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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Hires New Chief HR Officer

Nov. 20, 2023
Tim Clinkenbeard has more than 20 years of HR experience and record of success.

PRESS RELEASE

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. announced that Tim Clinkenbeard joined Charlotte Pipe as chief human resources officer.

“Tim brings a wealth of human resources experience to us from his previous employment, most recently at Lowe’s Home Improvement,” said Hooper Hardison, CEO of Charlotte Pipe. “Tim will collaborate with our officer group and divisional human resource departments to better align our investments in associates with our corporate strategy. Tim’s more than 20 years of HR experience and record of success makes him ideal for this senior role at the company.”

While serving as vice president of human resources at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, NC, Clinkenbeard had the opportunity to lead many parts of the HR organization. Some of these areas include compensation, benefits, labor relations, people analytics and HR strategy. His background prior to Lowe’s includes HR leadership roles at Justice (an Ascena Retail company), Sam’s Club, Walmart and Starbucks.  

Clinkenbeard received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown College and earned a master’s degree in human resources from the University of Cincinnati.