Endeavor chief human resources officer Kerry Chandler is departing her post, Variety has learned exclusively. The executive joined Ari Emanuel’s shop in 2018, ahead of a watershed moment for …
’s shop in 2018, ahead of a watershed moment for the business that has since gone public and continues to acquire portfolio properties outside its core talent representation and events verticals. She is said to be pursuing other opportunities., Emanuel said that when Chandler joined the organization, “we lacked a truly global, professionalized HR organization. We were a smaller, private company with big ambitions and a relentless pace.
Chandler joined Endeavor from Under Armour, where she served as chief HR officer. She’s also held roles at Exxon, Motorola, IBM and various posts at Disney — including a top role at Hong Kong Disneyland.When Kerry Chandler joined us three years ago as our Chief Human Resources Officer, we lacked a truly global, professionalized HR organization. We were a smaller, private company with big ambitions and a relentless pace.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to decimate our company in March of 2020, she worked tirelessly to ensure we were able to make the changes necessary to shore up our business while helping us all cope with the effects in the most thoughtful way possible.