Heather Hamilton Breidenthal

About Heather Hamilton Breidenthal

Heather is an HR leader with 25+ years of experience leading organizations & developing pragmatic HR solutions to challenging business issues through all phases of a company’s life cycle. Her expertise in strategic planning/implementation, total rewards & benefit program design, M&A and organic growth activities, workforce/succession planning, leadership & talent development, organizational health, and talent acquisition informs all her work.As the Chief Human Resources Officer at Tri Pointe Homes, Heather oversees all facets of HR and is intently focused on building a strong culture of collaboration and team member engagement by accelerating the adoption of best practices.While with CalAtlantic/Standard Pacific Heather oversaw all HR aspects, including merger and acquisition-related HR activities. She was a key contributor to the successful 2015 merger of Standard Pacific & Ryland and drove enhanced employee engagement/retention by completing a successful cultural integration and implementing best practices and role specific training that led to increased work effectiveness. She created credibility and trust by successfully transitioning to unified platforms (HRIS, payroll, benefits, incentive comp plans); contributed to improved sales, customer service & leadership capabilities; enhanced employee development by creating a centralized learning & development department; and improved bench strength by implementing a succession program.At Standard Pacific, Heather grew the HR organization from the ground up, implementing best-practices that enabled it to become a Fortune 100 Best Places to Work for in America (2006, 2007) & 100 Best Places to Work for in America for Women and Minorities (2015). She helped grow SP from a regional to a national homebuilder; supported extensive M&A activities by leading culture and people-related/HR strategic diligence & integration planning & drove workforce planning/re-engineering/re-calibration during various cycles of growth and contraction.She has a BS in Business Admin from California State University, Long Beach.

Experience

1. Chief Human Resources Officer

   Tri Pointe Homes

   May 2018 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   Lead the HR organization, including the development and implementation of all HR programs/practices company wide.

Education

• California State University-Long Beach - College of Business

  BS, Business Administration

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Succession Planning
• Talent Management
• Employee Engagement
• Performance Management
• Coaching
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Employment Law
• Organizational Development
• Human Resources
• Change Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development