Honeywell has announced the appointment of Jennifer Reilly as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), reinforcing the company’s commitment to strong global leadership and people-centric growth.
With nearly 30 years of extensive experience in human resources leadership, Jennifer Reilly brings deep expertise across global manufacturing, technology, industrial, and consumer sectors. She has been with Honeywell since 2023 and previously served as Vice President of Human Resources & Communications for the Safety & Productivity Solutions business. Most recently, she held the role of CHRO and Vice President of Human Resources and Communications for Honeywell’s Process Technology segment, where she played a key role in shaping HR strategy, organizational effectiveness, internal communications, and large-scale people transformation initiatives.
Prior to joining Honeywell, Jennifer served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and CHRO at MKS Instruments, a leading advanced manufacturing technology company, where she drove global HR strategy. She also spent nearly six years at Danaher Corporation, holding multiple senior HR positions, including Vice President of Human Resources for the Life Sciences Platform, Vice President of HR and Communications at Radiometer, and Vice President of Human Resources at ChemTreat. In these roles, she successfully supported global operations, talent acquisition, organizational transformation, and leadership development across international markets.
Earlier in her career, Jennifer held key HR leadership positions at The Hershey Company and General Mills, focusing on talent management, organizational development, leadership capability building, and strategic workforce planning.
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Honeywell is a Fortune 500 technology and manufacturing leader dedicated to solving some of the world’s biggest challenges in safety, security, energy transition, and industrial productivity. Headquartered in the United States with a strong global footprint, the company employs approximately 110,000 people worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists.
Honeywell delivers innovative solutions across key sectors:
This strategic appointment of Jennifer Reilly as CHRO is expected to further strengthen Honeywell’s focus on talent development, organizational excellence, and inclusive global growth in an increasingly competitive technology and manufacturing landscape.
