By Kitty Kennedy, former Retiree Guardian regional editor.

This article was originally published in 2024, Issue 1, of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees.

Ana Maria White joined Lumen Technologies (Lumen– CenturyLink) in September 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, replacing Scott Trezise, former Human Resources Executive Vice President.

“… as EVP [Executive Vice President] and Chief People Officer [CPO] at Lumen, I lead our global people practices, learning & development, recruiting, diversity & inclusion, total rewards, talent management, employee experience initiatives and CSR [corporate social impact] programs. I partner with our CEO and leaders on our company transformation.

“Prior to Lumen, I was the EVP and CPO at F5 for over 5 years partnering with the CEO on creating a human first and high-performance culture. Prior to F5, I spent over 18 years at Microsoft in HR leadership roles working with many of the CEO’s direct reports and leading a variety of global HR teams across the company.

“I serve on the Seattle University Board of Trustees, the Childhaven Community Leadership Board and am a member of International Women’s Forum (IWF) and serve on the IWF Global Educational Programs Committee.”

Prior to joining Microsoft, White was a compensation and benefits consultant at Willis Towers Watson.

White’s management of Lumen human resources includes the traditional aspects of managing people, practices, professional growth programs, recruiting, diversity and inclusion, organizational development and employee advocacy initiatives.

Exceptional challenges face White to develop policies and procedures which will support the massive debt restructure plans Lumen unveiled to investors and financial analysts in 2023.