John Barrand, Division Director of the Utah Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), was appointed by Governor Cox to lead DHRM effective February 9, 2021. John has served as the director of human resources for Backcountry.com based in Park City, UT, and both Enlivant and Rockit Ranch Productions in Chicago. He also has HR experience at Allstate Insurance and Procter and Gamble. He has a master’s degree in human resource management from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications from Brigham Young University-Idaho.