Jemma Johns is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Iron Mountain. Johns is responsible for Iron Mountain’s people and talent strategies, programs and operations globally, driving the company’s performance through its people and leading Iron Mountain’s focus on diversity and inclusion, customer centricity and talent development.
Johns brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology, cybersecurity and consumer internet industries, and a proven track record in building and leading high-performing global HR teams. She has specialist expertise in M&A, compensation management and talent acquisition, and has served as a Board member and advisor to CEOs, founders and executive leadership teams.
Prior to Iron Mountain, Johns was the Chief People Officer at Irdeto, a global digital platform cybersecurity company. Previously, she served as Vice President, Human Resources for Prosus, a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Prior to 2015, Johns held various senior HR leadership roles at Hewlett Packard in Europe and the US.
Johns is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an alumni of the Insead IDP (Board and Corporate Governance) program. She holds a bachelors degree from the University of Birmingham with post-graduate qualifications in business and HR management.