Lois Melbourne
Lois is Aquire's market and product "co-visionary," along with her husband and co-founder, Ross Melbourne.
Since the genesis of Aquire in 1994, Lois' industry expertise and strategic direction have helped transform the company from a fledgling innovator in basic org charts into the leader in workforce planning and analytics solutions.
Today, Lois dedicates her focus to furthering the Aquire vision — supporting customers with HR solutions in the all areas of workforce planning and analytics. She also drives the industry business development and public recognition for the firm.
To this end, she is continually broadening her knowledge of the HR industry and expanding her own personal and professional network of HR colleagues. She is one of an elite group of HR professionals from around the world who are Global Professional in Human Resources certified by The Human Resource Certification Institute, the leading independent, internationally recognized certifying body for the HR profession. Her GPHR certification reflects the assistance she provides to customers worldwide through Aquire's product direction. Lois has also served on the Board of Directors for the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM).
She is a regular blogger on industry issues, frequently speaks at industry and professional events, and has authored articles related to trends in corporate governance, strategic organizational management and many other issues concerning human resource data integrity and management.
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