Matt Henson

Mr. Henson offers over 25 years of experience in human resources, leading field-focused human capital management strategies for large retailers. He most recently served as Vice President of Field Human Resources at AutoZone where he played an instrumental role in building large-scale performance-driven teams. In his role, Mr. Henson leads Monro’s human resources function and strategy, including talent acquisition, learning and development, employee engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DE&I”) initiatives, and all other facets of organizational and performance management.

Mr. Henson joined Monro, Inc. from AutoZone, where he served as the Vice President of Field Human Resources. In this role, he led the field human resources organization where he ensured the organization was supported by the right talent to maximize growth opportunities and deliver strong customer service to more than 6,500 retail stores. Additionally, he played a key role in global talent acquisition and, under his leadership, AutoZone was ranked as Forbes Best Employers for New Graduates in 2020. Prior to joining AutoZone, Mr. Henson served as Vice President of Concept Human Resources at Bloomin’ Brands, where he developed and implemented the human resources strategy for multiple restaurant chains. In this role, he led the organization’s cultural shift to embracing diversity as a business strategy, and in 2014, was recognized by the National Diversity Council for his outstanding leadership through the Multi-Cultural Leadership Award. Prior to Bloomin’ Brands, he was the Director of Talent Acquisition for the Americas at Dell, where he was responsible for developing talent acquisition initiatives to support sales, manufacturing, and corporate functions for the Americas. Additionally, he was the Director of Human Resources Corporate Group where he continually improved diversity and talent bench by facilitating the business unit organizational human resources planning process. Previously, Mr. Henson was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at NRT, where he shaped the organization’s human resources function, developing strategies for human capital management, organizational development, succession planning, compensation and diversity. Mr. Henson started his career at AutoZone as a store manager, where he later held multiple human resources management and recruiting roles.