Westfield Group’s Debra Lyons, chief human resources officer, was recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine as a 2006 Rainmakers recipient for her career achievements.
According to the Westfield written release, Rainmakers are influential businesswomen who drive dollars into their organization, affect change in themselves and others, strive for a balanced personal and career life, and serve as a role model, mentor and magnet for people attracted to excellence.
The ninth annual Rainmakers awards banquet was held on Nov. 9 at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio where Lyons was honored along with other 2006 award recipients.
Over her 21 year Westfield Group career, Lyons has helped create employee development programs at Westfield that emphasize growth in leadership and management training, as well as graduate development and job rotation programs and internships. In addition to human resources, Lyons is also responsible for Westfield’s corporate hospitality, Country Club, golf course and real estate operations.
Lyons serves on the Human Resource Committee of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Board of Trustees for Akron General Hospital, the Business Advisory Board of Baldwin Wallace College and the Advancement Council for the University of Akron. She is the president-elect of the Baldwin Wallace Alumni Association and currently serves on the Youth and Mentoring Committee of the NCAA’s Women’s Final Four and is involved in numerous other organizations.
“Being with Westfield for most of my career, I attribute my success to how my values and goals align with Westfield’s,” said Lyons. “I feel fortunate to work with a company that strives to do the right thing.”
Over the last eight years more than 100 women have been recognized as Rainmakers by Northern Ohio Live magazine.
Westfield Insurance, a member of Westfield Group, provides commercial and personal insurance in 17 states and surety services to customers in 28 states. Westfield markets its products through more than 1,200 leading independent insurance agencies.
Source: Westfield Insurance
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