PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has appointed Richard Baird as co-leader of the firm’s Global and U.S. People and Change Practice. In this role, Baird will co-lead the practice with PwC Principal Karen Vander Linde and will oversee human resource effectiveness and talent management initiatives.

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