Frederick Paulenich

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Mr. Frederick Paulenich serves as a Partner at TPG. He is responsible for actively leading a highly collaborative process with the investment and operating professionals and the portfolio companies to help evaluate, build, and improve the key human capital elements required for profitable growth. Prior to TPG, he was Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Walmart's high growth, $10B global eCommerce business. He was one of the original and key leaders involved in architecting this business unit which develops strategies, platforms, and applications that combine the latest in online innovation with physical stores to create a unique, seamless shopping experience for customers. He also served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Levi Strauss & Co., a leading global apparel company with over $4B in sales in more than 110 countries. He was an integral part of the leadership team credited with restoring the company's financial strength, restructuring its competitiveness across all business dimensions, and revitalizing the brand around the world. He began his career at PepsiCo where he held a series of increasingly senior human resources positions over 15 years, culminating in his assignment as Vice President, Human Resources for Pepsi-Cola North America. In that role, he led a complete redefinition and integration of the go-to-market process and organizational structure after the spin-off and IPO of the company-owned bottling operations. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hiram College.