Theodore F. Ceglia Email Address

Senior Human Resources Consultant

Bluestem Brands, Inc is a retail store which specializes in catalog, retail, ecommerce, credit, direct marketing, apparel, and fashion.

25+ years of progressive senior executive experience in human resources, corporate finance, treasury, turnaround, and corporate & investment banking. Successfully transformed from senior level Treasury and Finance positions into the Human Resource space by bringing high level analytics, business acumen and strategic planning into the compensation and benefits areas. Led the successful alignment of all compensation, benefits and HR information systems practices in the merger of two-billion-dollar revenue companies. For 20 years as VP Total Rewards and in Treasurer roles advised and recommended strategies in equity incentives and valuation, benefits selection, HR strategy and 401(k) plan management via benefits and 401(k)committees, including presenting proposals to Executive Management and Boards of Directors. In HR, experience in all compensation topics (including executive, salaried, hourly, and sales commission plans), benefits management and selection, recruiting (primarily for distribution centers and call centers), employee engagement and retention techniques, employee relations, HR business partners, HR strategy, equity incentives, bonus plans, 401(k) administration, wellness programs, HR systems and payroll, and building successful teams across all disciplines. Worked as the Corporate Treasurer for four public and private companies ranging in revenue size from $600 million to $2.5 billion in both growth and declining revenue companies. Managed, underwritten and/or restructured over $20 billion in credit facilities. Specialties: Compensation and benefits management, employee recruiting and engagement, HR information systems streamlining and efficiencies, management and analysis of equity incentives, cash management and forecasting, financial planning and strategy, capital structure analysis and recommendations, international banking, vendor management and relations, bank and rating agency relations, foreign currency risk analysis and management, acquisition integration and analysis, insurance risk management, and presenting to corporate boards and investors.