Danae Atkins
Ball Corp.Danae Atkins is an HR Director and Business Partner at Ball Corporation. In her role, Danae partners with
the business functions within North and Central America Beverage Packaging to ensure that people
strategy supports and drives business strategy. Prior to this role, Danae was the Director of Talent Development at Ball, where she had accountability for learning and development, leadership development, coaching, succession planning, assessment, performance management and employee engagement. After spending most of her career in Centers of Excellence, Danae is loving the learning and fresh perspective she’s gaining in the Business Partner role.
Prior to joining Ball in 2018, Danae held a variety of roles in the human capital and talent management space, first at Whirlpool Corporation and then at SC Johnson. Danae has worked with and lead teams across the US and around the world. Danae holds a BBA in Marketing from Andrews University, an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and is a certified coach. Danae is married to her husband Andy and the proud mom of two kids. In addition, she claims four “fur babies” as part of her family – three crazy dogs and one very patient cat.