Arie Ball is the Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Sodexo, a leader in food and facilities management with more than 120,000 employees in 6000 locations in North America. Sodexo’s Talent Acquisition Group has become an award-winning organization, widely recognized for innovative approaches. Prior to joining Human Resources, Arie spent nearly 26 years in operations. Among Arie’s proudest achievements include a 26 year history of 100% account retention and career advancement for many of her managers. She has three times been awarded Sodexo’s Spirit Award for “Developing our People”. Arie is on the Governance Board of the Multicultural Food and Hospitality Association, Executive Advisory Board of the Human Capital Institute, and recently on Nation’s Restaurant News Spirit Award Advisory Board. Arie received her BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management at University of Massachusetts and MBA at Bryant University.