Deon Gates

Chief People Officer

Deon Gates joined C Spire in 2005. In her role as chief people officer, she is responsible for all aspects of recruiting, hiring, training, retention and engagement of C Spire team members. Gates is also responsible for payroll and human resources systems. Additionally, she is actively involved in the company’s Tech Movement initiatives. During her early tenure at C Spire, Gates spent more than 10 years in the information technology department as a systems analyst, manager and director of applications development. Prior to joining the company, Gates served as operations officer at Hancock Whitney Bank (formerly Hancock Bank) as a programmer and business analyst.
Gates earned a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from The University of Southern Mississippi.

Talks About
#people #management

Preferred Locations
#Northamerica