 Brian J. Glade,SPHR, GPHR, Vice President,International Programs,
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), USA
Brian J. Glade, SPHR, GPHR directs international programs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 225,000 individual members, the Society’s mission is both to serve human resource management professionals and to advance the profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters and members in more than 120 countries. He is responsible for defining and implementing the international strategy of the Society; educating the Society’s constituents on global human resource management issues; providing guidance in the internationalization of SHRM members, products, and services; and representing the Society and the HR profession abroad. Brian oversees SHRM offices in Beijing, PRC, and Mumbai, India, which identify opportunities for collaboration and have established activities to support HR professionals and advance the HR profession in those two countries. |
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 Grant Bassett, Headof Global TalentAcquisition,
Yahoo!, USA |
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 Katharina Auer, Head of Global Internal and Management Communications,
Shell International, The Netherlands
Appointed in April 2007, Katharina Auer leads Shell's Global Internal and Management Communications function. In her role she is responsible for internal and management communication at group level, developing and executing internal communications strategy. Katharina joined Shell from AstraZeneca, where she was Head of Global Internal Communications. She joined AstraZeneca in May 2001 as Director of Communications, Global Support Functions, and was appointed to Head of Global IC in 2002. She joined AstraZeneca from GE Capital European Equipment Finance, where she was Leader - Corporate Communications. Before joining GE Capital, she spent five years with Corange/Boehringer Mannheim in London and Amsterdam. Her experience covers all areas of corporate communications, corporate and product PR, e-media, change management, M&A integration and communication, corporate responsibility, community relations, external and internal communications metrics and measurement. |
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 Murad Suleiman, General Manager,
FranklinCovey Middle East
Murad Suleiman, a senior professional, consultant, and facilitator with more than 14 years experience for Fortune 500 companies in USA and UAE. He also served as a senior advisor to VIPs and executive offices helping them defining the portfolio and growth strategies of their businesses. He received his education in the United States, and is currently pursuing his Masters in Leadership studies at Exeter University – UK.
During his career, Mr. Suleiman enjoyed a unique standing among leading professionals and was widely respected due to his achievements, business savvy approach, and strong international experience. He successfully coached and trained CEOs, Managing Directors, Top Management Teams (TMT), as well as senior staff on areas such as Strategic Planning, Corporate Development, Leadership Development, General Management, Execution Models, Organization Performance, and Enterprise Project Management. Murad is familiar with various kinds of facilitation techniques that enable him to deliver the maximum value to his clients and meeting their expectations.
Murad helped organizations strengthening their competitive position and profitable business expansions. He also led the development and implementation of different enterprise change management programs that resulted in high return of investment to the organizations concerned and significant increase in market value. One of the areas that Murad enjoys in his job is the ability to meet and interact with people and being exposed to different cultures. His business rule of facilitation and consultancy is simple “if clients don’t walk out with tangible impact, it is a failure”. Murad is married with 4 children and lives in the UAE. He enjoys reading, the outdoors and helping individuals and teams unleash their potential.
