Michael Shinbein Email Address

Senior Director, Total Rewards

The WhiteWave Foods Company engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of plant-based foods and beverages, coffee

I am passionate about engaging employees and maximizing employer resources by optimizing reward programs & Human Resources Operations for purpose-driven companies. I am proud to have stood up new Total Rewards functions for employers on four separate occasions. As a Human Resource / Total Rewards Executive, I have a comprehensive set of skills and experience. I blend legal, financial, and consulting expertise to consistently promote and build partnerships with C-Suite teams and boards of directors. My advice and analyses support sound decision-making, risk mitigation and the creation of business expansion and HR transformation strategies. I am known for the ability to successfully translate complex program elements into understandable communications to achieve desired outcomes. I work well in matrix organizations, and across functions on enterprise-wide initiatives, interpreting detailed analyses to propose, guide, and advocate for competitive business strategies. I am experienced in leading and navigating teams and organizational leaders during times of organic and inorganic growth to harmonize global and domestic HR programs, platforms, and systems. Competencies include: Board & C-Suite Advisor | Merger & Acquisition Integration | Executive & Broad-Based Rewards | Skilled Negotiator | Employee Benefit Program Innovator | Organization Builder | Union and Non-Union | Consulting | Business Development Panels and Presentations: - Panelist at NACD Colorado Chapter: Global Comp & Culture - Perspectives for Board Members, 2022 - Presenter at DisruptHR Denver 13.0: Incredible Minds: A Hidden Talent Pool, 2022 - Panelist at Rocky Mountain Total Rewards Association’s The Future of Total Rewards, 2016 - Panelist / Presenter at World at Work’s Total Rewards Conference: Surfing the Coming Pay Ratio Wave with Confidence, 2016 - Panelist / Presenter at the Securities Subsection of the Colorado Bar Association’s Business Law Section: Public Company Compensation and Proxy Season Update, 2015