Greenville, North Carolina, United States, February 2026 – Kelvin Oxendine has begun his new role as Executive Director, Human Resources & Employee Relations at ECU Health, taking on a strategic leadership mandate across the health system’s regional network.
In this position, Kelvin serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving enterprise-wide HR strategies aligned with organizational goals. He leads a high-performing team of HR Business Partners and Employee Relations professionals, delivering data-driven and people-centric solutions that foster engagement, performance, and belonging. His scope supports nine regional hospitals across Eastern North Carolina, reinforcing ECU Health’s mission-driven commitment to excellence in care, experience, and financial stewardship.
Prior to joining ECU Health, Kelvin served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Village Family Dental and earlier as Vice President Human Resources and Senior Director Human Resources at Scotland Healthcare System, where he led human capital strategies in complex healthcare environments. His leadership experience also includes serving as Director of Human Resources at Siemens Energy, where he built HR operations from the ground up for a start-up joint venture, establishing payroll, benefits, staffing strategy, and workforce expansion initiatives.
Earlier in his career, Kelvin held senior HR leadership roles at Chromalloy, Cardinal Health, Campbell Soup Company, and Abbott Laboratories & Hospira, Inc., where he progressed through multiple positions of increasing responsibility over more than a decade. Across these roles, he led enterprise HR operations, workforce planning, performance management systems, Lean Six Sigma training, compliance initiatives, and large-scale employee engagement programs supporting thousands of associates.
Kelvin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care Administration/Management from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven health care system serving 1.4 million people across eastern North Carolina. Even as the healthcare landscape evolves through competition, technological advancement, and regulatory pressures, ECU Health remains focused on excellence — in patient experience, quality of care, and financial stewardship — guided by its mission, vision, and values to serve communities with integrity and compassion.
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