Harvey Knighten, a UAB alumnus with more than 20 years of human resources experience, will become the new Human Resources Executive Director of Talent Performance & Relations, effective August 14, 2023.

Prior to joining the HR team at UAB, Knighten served in HR leadership roles at Hibbett Retail, Inc and Altec Industries. In his role as Vice President of Human Resources for Hibbett Retail, Inc., he grew the organization’s HR department threefold — overseeing Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits, HRIS, Safety, Workers Compensation, HR Supply-Chain, and Talent Acquisition and Development.

Knighten earned a Bachelor of Science from UAB’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Montevallo, and holds three HR certifications — Senior Certified Professional from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute, and Certified Labor Relations Leader (CLRL) from Michigan State University.

— Posted June 8, 2023