Marietta, GA – Tip Top Poultry, Inc., the leading producer of fully cooked pulled and diced chicken meat, savory ingredients and ready-to-cook heavy fowl, has named Phil Stroud as its new Vice President of Human Resources.

Mr. Stroud is a life long Cobb County resident, who most recently served as Chief People Officer for Thompson Technologies, and has over 30 years experience in Human Resources at several of Atlanta’s more prestigious companies. “I am excited to take an excellent Human Resources function at Tip Top Poultry. We plan to bring a stronger focus on creating a culture that strengthens business results through effective use of human capital. We will also work to increase employee engagement through a caring culture.

Prior to joining Thompson Technologies, Mr. Stroud was with ChoicePoint for thirteen years as Director of Talent Development. Prior to ChoicePoint, he was the Human Resources Manager for metro Atlanta with Coca-Cola Enterprises where he worked for over twenty years.

Mr. Stroud has a passion for giving back, as evidenced by his role as Chairman and President of JobSeekers of Cobb County; an organization he founded eight years ago which meets every Tuesday at The Varsity and has served thousands in career transition. He has also directed United Way March of Dimes drives and participated in the building of several Habitat for Humanity homes in metro Atlanta.