Mary Formosa

Chief Human Resources Officer at Wheels

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Mary leads the Human Resources department, which includes employee relations, talent acquisition and management, employee engagement, organizational design and effectiveness, compensation and benefits, and the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program.

Mary has more than 25 years of human resources, labor relations and global human resources experience. Previously, she was Vice President of Global Products at World Kitchen, Vice President of Global Operations at Navistar, and held several executive-level leadership roles at Tribune Company.

A graduate of DePaul University, Mary is active in many professional organizations and is on the Empowering Women Network’s Advisory Board. She previously served on the board of the National Latino Education Institute (NLEI) for over 20 years, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and has been a speaker at several conferences, including the Diversity Best Practices and Solutions Conference, Benedictine University’s Women’s Leadership Summit, Empowering Women Network, and the Illinois Diversity Council.


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