Splunk Inc. announced it has appointed Kristen Robinson as the company’s first Chief People Officer. Robinson, who will play a critical role in accelerating Splunk’s continued transformation journey, has more than 25 years of experience pioneering people strategies at high growth companies and building diverse and inclusive organizations. Robinson will report to Doug Merritt, President and CEO, Splunk. Her start date is January 23, 2020. Robinson served as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Pandora from 2014 to 2019. She was responsible for evolving the company’s people strategy to transform Pandora into a diversified digital content company. She previously served as SVP, Human Resources, at Yahoo from 2010 to 2013, where she led global HR centers of expertise and drove cultural transformation initiatives to reinvent Yahoo as a great place to work. Prior to that, she held the top Human Resources role at Verigy, a spin-off of Agilent Technologies, serving as VP, Human Resources from 2006 to 2010.