U. personnel head to start in March

William Holland, who is currently vice president for employment and employee relations at Charles Schwab & Co., will be the University's new Vice President for Human Resources, Executive Vice President Marna Whittington announced yesterday. In his new position, Holland will replace former Human Resources head Barbara Butterfield, who left the University last spring. He will start at the University on March 2. "There was a lot of interest in the position," said Whittington, adding that "Penn is known as a superb institution of higher learning with a real human resources function [and] an understanding that we want to continue that trend." In his new position, Holland will be responsible for "the development, implementation and coordination of policies and programs encompassing all aspects of human resource management," a press release distributed yesterday said. Holland said yesterday that he is looking forward to starting his new position, adding that "this job gives me a great opportunity to combine two major thrusts in my background," academia and administration. "Penn is no minor deal" Holland said. "It is a big deal." Holland was employed by Michigan State University and the University of California at Riverside before he joined Schwab, a California-based brokerage firm. Holland comes to the University with more than 15 years of human resource experience. Whittington said she thinks Holland truly understands both the academic and corporate environments. "This combination will be critical as we work our way through the next three to five years of strained resources," Whittington said. He added, however, that "it was not by any stretch the most lucrative offer" that he received. Since Butterfield left for a position at Stanford University last spring, Veterinary School Associate Dean Barry Stupine has served as interim Human Resources director. (CUT LINE) Please see HOLLAND, page 7 HOLLAND, from page 1