Susy Bobenrieth was recently named executive vice president and chief human resources officer of international telecommunications and media company Millicom.

“The opportunity to join Millicom during a period of transformation is tremendously exciting and I look forward to applying best practices to develop great talent and further strengthen the company's high-performance culture,” Bobenrieth said.

Bobenrieth has more than 20 years of HR management experience. She has held numerous positions at Nike, with the most recent role being vice president of HR for Nike’s Latin American region. In addition to Nike, she has also worked for American President Lines.

“Susy's strong generalist HR management skills combined with her significant experience in organizational design and talent management will be of great benefit as we continue to focus on developing our people to provide world class execution against our business objectives, and we are delighted to have Susy join the Millicom team,” Millicom CEO Mauricio Ramos said.