Professional Background
Kim Rowan is a Principal at LEAD for Growth. Kim brings over 20 years of experience as a certified Executive Human Resources Leader in North-American and global organizations across various industries including: pharmaceutical, clinical research, engineering, legal, financial, building systems, and consumer packaged goods.
Her corporate experience and subject matter expertise in end to end HR allows Kim to specialize and collaborate closely with her colleagues in our discipline areas of: Organizational Strategy, Leadership Development & Coaching, High Performance Teams, Employee Development, Change Management and Organization Design.
Kim partners to drive your business agenda through helping you to ensure you have the right strategy, right structure and right culture where people are aligned, connected, engaged and empowered. Kim and her LEAD for Growth colleagues believe that the organization’s performance is dependent on culture, and the depth of our experience in working with executives across a variety of disciplines enables LEAD for Growth to deliver differentiated, transformational solutions to enhance and harness your cultural advantages.
Kim serves as Board Chair for Huronia Transition Homes (HTH); an organization committed to ending violence against women and children across Simcoe County.
Education / Training
Queen’s School of Business - Executive Human Resources Management
University of Guelph - Honours Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and English
Royal Roads University - Masters Level Executive Coaching Certification
Certified in Barrett Culture Values Assessment®, Korn Ferry 360®, Agile®, Insights®, Predictive Index®, Situational Leadership Studies®, Emotional Intelligence EQi2.0®, Advanced Virtual Facilitation
International Coach Federation - Associate Certified Coach Certification
Professional Affiliations
Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP (Canada)
Society for Human Resources Management, SHRM (USA)
International Coach Federation (ICF)
HR Specialization Areas
HR Strategy, Organizational Design, Organizational Culture, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Performance Management, Training program development and facilitation, Compensation and Rewards, HR Policy, HR Compliance and Audit, HR Systems and Processes.
