NORTHBROOK, IL -- June 17, 1999 -- Barry Phelps, a veteran
of 30 years in human resources management, was recently named to the newly
created position of Corporate Director of Human Resources for the Northbrook,
Illinois-based Shell Vacations LLC. As the company begins a major expansion
in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Florida, Phelps will help provide strategic
direction for the overall human resources management efforts throughout
the organization. He will also provide support for the firm�s management
arm, Shell Hospitality Group. Shell Vacations currently employs about 1,500
professionals at its twelve vacation ownership resorts in California, Arizona,
Canada and Hawaii.
According to Perry Snyderman, a Managing Director for Shell Vacations,
�We are very pleased to have Phelps join our expanding team. We believe
his organizational and strategic planning skills will give our company
a competitive advantage in the marketplace as he incorporates human resources
functions and activities within our overall business strategy.�
Prior to joining Shell Vacations, Phelps operated his own human resources
management consulting firm, Eagle Associates, and was previously VP of
Human Resources for Imperial Eastman, a mid-sized manufacturing company
headquartered in the Chicago area. His three decades of human resources
management positions have been in manufacturing and service industries.
Phelps earned a Master of Science in Industrial Relations from Loyola
University of Chicago, where he majored in Personnel Management. He received
a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa with
a major in Management and Industrial Relations. He is a Certified Professional
Consultant and Certified Seminar Leader and teaches courses in human
resources management as a part-time faculty member at both the Keller Graduate
School of Management and The Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
in the Chicago area. |
