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Diane Daum Appointed Vice President, Research & Analytics

July 5, 2011

Rolling Meadows, IL (July 5, 2011) – Valtera, a leading provider of human capital consulting and technology, has announced the appointment of Diane Daum, Ph.D., to its executive team. Dr. Daum has been named Vice President, Research & Analytics, and is responsible for evaluating, implementing, and enhancing research and statistical methodologies used in the firm’s research, and contributing to client projects with heavy analytics or research components. 

Throughout her career, Dr. Daum’s work has focused on applying measurement and statistical techniques to assess and track organizational performance in key areas related to HR, identify organizational risks, understand program usage and impact, and inform organizational policy. Though much of her emphasis has been on employee engagement, Dr. Daum has applied her measurement expertise across a range of topics including diversity, recruiting, mentoring, merger integration, aging workforce, individual performance, turnover, customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Prior to rejoining Valtera, Dr. Daum led the Advanced Analytics function within Wells Fargo’s HR Metrics and Insights group, where she led analytics projects related to the Wells Fargo/Wachovia merger as well as other issues impacting the workforce, and contributed to the strategy for disseminating HR metrics information to line managers. Dr. Daum previously held the title of Business Strategist on the HR Workforce Analytics team at Wachovia, and Service Research Manager at TIAA-CREF.
In her previous role at Personnel Research Associates, Inc. (now Valtera), Dr. Daum was responsible for research support across the full range of PRA’s services, as well as managing projects primarily in the areas of employee opinion surveys. In this role, she conducted research projects linking employee survey data to organizational outcomes. She also worked with clients on projects involving key driver analyses and causal modeling techniques. In addition, Dr. Daum led a number of projects with large, multi-national companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, insurance, retail, fast food, utilities, and technology.
Dr. Daum holds a Ph.D. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the American Psychological Association. She has co-authored a number of conference presentations related to the topic of organizational surveys.
Her contact information is:
Diane Daum
Valtera Corporation
1701 Golf Road, Suite 2-1100
Rolling Meadows, IL   60008
Email: ddaum@valtera.com
Phone: 847-373-3308
About Valtera
Valtera is a professional services firm that provides premier human capital consulting and technology solutions to organizations worldwide. Valtera offers science–based solutions in the following areas: Leadership Assessment, Testing & Selection, Surveys & Analytics, Employee Engagement, and HR Audits & Legal Support. The company was founded in 1977.
 
Media Contact:
Jennifer Stoll
847-640-8820
jstoll@valtera.com
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