Paul Knutson, L., Vice President, Human Resources
Paul Knutson oversees the human resource functions at Otter Tail Corporation, joining the company in September 2012. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring the organization attracts, develops and retains the talent needed to drive success. Paul has been a human resources professional for over twenty years, and has an extensive background in building human resources teams and strategies, and developing the overall human capital of business organizations. He previously led strategic staffing, compensation, and human resource information technology for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In addition to running his own human resource consulting business for several years, Paul had a long career at Oriental Trading Company, where he last served as Vice President of Human Resources, Corporate Communications, and Facilities. Paul also served as Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Development at Pamida, Inc., now part of Shopko.
Paul has a bachelor of arts in psychology from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and a master of science in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Nebraska, Omaha.