68 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAROLINE STOCKDALE CHIEF PEOPLE AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER First Solar Scottsdale, AZ Caroline Stockdale is an accomplished executive celebrating more than 25 years of business leadership across several industries. Since 2019, she has served as the chief people and communications officer at First Solar, the only U.S.-headquartered company among the world’s largest solar manufacturers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, political theories and institutions from the University of Sheffield. After graduating, Ms. Stockdale joined retail leader Marks and Spencer’s commercial management program, where she met an early mentor with a background in financial services. With their guidance, she undertook four years of studies and qualified as a chartered accountant. In 1997, Ms. Stockdale joined GE Capital Services, rising to executive vice president and global human resources leader of GE Capital Aviation Services by the time of her departure. Relocating to the United States with GE Capital Services, she played a role in the company’s rapid growth. She considers her progression at GE as one of the most important pivots of her career and her introduction to the human resources space. In 2002, Ms. Stockdale became a senior vice president of human resources for American Express Financial Advisors (AEFA) and Global Financial Services. She was part of the team that led the spinoff of AEFA from American Express, allowing her to gain valuable insights and lessons. Following the completion of the spinoff, Ms. Stockdale was named executive vice president of global human resources and business operations at Warner Music Group, beginning a period of major transformation in the music industry and an overhaul of the way the company approached human capital management. Ms. Stockdale identified key opportunities in the recruitment and development of talent and led initiatives to modernize performance management from the traditional approach created in the 1970s, a project she considers an important evolution and achievement. Between 2010 and 2013, she served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Medtronic, remaining in the medical space as senior vice president and chief people officer at Accretive Health, where she continued her reputation for innovation.
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