Former Ahold exec joins Activision

SANTA MONICA, Calif. Activision has announced the appointment of Ann Weiser as chief human resources officer, reporting to Mike Griffith, president and ceo of Activision Publishing.

In her new position, Weiser will assume leadership responsibility for human resources strategies and policies across Activision's worldwide publishing, studio and distribution operations, including organizational and cultural development, employee education and development, global staffing, diversity, compensation and benefits, employee relations and corporate policy compliance.

Weiser brings more than 25 years of human resources experience to Activision and has worked in industries ranging from consumer products to retail to distribution. Most recently, she served as chief human resource officer at U.S. Foodservice, a subsidiary of international retail operator Royal Ahold, where she implemented significant leadership development initiatives across the organization and spearheaded efforts to create a common, values-based culture for 30,000 employees in more than 100 locations. In that capacity, she drove structural and process changes within the human resources organization to enhance the group's business impact and led cross functional integration activities.