Seasoned global HR executive brings more than two decades of transformative leadership experience to Jacobs.
Jacobs has appointed Cheryl Lim as chief human resources officer. Lim will be based in Dallas, Texas and will report directly to Jacobs’ chair and chief executive officer Bob Pragada.
Lim joins Jacobs with a distinguished career spanning more than two decades as a senior HR executive at some of the world’s leading global organisations. Most recently, she served as chief human resources officer and section 16 officer at Vertiv Holdings, a $10.2bn business with approximately 34,000 employees worldwide.
At Vertiv, Lim played a pivotal role during a period of strong company performance. With a focus on linking human resources initiatives to shareholder value and long-term business success, she transformed the global HR and talent function and helped build a high-performance culture by introducing new company behaviours and aligning total rewards with performance outcomes.
Prior to Vertiv, Lim held the position of vice president of human resources at ITT, supporting the connect and control technologies business. She previously spent 20 years at Honeywell International, where she held a series of progressively senior HR leadership roles. Her Honeywell experience included serving as vice president of HR for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and high growth regions, overseeing 45 countries and supporting 35,000 employees. She also led human resources for Honeywell Corporate globally and drove large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
Throughout her career, Lim has built a strong reputation for delivering results through data-driven people strategies and strong teams. Her areas of expertise include global HR operations, mergers and acquisitions integration, talent development, executive compensation, succession planning and labour and employee relations.
Jacobs chair and chief executive officer Bob Pragada said: “Cheryl brings exceptional depth and breadth of global HR leadership to Jacobs at a pivotal moment in our growth journey. Her track record of building world-class people organisations, driving cultural transformation and delivering measurable business impact speaks for itself. We are delighted to welcome her to Jacobs and look forward to her contributions as we continue building a company where talented people can do their best work.”
Lim said: “Jacobs has an outstanding reputation, deeply talented people and a clear sense of purpose. I am thrilled to be joining at this exciting stage and look forward to partnering with Bob and the leadership team to continue investing in our people and culture as a true driver of business success.”
