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Christi Downes

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SVP, Head of People at Tanger
📍 New York, New York, United States

Christi Downes is the SVP, Head of People at Tanger, leveraging extensive experience from leadership roles at PVH Corp. and HARMAN International. She specializes in global talent strategy, DEI, and organizational effectiveness. Colleagues describe her as a passionately committed and capable leader. She holds an M. A. from Penn State Great Valley.

Christi is dedicated to community involvement, serving on the Board of Directors for the Westport Weston Family YMCA. She and her husband moved to Westport in 2013, where they have raised their two sons, actively participating in the YMCAs camp and basketball programs.

She was interviewed for an article on "Evaluating Employee Engagement Evaluations, " highlighting her expertise in the field.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
SVP, Head of People
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Talent Development
Her career focus has been on talent management, succession planning, and creating corporate universities to foster employee growth at companies like PVH Corp. and HARMAN.
Diversity & Inclusion
She created the first DEI strategy at HARMAN and has consistently made DEI a core part of her global talent strategies in subsequent senior roles.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
SVP, Head of People
Tanger
3-2019 - 6-2022
EVP, Global Talent Management & Development
PVH Corp.
1-2018 - 3-2019
VP, HR - Global Operations and Automotive Sales
HARMAN International
4-2017 - 1-2018
VP, HR - Connected Car
HARMAN International
11-2013 - 4-2017
VP, Global Talent Management, Diversity & Corporate Functions
HARMAN International
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Education
2007 - 2009
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Penn State Great Valley
2002 - 2002
Certificate
The Wharton School
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