WILMINGTON — Kimberly Seaton has been named the new human resources director for the City of Wilmington, effective Dec. 14.
Seaton has more than 20 years of experience with a background in organizational development, workforce strategy, employee engagement, and talent management in both public-sectors and global organizations. At the city, she will oversee recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance management, and guiding departmental policies and programs, and supporting employee development.
Seaton has a master’s in human resources from La Roche University, a bachelor’s degree in operations management from Penn State University, and an advanced accounting certificate from Saint Vincent College. She also is certified by Human Resources Certification Institute, the Society of Human Resource Management, and has a Lean Six Sigma certificate.
Seaton most recently served as the senior vice president of human resources for the Allegheny County Airport Authority in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as an independent contractor through Dragonfly HR Services, LLC. There, she led nearly 500 employees in human resource operations and also focused on employee recruitment and retention, leadership development, compensation, labor relations, and organizational effectiveness.
Before her work at Allegheny County Airport Authority, Seaton worked nearly 20 years with MSA Safety Incorporated, a global safety equipment manufacturer, where she possessed senior human resources leadership positions in the U.S. and internationally. While employed there, she led organizational transformation initiatives, developed global talent acquisition strategies, strengthened leadership development programs, and improved operations across 43 countries.
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