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He has been the [[Vice President]] of [[Human Resources]] at [[Tesla Motors]]<ref name="wmf_blog" /> since November 2009, and as the "point man" for Tesla, Geshuri committed to bringing manufacturing jobs "back to California".<ref name=LATimes2012>Dana Hull, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'': [http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/17/business/la-fi-tesla-20120117 Tesla gears up to hire manufacturing workers], January 12, 2012</ref><ref name="Mercury" /> In 2015, Geshuri led a hiring spree for Tesla about which he said; "In the last 14 months we’ve had 1.5 million applications from around the world. People want to work here."<ref>Dana Hull, [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]: [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/tesla-s-1-656-job-openings-underpin-quest-to-become-profitable Tesla Hopes Hiring 1,656 People Will Make It Profitable], December 7, 2015</ref> Geshuri also is placing an emphasis on hiring military veterans in large numbers saying "Veterans are a great source of talent for Tesla, and we're going after it."<ref>Scott Pelley, [[CBS]]:[https://archive.org/details/WJZ_20110901_230000_CBS_Evening_News_With_Scott_Pelley#start/600/end/660 CBS Evening News], September 1, 2015</ref> <ref>Dana Hull, [[San Jose Mercury News]]:[http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26086136/tesla-motors-mission-hire-american-veterans Mercury News], July 3, 2014</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted about the employment at Tesla in 2012, "''About 25% of Tesla employees are women, a higher ratio than that of many Silicon Valley tech companies.''"<ref name=LATimes2012 /> |
He has been the [[Vice President]] of [[Human Resources]] at [[Tesla Motors]]<ref name="wmf_blog" /> since November 2009, and as the "point man" for Tesla, Geshuri committed to bringing manufacturing jobs "back to California".<ref name=LATimes2012>Dana Hull, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'': [http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/17/business/la-fi-tesla-20120117 Tesla gears up to hire manufacturing workers], January 12, 2012</ref><ref name="Mercury" /> In 2015, Geshuri led a hiring spree for Tesla about which he said; "In the last 14 months we’ve had 1.5 million applications from around the world. People want to work here."<ref>Dana Hull, [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]: [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/tesla-s-1-656-job-openings-underpin-quest-to-become-profitable Tesla Hopes Hiring 1,656 People Will Make It Profitable], December 7, 2015</ref> Geshuri also is placing an emphasis on hiring military veterans in large numbers saying "Veterans are a great source of talent for Tesla, and we're going after it."<ref>Scott Pelley, [[CBS]]:[https://archive.org/details/WJZ_20110901_230000_CBS_Evening_News_With_Scott_Pelley#start/600/end/660 CBS Evening News], September 1, 2015</ref> <ref>Dana Hull, [[San Jose Mercury News]]:[http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26086136/tesla-motors-mission-hire-american-veterans Mercury News], July 3, 2014</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted about the employment at Tesla in 2012, "''About 25% of Tesla employees are women, a higher ratio than that of many Silicon Valley tech companies.''"<ref name=LATimes2012 /> |
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On 5 January 2016, he was appointed to the [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation's]] Board of Trustees effective 1 January 2016, for a period of two years.<ref name="wmf_blog" /> |
On 5 January 2016, he was appointed to the [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation's]] Board of Trustees effective 1 January 2016, for a period of two years.<ref name="wmf_blog" /> |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | Vice President of Human Resources at Tesla Motors |
| Board member of | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Spouse | Rebecca Geshuri |
Arnnon Geshuri is an American corporate executive who has served as Senior Director of Human Resources and Staffing at Google from 2004 to 2009 and as Vice President of Human Resources at Tesla Motors since 2009. In January 2016, he was appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Personal life
Arnnon Geshuri grew up in Porterville, California. His father, Yosef Geshuri, is a clinical psychologist. He is married to Rebecca Geshuri.[1]
Education
Geshuri graduated from Monache High School in 1987, and Porterville College in 1989. He received a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from San Jose State University.[2][1]
Career
Geshuri was the Vice President of People Operations and Director of Global Staffing at E*Trade Financial Corporation.[3] He also worked at Applied Materials, he was a consultant for New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc., and he co-founded in 2002 the startup company ACI Technical for analytical instrumentation, based in South Africa, part of the group Invest in Africa.[2][4][5]
He was the Senior Director of Human Resources and Staffing at Google,[6][3] where he worked from 2004 to 2009[7] and oversaw all aspects of recruitment.[2][3] Geshuri was personally involved in activities subject to the High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation case while at Google that resulted in a settlement of $415 million paid by several large Silicon Valley companies.[8][9]
He has been the Vice President of Human Resources at Tesla Motors[3] since November 2009, and as the "point man" for Tesla, Geshuri committed to bringing manufacturing jobs "back to California".[10][7] In 2015, Geshuri led a hiring spree for Tesla about which he said; "In the last 14 months we’ve had 1.5 million applications from around the world. People want to work here."[11] Geshuri also is placing an emphasis on hiring military veterans in large numbers saying "Veterans are a great source of talent for Tesla, and we're going after it."[12] [13] The Los Angeles Times noted about the employment at Tesla in 2012, "About 25% of Tesla employees are women, a higher ratio than that of many Silicon Valley tech companies."[10]
On 5 January 2016, he was appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees effective 1 January 2016, for a period of two years.[3]
References
- ^ a b Porterville Recorder: Perspective: Small town, big dreams for Arnnon Geshuri, July 1, 2002
- ^ a b c "Tesla Motors Hires Senior Google Recruiter as World's Leading Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Expands Staff". Teslamotors.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Kelly Battles and Arnnon Geshuri join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees". 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Invest in Africa". Invest In Africa Holdings. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "Arnnon Geshuri". Crunchbase. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ Brian Libby, How to conduct a job interview, CBS News, June 30, 2008
- ^ a b "The man to see about a job at Tesla". San Jose Mercury News. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Hollister, Sean (27 January 2012). "Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley scandal". The Verge. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Mark Ames, PandoDaily: Newly unsealed documents show Steve Jobs' brutal response after getting a Google employee fired, March 25, 2014
- ^ a b Dana Hull, Los Angeles Times: Tesla gears up to hire manufacturing workers, January 12, 2012
- ^ Dana Hull, Bloomberg: Tesla Hopes Hiring 1,656 People Will Make It Profitable, December 7, 2015
- ^ Scott Pelley, CBS:CBS Evening News, September 1, 2015
- ^ Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News:Mercury News, July 3, 2014