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 Vicky Wright, President,
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK
Vicky Wright is currently President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She has worked in human resource management for over 30 years. During the first 15 years of her career Vicky worked in line personnel management and industrial relations, as well as undertaking research at Bristol Polytechnic and being an employee relations advisor for the Confederation of British Industry. Since 1986 Vicky has been a consultant. She was Managing Director of Hay Management Consultants Ltd and Worldwide Head of Reward Consulting before joining Ernst & Young LLP in 2001 to head their Performance and Reward Team. In 2005 she became an Associate of Watson Wyatt Limited focusing on human resources strategy; performance measurement and management; and executive reward. She currently combines her consultancy with a number of other roles including membership of the Advisory Board of the University of Middlesex Business School and the Council of the RNLI. Her Presidency of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development will run from October 2006 to October 2010. Vicky has a BSc from the University of Durham and an MSc. (with Distinction) from London Business School. She is a Chartered Companion of the CIPD. She is a past President of the UK Management Consultants Association. |
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 Dr Tommy Weir, Head of Learning and Development,
Nakheel, UAE |
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 Ergham Al Bachir, Director of Corporate Services,
Istithmar World, UAE |
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 Ron Campbell, President and CEO,
Center for Leadership Studies, USA |
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 Declan Ball, Head of Corporate HR,
EFG Hermes, Middle East
Declan Ball is Head, Human Resources, Dubai Bank, one of the UAE's most progressive and innovative banks. A lawyer by training, he has studied Classical and Colloquial Arabic, holds postgraduate degree in both training and HR and has specialised in the GCC financial services sector. Prior to joining Dubai bank, he was HR Division Head, Banque Saudi Fransi and HR Advisor to the National Commercial Bank. As Middle East HR Director, Ernst & Young from 1999-2002, he headed up the HR team within 11 countries of the E&Y firm and was responsible for introducing global best practice and methodologies developed by E&Y International. Subsequently, he led E&Y's HR consultancy service and his major assignments included structuring a project for the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Bahrain, to create job opportunities for 4,000 Bahraini nationals and designing and implementing balanced scorecard for clients in the petro-chemical and financial services sectors. |
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 Professor William Scott-Jackson, Director, Centre for Applied HR Research,
Oxford Brookes University, UK |
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 Lee-Anna Nussbaumer, Head of HR,
Aldar, UAE |
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 Peter Christie, BA(Hons.), FCIPD, Director of Executive Reward,
Hay Group, UK and UAE
Peter is the Director of Executive Reward for Hay Group in the Middle East. In this role, he advises organisations on the design and implementation of total remuneration packages for senior executives, including Board members. Peter has over 15 years consulting experience, gained initially with Towers Perrin and subsequently with Ernst and Young and Watson Wyatt before joining Hay Group in 2005. Peter holds a BA Honours degree in Business Studies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD). Peter is an experienced reward and performance management consultant, who has worked with many of the world's leading organisations. |
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Anishka Mehra, Manager Organisational Development,
Emirates National Oil Company Ltd. (ENOC),UAE
Anishka has been involved in the design and implementation of organization development and change initiatives in the manufacturing, retail and energy industries for over nine years. Working in the UAE since 2003, she specializes in HR Strategy, HR process design & reengineering, performance management systems, competency management frameworks, communication platforms and employee engagement initiatives.
Anishka holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology and a Post Graduate degree in Human Resource Management. |
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 Dr Andy Brown, BA. Hons (Oxon.), MSc., D.Phil., Managing Director,
YouGov, UK
Andy is Managing Director of YouGov Organisational Consulting. Prior to this, he was a Partner at Mercer Delta where he led the Organisational Research practice. In his earlier career, Andy was Global Practice Leader for Organisational Research and Analysis at The Empower Group, the strategic consulting division of Manpower, a $12 billion Fortune 500 company. He was also previously Head of Research at Gallup (where he became the youngest ever UK Board member). Working with many of the FTSE-100 and Fortune-500, he has conducted strategic organisational research globally in a number of diverse sectors. He specialises in the action-oriented analysis of survey data and consulting assignments to ensure clients align their people with their strategies. His work focuses on employer brand, employee engagement and talent retention. |
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Virginia Handley, Head of HR,
Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), UAE
Virginia is currently working as Head of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company. She is a specialist in Strategic Human Resources, Change Management, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching. Virginia has more than 15 years experience with multinational teams and workforces in private sector companies, public sector organizations and international charities. She has lived and worked all over the world implementing change projects in South East Asia, Africa, South America, The Middle East and Europe. She has a first degree in Communication Studies from the University of London, as well as qualifications in the psychology of management and executive coaching. |
