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title: "WOWorks Welcomes Back Jean Boland in Newly Created Role of Chief People and Culture Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8f65de9b-af54-46f3-b850-2b40ab722fae
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220504_woworks_welcomes_back_jean_boland_in_newly_created_role_of_chief_people_and.html
category: "Staffing"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Staffing"
published: 2022-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:07:59.617Z
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# WOWorks Welcomes Back Jean Boland in Newly Created Role of Chief People and Culture Officer

**TL;DR:** WOWorks appoints Jean Boland as Chief People and Culture Officer, a newly created role. Boland has over 30 years of experience in human resources and leadership development, including previous roles at WOWorks and Focus Brands.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-05-04. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220504_woworks_welcomes_back_jean_boland_in_newly_created_role_of_chief_people_and.html).*

## Story

Boland has more than 30 years of experience in multiple service-focused industries in a Human Resources and Leadership Development capacity and served as Chief People Officer and Vice President of Human Resources for WOWorks from 2019-2021. Most recently she served as Chief People Officer for OMS360.

"We created our new Chief People and Culture Officer role because culture is such an important part of every great company," said Kelly Roddy, CEO of WOWorks. "It is so important to have an experienced officer in the company responsible for bringing it to life every single day, and Jean is the best person for the job. She was instrumental in developing the mission, vision, and values that would create the foundation for the WOWorks family of brands.

She had also established the Culture Committee and helped the organization transition to fully remote work when the pandemic changed the way the world does business."

Boland will report to Roddy and oversee all four of WOWorks' restaurants' culture development and growth; leadership development; talent acquisition; employee engagement and retention; human resources policies and HRIS systems. Boland has previously spent eleven years at FOCUS Brands, the franchisor of Carvel Ice Cream, Cinnabon, Schltozsky's, Moe's, Auntie Anne's and other quick service brands. She has also worked in multiple positions at RARE Hospitality International, prior owners of Longhorn Steakhouse, Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse, and The Capital Grille.

"I'm looking forward to further developing the WOWorks' culture and tailoring each department's goals and strategies to unify their engagement," said Boland. "Infusing our values into everything we do and stand for is at the top of my mind. I want to reconnect with our mission and vision and realign our strategic efforts with those values for our restaurant franchise partners, employees and vendors."

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- company culture (topic)
- Cinnabon (company)
- Auntie Anne's (company)
- FOCUS Brands (company)
- WOWorks (company)
- Carvel (company)
- Kelly Roddy (person)
- human resources (topic)
- Moe's (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220504_woworks_welcomes_back_jean_boland_in_newly_created_role_of_chief_people_and.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8f65de9b-af54-46f3-b850-2b40ab722fae).