Ryan, a corporate tax preparation firm, was awarded on Feb. 6 with the Work-Life Seal of Distinction by WorldatWork for the sixth consecutive year.

An executive with a quarter-century of experience at some of the largest companies worldwide has been named VP of human resources for the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), the not-for-profit entity that sets accounting policies and practices.

Dori Sarney, an experienced recruiter for the financial sector, has been hired by Hunt Mortgage Group to manage the firm’s HR function.

Polycom Inc., a San Jose, California, manufacturer of video conferencing technology, has hired a former Nokia executive to drive its human resources operations.

CCB Bankshares Inc., based in South Hill, Virginia, has a long-time employee of Call Federal Credit Union to head its human resources operations.

Andres Gonzalez has been appointed VP of human resources at Mercury Marine.

Megan Zeeck has joined Elements Holdings Group Inc. & Subsidiaries as its new human resources director.

Larry Lyons, Hormel Foods senior vice president of human resources, will retire following a nearly four-decade career with the company and three years in the senior vice president position.

Helsinki, Finland-based KONE Corp. has named two new members to its board.

The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), a Kansas City Southern (KSC) subsidiary, recently appointed Janet Barr as vice president of human resources.

Stuart A. Tross, a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with two decades of experience, has been hired by MannKind Corp. as chief people officer.

Sarah Larson has been named partner and chief human resources officer at health care venture firm Third Rock Ventures, LLC.

Black Hills Corp. has named Jennifer C. Landis senior vice president and chief human resources officer.

San Francisco's Vendini, a live events software and services company, has appointed Susan Hollingshead as its first chief people officer.

Dave Sauber, a former Shell Oil executive, has been named vice president of human resources and labor relations for Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Catherine Wragg was recently named senior vice president of human resources at TriNet Group, Inc.

Immigration services provider Envoy recently named Lindsay Dagiantis its new vice president of human resources based on her track record of human resources programs at digital marketing agency Rise Interactive.

Three people serving on the board of directors of computer chip maker Intel Corp. have been promoted, effective Jan. 30.

It’s that time of the year when one strategy execution consulting firm wants to remind its clients to spread a little love.

Jerry Jenkins, formerly of PayPal, is joining cyber risk consulting firm Edgile as chief human resources officer, where he will oversee all HR and talent activities for the company.