Tim Hourigan led all aspects of human resource management for The Home Depot during his tenure as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Under his leadership, Tim and his team worked to create a best-in-class environment for the more than 400,000 orange-blooded associates across the company. Whether in a retail store, distribution center, customer contact center or the store support center, the team’s focus remained on reinforcing the company’s inverted pyramid leadership model and ensuring decisions aligned with the core values established by the company’s founders.
Prior to that role, Tim served as president of the company’s Southern Division, where he was responsible for the sales and operations of more than 690 stores, leading a team of more than 100,000 associates across 15 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas. He also led the human resources function for the company’s U.S. stores and operations, while overseeing compensation, benefits, and HR systems.
Earlier in his career, Tim held various finance, human resources, and operational leadership roles, including senior vice president and chief operating officer at Homelife Corp., and positions in finance, HR, and international training with Ernst & Young, Batus, Inc., and Sears Roebuck & Company.
He has served on the boards of numerous industry and human resources organizations, including the Board of Trustees of the Home Builders Institute, the Human Capital Advisory Committee of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Board, the HR Policy Association, the Center On Executive Compensation, and the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina.
Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bellarmine University and is a certified public accountant.
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