ATD Named Charlotte Business Journal’s 2019 Best in HR Awards

American Tire Distributors (ATD), one of the largest independent suppliers of tires to the replacement tire market, today announced that it has been named a recipient of Charlotte Business Journal’s (CBJ) 2019 Best in Human Resources (HR) Awards.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the CBJ as a company leading in HR,” said Stuart Schuette, ATD’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our HR team creates strategic and systemic approaches to modern HR through innovation and technology.”

ATD is digitally enabling the company’s transformation and shifting its culture by leading through HR. The company employs a modern learning, digital platform designed to help associates grow sustainable knowledge by giving them the tools they need to develop their knowledge. ATD is digitizing the company and introducing new capabilities, empowering associates with knowledge, through the use of technology, so they can compete and succeed in the industry.

“At ATD, we are proud to be a ‘people-first’ company, where everything from defining strategies to decision making starts with our associates,” said Rebecca Sinclair, ATD’s Chief People and Communications Officer. “Our success hinges on their success, just as it has for the past 80 years. They are the foundation of ATD and most importantly, it means they are the future of ATD.”

CBJ’s 2019 Best in HR Awards recognize the important work that individuals, companies and organizations do in the field of human resources to make area firms and organizations successful. The awards honor the vital work being done by human resources professionals in order to make companies in the Charlotte region successful. They recognize programs and practices that have had a positive impact on employees and the overall organization.