Anja Hamilton serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Poly. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of human resources, including talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity, learning, succession management, engagement, compensation and benefits, health and wellbeing, and people solutions and systems.
Hamilton joined Poly in 2018 and has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership roles spanning the semiconductor, e-commerce, and entertainment industries. She has a successful track record of driving exponential growth through productivity-boosting people solutions and is an expert in creating high-performing, agile work teams.
Prior to joining Poly, Hamilton was Chief People Officer at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) where she held a major role in accelerating IDT’s growth through aligning people with priorities, driving high engagement and loyalty, and elevating team performance by building a culture of continuous growth and learning. Prior to IDT, she held HR leadership roles at Atmel Corporation, eBay Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., and several start-up companies.
Hamilton holds a business administration degree from the College of Applied Sciences in Augsburg, Germany. Additionally, she holds several certifications in Human Resource Management and an advanced business administration/media technology degree from the Professional Academy for Media Tech in Munich, Germany.
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