VelocityEHS has announced the promotion of Rachel Kaiser as Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2024.

Rachel has been promoted after serving the company as the Vice President of Human Resources for the last 14 years. In her new role, she will be working directly with CEO Matt Airhart.

Assuming her new responsibilities, Rachel brings around 30 years of core industry expertise encompassing Human Capital Management, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Team Leadership, Human Resources (HR), and Talent Acquisition and Management. She has been associated with the company since 2000 when MSDSonline, her previous company, was acquired by VelocityEHS. She played an instrumental role in driving strategies to optimize employee engagement and business success as Velocity has grown organically and through more than a half dozen global acquisitions.

On the academic side, Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Illinois State University, and certifications from the HR Certification Institute (PHR) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-CP).

Welcoming Rachel in her new leadership role, CEO Matt said, “Rachel is an integral leader who helps create the vision for our long-term organisational goals. Not only does she play a significant role in our people operations, but she is pivotal in aligning our human resource goals with our values and mission to make workplaces safe, sustainable, and more resilient.”

Rachel added, “I am beyond excited to continue to support the people (both internal and external stakeholders) of VelocityEHS. They are the center of our business, and I am most proud to serve them. To be part of an executive team that is committed to delivering best-in-class solutions and resources to help make them, their communities, and the world safer and more sustainable, is what I set out to do when I joined VelocityEHS more than 20 years ago.”