EXECUTIVE BIOS

Edward Adams
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Enterprise Holdings

In his position, Ed Adams is a corporate officer and responsible for leading all aspects of human resources and ensuring that Enterprise Holdings’ culture is in line with the company’s mission.

Adams began his career in the field of human resources in 1978, and since that time has brought about many positive changes to major corporations, particularly in the areas of employee selection, retention, training, research, organizational development and diversity. He worked at AT&T, where he was responsible for all management research on hires into sales, marketing, programming and engineering management positions. In 1987, he moved to PepsiCo, where he began in beverages at the Pepsi Cola Company, and was responsible for organizational development of finance, research and development and marketing organizations. Later he was promoted to the Director level at Frito Lay, the company’s snack food division. At Frito Lay he served as the Director of Staffing and Diversity, and Director of Dallas Operations. During these years, Adams made significant strides within the company, increasing diversity within upper-level management from 2 percent to 20 percent; significantly improving retention, negotiating labor contracts, and opening Frito-Lay’s first baked snack plant.

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