Interim Chief HR Officer
Publicly traded US bus manufacturing company
Macon, GA
March 2022 through October 2022
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO from March 2022 through July 2022
- Partnered with newly hired CHRO August 2022 through October 2022 as needed to ensure smooth transition
- Provided executive HR leadership for organization
- Partnered with CEO to recruit and fill multiple Executive positions
- Led Compensation Committee for Corporate Board Meetings
- Conducted in-depth assessment of HR function
Interim Chief HR Officer
Privately held $300MM global manufacturing company
Garner, North Carolina
June 2021 through January 2022
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
- Provided executive HR leadership for organization across India, Mexico, and US; employee population: 5,000+
- Integrated disparate, localized HR teams across India, US, and Mexico into a single global HR function with alignment of key priorities and implementation of global HR strategy
- Upgraded HR talent through recruitment of HR Leadership roles in US and Mexico, and addition of a global HR Systems data analyst
- Led recruitment process for full-time Chief HR Officer
- Implementation of global annual incentive plan; included creation of consistent eligibility guidelines, creation of a global Plan document in compliance with India, US, and Mexico practices and global communication roll-out; resulted in removal of select US participants due to reclassification of roles; required Mercer benchmarking study to add Mexico leadership incumbents as eligible participants
- Led creation and implementation of core HR global compliance policies; delivered sexual harassment training across India, US, and Mexico
- Implemented Key Talent process, which included succession planning for Executive team and key roles, identification of key talent and creation of personal development plans for them, and assessment of critical contributors with action plans for their retention
- Annual Talent Review conducted with Board of Directors that identified organization’s areas of strength and opportunity, short-term action items, and long-term talent strategy recommendations
- Conducted global headcount reduction mapping process; resulted in 8% cost reduction
Interim Chief HR Officer
Publicly traded $1.5B oil & gas services company
Kansas City, Kansas
September 2020 through December 2020
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
- Provided executive HR leadership for organization across multiple US sites; union (Teamsters) and non-union workforce; employee population: 4,700+
- Transitioned organization to new Benefits broker; implemented benefit plan design changes to upgrade employee benefits offerings while delivering projected annual cost savings of $4.9MM; implemented ERISA-defined Severance Plan; simplified PTO policy and annual Holiday schedules
- Redesigned HR organization to align with overall organization structure; included a combination of role eliminations, creation of new roles, and redefinition of accountabilities within existing roles; executed HR restructuring, resulting in $426k savings; monies to be reallocated to fund new HR roles needed
- Created and implemented job banding and career framework, which was used to establish salary ranges, incentive targets, and career progression paths
- Designed and implemented short term incentive plan (STIP) for exempt employees; STIP % targets tied to newly created job bands; payout formula based on EBITDA target and individual performance rating
- Designed and rolled out a simplified 2021 Performance Management process in alignment with fiscal year calendar and directly linked with financial rewards
Interim Chief HR Officer
Privately held $4B food distribution company
Detroit, Michigan
May 2019 through October 2019
-
Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
-
Provided executive HR leadership for organization across multiple US sites; union (Teamsters, UFCW) and non-union workforce; employee population: 2,000+
-
Partnered with CEO to integrate two independently led food distribution companies; led organization restructuring to establish one integrated organization structure, consisting of two focused P&Ls and creation of Corporate staff functions
-
Partnered with CEO to define key accountabilities of each C-Suite role; successfully recruited key positions, including General Counsel, Chief HR Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Operations Officer, and VP, Sales and Marketing; led determination of executive compensation packages for CEO and Board of Directors approval
-
Led organization integration efforts for HR function, including restructuring of HR team into newly defined HR organization structure and upgrade of HR skillsets through recruitment of critical contract and full-time HR roles; executed consolidation, vendor selection and rollout of new non-union benefits offering; led key decisions regarding HR systems integration
Interim Global HR Director, Business & Industrial Unit/US Country HR
Publicly traded $800MM UK high performance specialty chemicals company
Asheville, North Carolina
May 2017 through October 2017
- Full time assignment reporting to Global Group HR Director
- Provided executive HR leadership for Global Business & Industrial Unit and US Country HR support
- Negotiated 2018 US Benefits, provided more competitively priced employee options; achieved 10% cost savings
- Handled HR leadership accountabilities for 200+ US-based P&L and global functional staff; worked closely with CEO’s Executive Team to address leadership issues and recruitment of key roles to drive US talent upgrades
- Recruited new Global HR Director
Interim VP, HR
Privately held $50MM specialty chemicals company
Los Angeles, California
August 2016 through August 2017
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
- Provided executive HR leadership for organization across two US sites: Los Angeles, CA (HQ) and Huntsville, Texas (manufacturing site); population: 130+
- Implemented core HR processes regarding performance management, executive compensation (Short Term Incentive Plan), restructuring, organization design, and employee communications
- Created compensation job banding structure, including design and implementation of broad bands with competitively benchmarked salary and bonus % targets
- Partnered with CEO to realign organization structure, establishing focused Commercial, Technology, and Operations functions
- Partnered with CEO to upgrade Executive Team positions
Interim Chief HR Officer
Privately held $800MM financial services company
Cincinnati, Ohio
July 2015 through May 2016
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
- Provided global HR leadership for organization spanning the US, Europe, and Latin America; global employee population: 4,000+
- Implemented core HR processes regarding performance management, executive compensation (Short Term and Long-Term Incentive Plans), restructuring, organization design, and employee communications
- Partnered with CEO to realign organization structure, establishing focused P&Ls and core Corporate functions
- Partnered with CEO to upgrade Executive Team positions
- Restructured HR function to align with business needs
Interim VP, HR
US-based independent $250MM non-profit media and consumer research organization
Yonkers, New York
April 2014 through July 2014
- Full time assignment reporting directly to CEO
- Provided executive HR leadership for total organization; population 550+
- Worked with Board of Directors to manage the transition of new CEO
- Implemented core HR processes regarding performance management and talent development
- Restructured HR function to align with business needs
Interim Global HR Executive
$115MM division of global education company
New York, New York
April 2013 through October 2013
- Full time assignment reporting directly to US Division President
- Provided global HR leadership to 18 centers in US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand; population: 620+
- Implemented core HR processes regarding recruitment, performance management, bonus design, and sales incentive
- Partnered with Division President to realign organization structure, clarifying roles and accountabilities within strategic functions, including sales, marketing, product management, operations, and academics
- Recruited new Global HR Leader