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✔Commercially-focused Global HR Leader with proven record of driving financial results, business growth, and asset value through development and delivery of human capital strategies, systems, operations, and best practices. ✔Extensive experience in high growth, established, and turnaround environments and in Fortune 500 organizations, private equity and “Big 5” consultancies across a variety of industries including information services, software and technology, media, and HR Outsourcing. ✔Culturally astute executive who has lived/worked abroad and excels in finding/optimizing executive talent on a global level. Particular expertise in AsiaPac and India. ✔Strategic business partner and expert in maximizing returns on human capital investments. Able to elevate employee performance while delivering significant cost savings. ✔High energy innovator with reputation for moving businesses into the future through organizational transformation, and effective driver of breakthrough business results by challenging the status quo. Highly accountable to end results. ✔Trusted advisor, pragmatic executive coach, and persuasive influencer who builds confidence in CEO’s, senior management, and employees alike. ✔Highly effective leadership, relationship building, and communication skills with a passion for building high performance teams and organizational cultures. ✔Thought leader and sought after public speaker on human capital topics including human capital metrics, outsourcing partnerships, and HR shared services. SPECIALITIES HR & Business Strategy Alignment | Business & Organizational Transformation | Change Management | Global Talent Management | Organization Design | People Strategies | Organizational & Staff Development | Shared Service Centers | HR Operations | Offshoring & Outsourcing Strategies | Executive Coaching & Mentoring | Mergers & Acquisitions | Global & Executive Compensation | Total Rewards | Succession Planning