James Coppens

James Coppens serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Overhead Door Corporation since May 2019 and is a member of the Board of Directors at Mercy Ships since 2016. Previous roles include Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Invitation Homes and RealPage, Inc. James also held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Communications Officer at Ascend Performance Materials, alongside serving as Vice President of Corporate Human Resources at Celanese. Earlier in the career, James was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at UnitedHealth Group and held various Vice President roles at Abbott Laboratories, including responsibilities in human resources strategy and total rewards. James began their career as the Director of International Human Resources at Baxter International Inc. James Coppens earned an MS in Industrial Relations from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago and completed undergraduate education at Lewis University.