Karen Brown

Karen Brown has over 18 years of experience in the field of human resources. Karen is currently serving as the Director of Human Resources at Mini-Circuits since June 2019. Prior to this, they worked at Elementis Global as the Head of Labor Relations/Sr. Human Resources Business Partner Supply Chain from April 2017 to June 2019, where they were responsible for developing and implementing employee relations and people strategies for the global supply chain and manufacturing division.

Before Elementis Global, Karen served as the Head of HR, Region America Support Functions and Global Groups at Linde from 2015 to 2017. In this role, they provided strategic HR support to corporate and global business units, developed succession plans, and led recruitment efforts for executive and managerial positions. From 2012 to 2014, they were an HR Business Partner at Linde, delivering comprehensive strategic HR support to North American business units.

Karen's work experience also includes their role as a Human Resources Manager at LifeGas, a Division of Linde Gas, where they managed the HR strategy and function for a division of 600 employees and 60 production facilities from 2008 to 2011. Prior to that, they served as a Human Resources Manager at Linde Gas USA, LLC from 2001 to 2007, supporting and directing the HR function for the regional sales group.

Throughout their career, Karen has demonstrated expertise in employee relations, talent acquisition, recruitment, and strategic HR support.

Karen Brown has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University. Karen also holds a Masters in Labor Relations and Human Resources from Cleveland State University.