Stephanie Biernbaum, Chief People Officer
Hines, the international real estate firm, has announced Stephanie Biernbaum as the Chief People Officer. In this pivotal new role, she will oversee a team of more than 60 professionals, and all HR activities and responsibilities worldwide, allowing the firm to work on evolving trends in career development, diversity and inclusion, analytics and other areas changing the traditional landscape of HR.
Biernbaum will be working closely with David LeVrier, Stephanie Fore, Dana Morrey and our talented HR teams to map out a new global HR strategy. Before joining Hines, Biernbaum was a consultant with McKinsey & Company for eight years. Most recently, she served as associate partner and a leader in their Organisation Practice where she built business strategies and counselled senior executives
Hines continued its expansion of HR roles with the appointment of Mary Edmunds as the new head of Human Resources for Europe. Edmunds will report to Stephanie Biernbaum, the newly appointed Chief People Officer, as well as to the Hines Europe CEO, Lars Huber.
Head of HR, Europe, Mary Edmunds
Jeff Hines, CEO, Hines, commented, “Under Stephanie, Mary is poised to drive performance by partnering with executive leadership on key issues as we continue to grow and lead—while also recruiting and retaining the top talent in the real estate industry.”