PLANO, TX – Simpson Strong-Tie, a global leader in structural building products, has placed Georgette Hunter-Franklin as their Senior Manager, Learning and Organizational Development. Managing Partner, Nat Schiffer and Partner, Jeff Wilbanks led and placed the integral HR search.
“It is always gratifying when relationships span years and multiple companies. This is the case with Sarah, Georgette, and Simpson Strong Tie. I have personally known Georgette for nearly 15 years and now we get to place her at Simpson, truly a blessing and personifies everything that we are about at TCG,” shared Nat Schiffer, Managing Partner at The Christopher Group.
Georgette’s role is responsible for designing and executing enterprise-wide learning and leadership development strategies that strengthen organizational capability and support global business objectives. Reporting to the Director of Learning & Organizational Development, she will build scalable leadership development programs, oversee training operations and shared services, drive learning strategy and governance, and partner closely with business leaders and HR to align development initiatives with workforce needs. Georgette will leverage modern learning technologies, data, and analytics to create impactful development experiences while fostering a culture of continuous learning and organizational growth across a global enterprise.
Georgette Hunter-Franklin brings more than 18 years of experience leading enterprise talent, leadership, and organizational development strategies. She has supported global organizations across the technology, logistics, energy, and consumer industries, with expertise spanning leadership development, talent management, culture, performance transformation, and large-scale organizational change.
About Simpson Strong-Tie
Simpson Strong‑Tie, a subsidiary of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., is a global leader in structural building products, specializing in connectors, fasteners, anchors, lateral systems, and digital tools that support safer, stronger construction. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California. With a mission rooted in rigorous testing and innovation, evident in its accredited R&D facilities, Simpson Strong‑Tie continually introduces new products and invests in digital platforms, training, and field support to serve builders, engineers, and contractors. Its culture emphasizes teamwork, growth, and long-term career development, anchored by values such as support, collaboration, and respect.
About The Christopher Group
Through its award-winning, customized HR solutions, The Christopher Group (TCG) delivers critical human capital solutions in the area of executive HR search, interim HR leaders, fractional CHROs, and HR advisory and consulting. Since 1998, TCG has served clients across all industries, locations, company sizes, and verticals. Staffed by former HR professionals and highly trained search practitioners who have sat in the job, TCG has been named one of the Fastest-Growing, Best Non-Profit, Diversity, Private Equity, and Top 50 Executive Recruiting Firms by Hunt Scanlon as well as Forbes’ 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 list of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms.