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Michael Esposito is a native of New York, having relocated to Georgia from Florida with his wife Ann (a Registered Yoga Teacher) and two children. He moved to Georgia to join The Home Depot’s Northern Division as its Director of Associate Relations in 2005.

Most recently, Mike joined The HoneyBaked Ham Company as their Vice President of Human Resources, where he is responsible for leading all HR functions, including associate engagement, coaching, organizational and leadership development, succession planning, employee and labor relations/law, recruiting and staffing, on-boarding, compensation, payroll, benefits, communications, and training.

Mike’s career started in Human Resources and then migrated to law after he earned his Juris Doctorate degree nights from The Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey. He worked in private legal practice and in-house as a labor and employment attorney before serving as the Chief HR Officer for two multi-billion dollar organizations.

Mike currently serves on the Alumni Board of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross of Georgia.