Bill Valle – Head of Human Resources at Samsung Semiconductor

* Bill Valle
Head of Human Resources at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Bill Valle is the top HR executive responsible for all aspects of human resources, partnering with employees and executive leadership throughout North America and South Korea. Prior to Samsung, Bill held executive HR positions at AT&T Wireless and SBC Communications. These HR leadership roles include Director of Management Recruiting and Employment at Pacific Bell, HR Re-engineering, HR Information Systems. As an Executive Director Bill was responsible for half the USA territory during the explosive growth in the wireless business.

In 2009, Samsung Electronics generated over $116 Billion in worldwide revenue with approximately 160,000 employees. Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is the largest subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, worldwide. SSI provides memory, LCD and System LSI components and solutions to global and mid-tier high-tech companies.

Bill graduated from Whittier College with a double major in Biology and Psychology. Bill also attended executive development programs at the University of Southern California and Harvard Business School. Bill also holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources lifetime certification.