Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., a publicly owned debt buyer and collection company, has hired Tara Privette as senior vice president, Core Operations.
Privette was appointed to the new role at Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRA) earlier this month. She is responsible for all of PRA's domestic call center operations and will report to Neal Stern, executive vice president, Operations.
"The addition of Tara to the Operations senior leadership team will further strengthen PRA's call center operations," said Stern. "Her breadth of experience, record of hard work and continual success in the collections arena will be a great asset to the company's continued growth."
With more than 15 years of leadership experience in the collections and call center industry, Privette has experience leading and managing all stages of the collections process, including pre-charge off collections, recoveries and vendor management.
Before joining PRA, Privette worked for Target Corporation for 11 years, most recently as a senior group manager. She also held roles related to customer service, collections, vendor management, and information security.
Privette earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn.
