Eric Duerksen

About Eric Duerksen

I’m a CHRO and organizational leader with 25+ years of experience helping companies scale, navigate transformation, and strengthen leadership capability during critical moments of growth and change. I partner closely with CEOs and executive teams to align organizational strategy, build high-performing cultures, and create people systems that drive business performance.My experience spans retail, manufacturing, IT, food production, and consumer brands across the U.S, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on helping leadership teams gain clarity, make stronger talent decisions, and build organizations positioned for long-term success.Today, I continue to operate at the CHRO level through executive leadership roles and strategic advisory, supporting organizations during inflection points where leadership alignment and organizational design are critical to outcomes.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President Human Resources

   American Signature Inc

   Sep 2016 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   As EVP of HR, I partner closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to strengthen leadership capability, align organizational strategy, and lead the people agenda through periods of growth, transformation, and change.My role focuses on building scalable organizational foundations — including leadership development, organizational design, culture alignment, and talent strategy — ensuring the people function operates as a strategic driver of business performance.I lead initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, improve leadership effectiveness, and align the employee experience with customer outcomes and operational results.Leading HR strategy across a multi-location retail organization navigating significant operational transformation and organizational evolution.

Education

• Bethel University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Onboarding
• Employee Training
• Traditional Labor Law
• Employee Relations
• Influence Others
• Personnel Management
• Associate Development
• Deferred Compensation
• International Expansion
• Recruiting
• Management
• Leadership Counseling
• Talent Acquisition
• Succession Planning
• Interviews
• New Hire Orientations
• Compensation Structures
• Talent Management
• Strategic Human Resources Leadership
• Organizational Culture
• Career Path Planning
• Training
• Human Resources
• Organizational Development
• Selection