Wendy Evesque is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Protective Life Corporation. She leads Protective's focus on people and culture, including efforts that support talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, leadership development and total rewards. In addition, she oversees the Protective Life Foundation, community engagement and sustainability teams, which help shape the company’s culture. Evesque joined Protective in March 2005 and was named to her current role in 2017.
Prior to joining Protective, Evesque served as Vice President and Human Capital Partner with United Health Group for more than a decade, providing human resources and acquisition support to health plans across the country.
She currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Friends of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama. In addition, she is a member of the board of visitors for the University of Alabama Culverhouse School of Business.
Evesque earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.