Vortex Companies Promotes Brooke Malone to Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Vortex Companies has announced the promotion of Brooke Malone to Senior Vice President of Human Resources. In her new role, Malone will continue to lead the company's people strategy, talent development, and HR infrastructure as Vortex focuses on domestic growth and global integration.

Mike Vellano, CEO of Vortex Companies, commented on Malone's appointment, stating, "Brooke was hired to bring stability to a young HR function and build a scalable foundation that could keep pace with our aggressive growth and expansion. She has not only excelled at that—she's created a first-class, global HR organization by bringing in the right talent and integrating best-in-class HR tools and resources. This promotion is well deserved and hard earned, and her leadership has made our growth and integration of new companies seamless within our HR program."

Since joining Vortex in 2019, Malone has played a key role in the company's growth, with the workforce expanding from approximately 300 employees to nearly 2,000. Her leadership has strengthened various HR functions, including recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, and employee development, while establishing the infrastructure needed for a rapidly growing, multi-location workforce.

Malone expressed her commitment to her new role, stating, "I'm honored to step into this role and continue supporting the people who power Vortex. As we grow, our priority is to build scalable, future-ready HR strategies by enhancing systems and processes, advancing automation and global HRIS implementation, and continuing to invest in our people through succession planning and development programs. My immediate focus is strengthening our team, including the recent addition of a new Director of Talent, to further elevate our recruiting efforts, improve retention, and support another record-breaking year for Vortex."

Before her tenure at Vortex, Malone held the position of Senior Human Resources Manager at Brinker International and served as an Employee Development Manager at National Oilwell Varco (NOV), bringing extensive experience in talent management, HR systems implementation, and policy compliance.

Vortex Companies is recognized as a global leader in trenchless water and sewer infrastructure solutions, providing advanced technologies and turnkey services for municipal, industrial, and commercial systems. With 50 locations worldwide, the company specializes in the rehabilitation of manholes, pipes, and structures, as well as the manufacture of specialty mortars, polymeric coatings, resins, CIPP liners, and the development of sewer robotics, UV technologies, and high-speed drain cleaning tools.