Jacobs Solutions Inc. Appoints Cheryl Lim as Chief Human Resources Officer, Effective May 18, 2026

Published: 2026-05-18 08:20:28 ET J

Published on 05/18/2026 at 08:20 am EDT

Jacobs Solutions Inc. has appointed Cheryl Lim as chief human resources officer (CHRO), effective May 18, 2026. Lim will be based in Dallas, Texas, and will report directly to Chair and Chief Executive Officer Bob Pragada. Lim joins Jacobs with a distinguished career spanning more than two decades as a senior HR executive at some of the world's leading global organizations.

Most recently, she served as CHRO and Section 16 Officer at Vertiv Holdings, a $10.2 billion business with approximately 34,000 employees worldwide. At Vertiv, Lim played a pivotal role during a period of strong company performance. With a focus on linking human resources initiatives to shareholder value and long-term business success, she transformed the global HR and talent function and helped build a high-performance culture by introducing new company behaviors and aligning total rewards with performance outcomes.

Prior to Vertiv, Lim held the position of vice president of human resources at ITT Inc., supporting the Connect & Control Technologies business. She previously spent twenty years at Honeywell International, where she held a series of progressively senior HR leadership roles. Her Honeywell experience included serving as vice president of HR for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and high growth regions, overseeing 45 countries and supporting 35,000 employees.

She also led human resources for Honeywell Corporate globally and drove large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation programs. In addition, she served as president of the Honeywell European Works Council. Throughout her career, Lim has built a strong reputation for delivering results through data-driven people strategies and strong teams. Her areas of expertise include global HR operations, mergers and acquisitions integration, talent development, executive compensation, succession planning, and labor and employee relations. Lim holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) in German and management studies from the University of Leeds in the U.K. She is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom and is fluent in English and German.