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Yasser Eid, HR Manager,
National Food Company (Americana), KSA
Yasser Eid who is now the Head of Human Resources at “National Food Company (Americana) Meat Division” based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was educated at the University of Osnabrueck – Germany where he obtained his Diploma in Business Administration, and at The University of Hull – United Kingdom where he obtained a distinction in an MA Management Systems. He was previously a research associate at the Centre of Economic Policy - Economic School, and a Teaching Assistant in Management sciences at The Business School, Hull. He has successfully implemented operational and cultural change within large multi-national organizations drawing upon his practical experiences as an Organizational Development Consultant at North Star UK. Yasser’s knowledge of Systems Thinking practices has been of particular use in a wide range of Quality Improvement and Organizational Development programmes within various organizations in the UK. |
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Z Emre Memecan, Regional Compensation and Benefits Leader,
Microsoft Middle East & Africa, Turkey
Z Emre Memecan is currently the Compensation & Benefits Lead and Performance Management Coordinator for Middle East and Africa at Microsoft, based in Turkey. He is an accomplished professional with both strategic and hands on HR skills. He has had extensive local and international exposure in the areas of employee relations, compensation & benefit programs, performance management and organisation design. Prior to joining Microsoft he worked as HR Director at Celebi Ground Handling in Turkey, Senior Remuneration Officer at Unilever in the Netherlands and HR Manager at Unilever in Istanbul. He also has extensive experience in sales and marketing. Emre holds an MBA from Erasmus University in Holland, a BS in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Turkey and a Certificate in E-commerce and Internet marketing from the University of San Diego in the USA. He is a member of the Turkish Personnel Managers’ Association. |
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Simon Ford, Managing Director,
Blue Banana, UAE |
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 Asif Osman, Head of Commercial, Rewards and Incentives,
Air Miles, UAE
Asif Osman has been with Air Miles since July 2002 and is responsible for business development and client relationships in the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, as well as all Rewards acquisitions and contracting for Air Miles related programmes around the region. With his vast expertise in managing incentive schemes and reward programmes, Asif has played a pivotal role in assisting Air Miles to achieve sustained growth. Prior to joining Air Miles, Asif worked held senior positions in the Travel and Airlines business for over 15 years. |
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 Dr Ramin Mohajer, HR Director,
The Wave Muscat, Oman
Ramin Mohajer, received his BSc. With Honours from Reading University (UK) in 1992 in Microbiology with Biochemistry and Physiology. A year later he received his MSc. From the same establishment in Food Science. During his university studies, Ramin worked for establishments such as Glaxo Group Research (Greenford – UK), Royal Berkshire Hospital (Reading-UK) and the Royal Hospital (Muscat Sultanate of Oman). In 1993 he joined the private sector in the Sultanate of Oman as deputy manager of a group of companies and this was followed by joining Muscat Municipality in 1996 as the Training Advisor. In1997 completed his PhD in Agro-Economics concentrating on the contribution of food production and agriculture to the Omani economy. From 2001-2005 he lived in Melbourne and worked for Coles Myer (human resource department), and managed three programs recruiting for the Australian Federal Government through Hoban Recruitment. In 2005 came back to Muscat Municipality. In 2006 he joined The Wave Muscat as the PR manager and took over as HR Manager when the department was established in 2007. |
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 Abdul Malik Bin Abdul Rahman, Managing Director and Founder,
Focus Learning Group of Companies, Malaysia |
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Balasubramanian Muthukkarupan, HR Specialist,
International Turnkey Systems, Kuwait |
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Ahmed Shukri, HR and Organisational Development Specialist,
Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), Bahrain |
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 Panos Manolopoulos, Managing Partner and Global Practice Leader, Consumer Product Services,
Stanton Chase International, UAE
Panos Manolopoulos is the Managing Partner of the Middle East operations of Stanton Chase. He has been a member of Stanton Chase since 2004 when he started as General Manager of the Bucharest office and became Managing Partner of in 2005. Panos has an extensive background and expertise in the Consumer Products and Professional Services industries. He also acts as the Global Practice Leader in the Consumer Products and Services sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Relations (American University of Athens), a Master’s degree in Diplomacy -University of Lancaster- and Ph.D specializing in International Law and Relations. He is a graduate of the Council of Europe of the American European Academy in Austria and the European Academy in Sweden, Junior Chamber International. He also holds a postgraduate diploma from the Officers Academy, Ministry National Defense, focus on Economics/Strategic Defense. |
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 Dr Mahmoud Magsoud Khan, HR and Organisational Development Consultant,
KSA
