Robert Scott has been named the new vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer for Memorial Health System.

Scott has 16 years of human resources leadership skills across multiple industries and will provide system-level strategic leadership of the following departments: HR Operations, Employee Health, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Benefits, Compensation, ChildCare and Memorial’s health plan.

Scott joined Memorial after serving as vice president of human resources for Advocate Health and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marquette University and his master of business administration from the University of Wisconsin. He is a board-certified executive coach.

He and his wife, Karen, a registered nurse, have four grown children.