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Gravity Diagnostics: Karen Hargett

Dec 13, 2022

Gravity Diagnostics’ parent firm G360 announced it has promoted Karen Hargett to Chief People Officer. She formerly had been the company’s VP of human resources. Hargett joined Gravity in 2020 as director of human resources. In her new role, she will lead all aspects of human resources, including compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, learning and development, HR operations, and more.

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