Mahr Inc. has announced that Karen Gardner has joined the company as Director of Human Resources.

Gardner has over 26 years of human resource experience, most recently as the human resource manager at Instron, a worldwide market leader in the materials testing industry.

In her new role Gardner will report to John Robinson, chief financial officer, who said, "We are very pleased to welcome Karen. She has a diversified background in human resources and will be a great asset to our senior management team."