Dr. Mahmoud Magsoud Khan is a human resources and organizational development consultant in KSA. He is a licensed and Certified Evaluator and Assessor by SHL, Profiles International, Oxford Psychologists Press (MBTI) and Thomas International; a job analyst and evaluator using HAY method, Position Analysis Q and others; and a licensed competency-based interviewer for senior management. He is a member of several International organizations including gASTD, CIPD, World@Work, AMA, MCE, SHRM, ASHRM, MIM and JCCI HR. He was previously Engineering Professor and Registrar & Academic Auditor of KFUPM – Dhahran; General Manager of Manufacturing for Savola Company and Senior General Manager, Human Resources for Savola Group. He has worked as a consultant since January 2000 for companies including Savola, Xenel, National Commercial Bank, SAGCO, Jeddah Chamber of C&I, ALJ, Gabel C., The International Consulting Group, Nashar, mbc TV&Radio, Rotana Group, Bugshan (PEPSI & Bridgestone), American Express, Profiles International, Morgan&Banks (Saudi Arabia), Amiantit, SAHARI Pack and Friesland International. |
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 Manal Farid Badri, General Director and CEO,
Dar Al Hanan Private Institute, KSA |
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Massimo De Rose, HR Advisor,
Kuwait Petroleum International, Kuwait
Massimo De Rose currently works as an HR advisor in a major oil company. During his career in the oil sector he has worked in various commercial, finance, strategy, logistics, brand and communications, and HR roles. His managerial responsibilities have included stints as the managing director of an operating company, board chairman and corporate director. In HR he has worked up to corporate director level dealing with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, organisation development, compensation strategy, talent management and performance management. Just some of the companies Massimo has worked for include Mobil Oil Group, Kuwait Petroleum International Group and Kuwait Petroleum-ENI JV. Massimo holds a doctorate in Chemical Engineering and has worked in Europe, the USA, Caribbean and the Middle East. |
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Scherazade Jamali, Head of HR Planning and Reward,
Gulf Bank, Kuwait |
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Dr Ahmed Fetyani, Head of Human Resources,
Abudawood, KSA |
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 Amro Rashad, Group HR and Training Manager,
Ali Bin Ali Group, Qatar |
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 Tom Raftery, Vice President HR,
ARC International, UAE
Tom Raftery is presently the Regional HR Director for Arc International’s International Division based in Dubai and responsible for operations stretching from China through to South America, which means some very interesting HR challenges!! Previous to this Tom had his own consulting company based in the UK and prior to that he worked with Watson Wyatt’s Organisational Effectiveness team as part of the Human Capital Consulting Practice. Tom has extensive experience of living and working in the Middle East and has worked on various HR and compensation projects for such companies as ADNOC, Kuwait Oil Company, SABIC, Riyad Bank and Kuwait Investment Authority. Tom has undertaken a wide range of assignments in the public and private sectors in the UK, Europe and the Middle and Far East. In addition to over 15 years in consultancy, he has senior HR line experience with British Aerospace, the Sedgwick Group, Northwest Gas and as the HR Director for the Nazar Group in Saudi Arabia. Tom has a degree in Industrial Sociology, and MBA from Warwick University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He has spoken at many conferences and seminars on reward and international HR issues in the US, UK and the Middle East. |
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 Tim Bierig, European HR Talent Manager,
Electrabel Suez, Belgium |
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 Dr Julia Saurazas, Vice President Finance and Administration,
College of the North Atlantic, Qatar
Dr. Julia Saurazas has worked in educational management and administration in the U.A.E. and Qatar for over 16 years. During this period, she has been involved in the recruitment of many expatriates, and their orientation to the Gulf. She has also been involved with marketing research and strategic planning consulting initiatives in the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, and is a judge for the Gulf Marketing Effectiveness Awards. Her education includes B.Comm., MBA and PhD degrees in business and she currently holds the position of Vice-President of Finance & Administration for the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, in Doha. |
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 Geoff Veldhuis, Independent HR Expert
UK
Geoff Veldhuis has over 30 years’ consultancy and operational experience in HR, with an emphasis on Reward Management. Until recently he was Manager Performance and Reward with EFG-Hermes in Cairo. He has operated as C&B Manager in large corporations in such diverse industries as oil and gas, banking and software, and has worked as Reward Consultant in major consultancies such as Towers Perrin, Mercer and Hay across Asia Pacific and EMEA. Geoff holds postgradute qualifications from Melbourne University and is a member of Worldat Work and SHRM. |
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 Antony Thomas, Independent HR Expert,
UAE |
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Amr Abdel Rahim Abdallah, Chief Business Officer,
Vodafone, Egypt
Amr Abdel Rahim Abdallah is currently working as a Strategy Consultant for Vodafone, Egypt. Previously to this Abdallah was the CEO of Raya Holding responsible for growing the telecom line of business. Amr was entrusted with this responsibility after his years of success as Raya’s CFO and Board Member, where he planned and managed all the financial matters of Raya Holding and its eleven subsidiaries. He also managed and engineered turning the company public and was responsible for Raya’s legal and IT support functions.
