Leadership
Terry R. Seamons, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
Entergy Corporation
Terry R. Seamons joined Entergy in 2007, bringing more than 30 years of
experience from RHR International, a management consulting firm specializing
in linking managerial effectiveness, organizational performance and business
strategy. For four years, he served as senior vice president of human
resources and administration and chief human resources officer. Since he will
retire at the end of 2011 and, in the spirit of strong succession planning, he
has turned over the reigns to his successor while he is still present and can
assist with the transition. During the remainder of this year, he will serve
as senior vice president of organizational development and to continue as a
member of the Office of the Chief Executive.
Terry holds a Ph.D. in psychology. His expertise includes individual and group
assessment and development with a particular emphasis in leadership
development and integration as well as in organizational and executive team
development.
His work at RHR took him to Europe, South America and all over Asia, and he
has designed and conducted cross-national team sessions in Europe and Japan.
Seamons has experience working with organizations in industries including
utilities, banking, insurance, retail, manufacturing, chemical, education and
government.
Seamons was born and raised in southern California. He taught at Northern
Arizona University and Brigham Young University, served as coordinator of
psychological services for Provo City Schools, and has worked in public and
private clinical settings. He served on the executive committee of what was
then called Public Service Indiana (now Cinergy) as Executive Director of
Personnel.
He is a member of the American Psychological Association. He served on the
advisory boards of Michigan Gas Utilities, the Greater Detroit Regional
Chamber of Commerce, Aon Corporation, and has been active in adult leadership
training for the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS Church. He currently serves
on the Boards of Directors for Autonomous Solutions Inc., the National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering, and the BYU Alumni Association (where
he serves as VP of Benefits and Career Services). He also currently serves on
the Advisory Boards of The United Negro College Fund, Tulane Cancer Center –
Arts in Medicine, and the Brigham Young University College of Family, Home and
Social Sciences (where he chairs the National Advisory Council).
He has presented dozens of professional papers at national and international
conventions in the areas of human relations skill training, consulting in the
international marketplace and cross-national team development.
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