Pulcanio brings extensive HR leadership experience across manufacturing, consumer goods, food production, distribution, and global operations. His expertise spans organizational transformation, workforce planning, executive succession, talent strategy, and enterprise HR modernization.
Before joining Cornerstone Building Brands, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Schwan’s Company. In this role, he led enterprise-wide human capital strategy, leadership development, executive succession planning, talent acquisition, total rewards, employee relations, internal communications, and HR business partnership functions. He also played a major role in CEO succession and onboarding initiatives, enterprise culture transformation, and structural optimization programs that delivered significant operational savings.
Earlier at Schwan’s Company, Pulcanio worked as Senior Vice President Human Resources, supporting consumer brands, foodservice, manufacturing, logistics, R&D, marketing, and enterprise workforce planning initiatives while leading large HR teams and frontline transformation programs.
Prior to Schwan’s, he spent nearly 7 years with Tyson Foods in multiple senior HR leadership positions, including SVP Human Resources & HR Shared Services, VP Human Resources & HR Shared Services, and VP Human Resources & Talent Acquisition. During this period, he led global HR operations, workforce analytics, employee relations, talent acquisition, shared services transformation, and large-scale HR technology transformation programs, including Workday and Kronos implementation initiatives.
His earlier career also includes HR leadership roles with Hillshire Brands, Aon Corporation, and PepsiAmericas, where he supported supply chain, manufacturing, labor relations, compensation, and organizational strategy functions.
Before transitioning into HR leadership, Pulcanio practiced labor and employment law with Wessels & Sherman P.C. and Clausen Miller P.C..
With more than 20 years of leadership experience across HR transformation, labor relations, workforce planning, executive succession, and HR technology, Pulcanio brings deep strategic expertise to Cornerstone Building Brands.
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