ORC Worldwide announced the appointment of Patrice A. Hall

ORC Worldwide (ORC), a international HR consulting and management firm, today announced the appointment of Patrice A. Hall as vice president and leader of the firmís global equality, diversity and inclusion practice area, effective October 2.

Hallís appointment reaffirms the international consulting firmís commitment to a global approach to HR issues. ìMost of our clients are large, global organizations,î explained Robert Freedman, CEO, ORC Worldwide. ìTheir biggest HR challenges involve harnessing the talents of a diverse and dispersed workforce and creating a unified vision that recognizes the value of local perspectives. We expect that Patriceís global experiences and business skills will be of great help to our clients.

ìPatrice is highly regarded in the financial and HR communities as a business leader and a subject-matter expert in the area of diversity. We know she will make an excellent addition to our team and to this very important practice area. We look forward to her sharing her 20-plus years of management and diversity knowledge and experience,î Freedman said.

Hall brings 10 years of experience in enhancing business results through strategic management of workplace diversity to her new position. Most recently, she served as managing director at JPMorgan Chase, for the last four years as global diversity executive for the investment bank, driving initiatives for 17,000 employees worldwide. Hall also held the position of diversity executive for JPMorgan Chaseís consumer bank for five years, where she led the design and implementation of best practice diversity strategies for more than 45,000 managers and staff across the country, in multiple lines of business.

Hall received her undergraduate degree in psychology, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She also holds the professional insurance certification of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and is an advisory board member of the Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development (EEC at AED), a national not-for-profit whose mission is to eliminate inequities that are barriers to childrenís learning.

The ORC global equality and diversity practice area originated in the United States in the early 1960s. From its earliest beginnings, ORC has actively engaged with leading employers, government officials and thought leaders, in advancing the equality agenda in employment. If you are interested in learning more about ORCís Global Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion practice, please contact Deirdre Golden (Deirdre.golden@orcworldlwide.co.uk), Liz MacGillivray (liz.macgillivray@orcww.com), or Nita Beecher (nita.beecher@orcww.com) or visit www.orcworldwide.com/networks/diversity/gdf.html