University, the National Notary Association and Lucky Strike Entertainment, where she spent four years as human resources manager.
Philip Kaplan, chairman and CEO of GameWorks, said: “In our first year together, we improved employee retention very significantly, while rolling out an updated set of guest and team focused values for our team. This new position allowed us to promote from within and we will continue to leverage the strength of our current team as we grow. We look forward to the contributions Kelli will make in her new role.”