Prior to these functions, Amr was the driving force behind the creation of the distribution line of the business of Raya, one that is remarkably profitable above the current industry standard. |
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 Kashif Arshed, Corporate Compensation and Benefits Manager MEA,
GE International Inc., UAE
Kashif Arshed is the MEA Compensation & Benefits Manager for GE International. He has been leading the development and implementation of competitive compensation and benefit strategies for the region, designing new benefit schemes that are aligned to the business strategy, and managing MEA wide compensation and benefit programmes. He has over 10 years of compensation and benefits experience within the financial services sector. Prior to joining GE he was the lead consultant for the banking sector at McLagan Partners, a niche global compensation consultancy. |
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Tim Knight, Head of Compensation and Benefits,
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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 Charles Wilson, Director,
The Consultancy, UK |
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Nevine Kamel, HR Manager,
El Sayed El Ayouty & Co, KSA
Got her Bachelor degree in English Literature from Ain Shams University in 1994. In 2000, Nevine earned her first post-graduate diploma in HR Management from the American University in Cairo. By the end of 2001, she earned another post-graduate diploma in Executive Management from the same university.
In HR, Nevine has worked up to HR Manager Level dealing with restructuring, organizational development, talent management, as well Performance Management. Some of the companies Nevine worked for in Egypt include Electronic Data Systems, Nilesoft International & Sainsbury's Egypt. She has been working in Saudi Arabia for four years, where she worked with Tamkeen Development & Management CSR Consultancy firm.
Currently, Nevine is the HR Manager for El-Sayed El-Ayouty & Co. CPAs – member firm of Moore Stephens International |
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Khaled Al-Buhairan, Human Resources Manager,
Saudi Arabian Chevron, Kuwait |
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Julian Snell, HR and Administration Director,
Dascam, UAE |
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| Mario Castegnetta, Founder and Director, Synchronicity, Switzerland |
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 Peter Kelly, Senior Vice President, Human Capital Strategy,
ADCB, UAE
Peter Kelly, whose Masters is in Human Resources, is a Chartered Member of the United Kingdom’ s Institute of Personnel & Development, and British Psychological Society Level A&B Qualified for Psychometric Testing & Assessment. A senior practitioner, with keen strategic insight and a hands-on approach to delivery, he has been a Human Resources Manager, Project Manager and Consultant in the UK, Ireland and the Middle East Region, with extensive experience in Kuwait and the Middle East. Peter has both directly managed operational delivery of the full life cycle of Human Resources provision, as well as steering strategic phases of organisational development. |
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 Nanette Fairley, Managing Director,
Innovative Human Resource Solutions, UAE
Nanette Fairley began her career as an organisational change specialist with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), working in the USA, the Asia Pacific region and Australia. She then moved into the aviation industry taking up an HR management role with the Emirates Group in Dubai. Nanette is qualified with a Humanities degree in Organisational Psychology and an MBA, and is qualified by the British Psychological Society to use a range of psychometric tools. She is currently based in Dubai as Managing Director of Innovative HR Solutions, where she specialises in the design and implementation of value added human resource tools, with particular emphasis on assessment and development. |
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Hany Mahmoud, Vice President Corporate Affairs and HR,
Vodafone, Egypt
