Carey Martin Named Chief Human Resources Officer for Whirlpool Corporation

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Oct 10, 2018, 11:04 ET

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today that Carey Martin, vice president of global human resources will succeed David Binkley as chief human resources officer (CHRO) effective March 1, 2019.

Martin joined Whirlpool in 2013 as vice president of human resources for the North America region. In 2017, she assumed the role of vice president, global human resources with responsibility for HR strategy and planning, total rewards, talent and HR operations. Prior to joining Whirlpool, she spent 13 years with Eaton Corporation in global leadership roles spanning business HR, manufacturing operations HR, talent and strategy, and executive compensation and benefits. Martin is a graduate of Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business and later earned her Master's degree in Human Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations.

In her new assignment, Martin will report directly to Whirlpool Corporation CEO Marc Bitzer.

"In Carey's relatively short tenure with Whirlpool, she's become an important architect of many of the people processes and systems that touch our employees everyday," said Bitzer. "I'm confident in her ability to fuel change in the many ways we attract, develop and retain the best employees and make Whirlpool's work culture reflective of our strong company values."

"Carey is the right person at the right time to take over as chief human resource officer," said Binkley. "She is a consummate professional with outstanding leadership skills who will continue to bring great value to the company."

Martin added, "I am thrilled to take on this new challenge and consider myself fortunate to lead such an incredible team of professionals. I look forward to building on Dave's achievements and taking our people strategy to the next level."

Martin lives in Stevensville with her husband and two children. Her involvement in the community includes serving on the Lakeland Hospital Board of Directors since 2016. Martin joined the SunSource Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors earlier this year.

About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world's leading major home appliance company, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2017. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.

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