Beth Thornton
Executive Vice President, Sales
As O.C. Tanner’s Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Beth Thornton knows the power of recognition firsthand. During her 24 years with the company, Beth has consulted with thousands of global companies—including: Disney, FIS, Bank of America, Capital One, U.S. Bank, and more—helping them create effective recognition strategies that drive strong cultures of innovation, creativity, and performance.
Beth now leads a global sales team of over 200, coaching them on how to help create great workplace cultures for each of their clients worldwide. She encourages her team to approach every client with the same goal: understand where they are in their journey and determine how to best support them in a unique way, aligned to their specific needs. With a belief that recognition creates powerful interactions between people, Beth has seen how recognition done right has the ability to transform teams and organizations, all while delivering tangible business results.
Beth sits on the Council for the Deer Valley Music Festival, works as a cancer support mentor for those diagnosed with oral or brain cancer and was named one of the Utah Business 30 Women to Watch for 2017. A graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Communications, Beth lives in Park City, Utah with her husband and three children.