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E.J. Holland, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications
EMBARQ
E.J. “Ned” Holland, Jr. is senior vice president of Human Resources and Communications for EMBARQ. This NYSE-listed company has approximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states offering voice, data, high speed internet, wireless and entertainment services to over 5 million customers.
In his position, Holland is responsible for all human resources and communications functions at EMBARQ. These groups include employee and labor relations, talent management, compensation and benefits, employee experience, corporate security, internal and external communications, the Intranet and Multimedia Communications Center and the events management team.
Prior to being named to EMBARQ, Holland was vice president - Compensation, Benefits, Labor and Employee Relations for Sprint. Holland joined Sprint in 1999 as assistant vice president – Corporate Benefits.
Before joining Sprint, Holland was senior vice president, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary for Payless Cashways, Inc. He also was a managing partner and co-chairman of the health law practice group of the Kansas City law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne.
Holland has a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.