Hany Mahmoud is currently Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs at Vodafone - Egypt. Hany has a wealth of experience in the field of HR management, people and organisation development. The majority of his successful career has been spent with Xerox in Egypt and the Middle East where he held a number of key management positions in customer service, finance, manufacturing, marketing and human resources. Hany started his career in HR in the Xerox Middle East and Africa Headquarters in the UK where he completed his HR management studies at Slough University. Then he returned to Egypt as HR Director for Egypt with regional responsibility for people development. Before joining Vodafone Egypt, Hany managed the merger process between Hoechst and Rhone Poulenc from the HR perspective to form the new pharmaceutical giant, Aventis. Hany is also the Chairman of the Egyptian Human Resources Management Association (EHRMA). In addition to presenting at numerous seminars and conferences, Hany has considerable experience as an HR and management consultant both in Egypt and the Middle East. |
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| Deborah Lee, HR Director – Consumer & Enterprise, BT, UK |
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Hazem Handi, Chairman,
LTC, Egypt
Hazem Hamdy, Chairman & Managing Director, Leadership Training and Consultancy – Egypt, has more than 20 years of experience in Management, Training and Human Resources. He possesses in-depth knowledge within service and manufacturing industries gained during his previously held positions as Regional Director of Training with Inter.Continental Hotels and Corporate Director – Human Resources at Kuwait Food Co. (Americana). Hazem is a master trainer and facilitator for a group of programmes within top notch worldwide training, and business solution organisations, including but not limited to Franklin Covey, Eagle’s Flight, and Ken Blanchard, and has participated in developing training programmes and management systems. |
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| Dhruv Shenoy, Country Manager, Middle East, Monster.Com, UAE |
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Hisham El Bakry, Managing Director,
LTC, Egypt |
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 Alan Patching, Director,
Alan Patching & Associates, Australia |
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 Graham Morrall, Regional Head of Distributions - Middle East & Africa,
Zurich International Life
Graham has been the regional head of distribution for Zurich International Life (Zurich) since 2006. He is responsible for all distribution in the Middle East and Africa – a region which is responsible for generating approximately one third of Zurich’s new business. Graham operates out of the Dubai International Finance Centre and oversees a team of 9 distribution managers. Graham’s career with Zurich has spanned almost 20 years and he has held many posts around the world during this time. Prior to his move to Dubai Graham was based in Hong Kong where he held the post of Head of Sales for Asia. Here he was responsible for building up the corporate side of the business. This corporate experience in Asia and now Dubai has seen him work with many multi national companies to implement international retirement and savings plans. This experience has made him an expert in creating tailored solutions to meet the often complex requirements that both multi national and also local companies face when providing retirement solutions to help recruit and retain their mobile workforce. |
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 Ronald L. Koprowski, Executive Vice President – Europe, Middle East, Africa,
The Forum Corporation
Ron Koprowski is an Executive Vice President with Forum and a member of Forum’s Global Leadership Team. With Forum Corporation for over 18 years, he is currently Forum’s Market Leader for Europe, Middle East, Africa. In this role, he is Forum’s senior executive in this dynamic market. He also continues as global leader of Forum’s executive consulting team.
Prior to EMEA, Ron was Forum’s executive responsible globally for functions in research, methodology development, client design and executive consulting. These functions identify best practices, develop new services, thought leadership and change offerings that drive growth strategies in organizations. Ron is Forum’s most traveled consultant with experience in multiple cultures, business settings and brings deep Forum specific process and product knowledge to any engagement.
He has a track record of outstanding client work in sales, leadership and organizational change: all as levers in achieving business results. Much of Ron’s work has been on large-scale initiatives deployed globally in multi-cultural business settings. Ron designed and led significant projects with some of Forum’s premier clients such as Merck, GE Capital, Cathy Pacific and American Express. The Merck and American Express initiatives garnered ASTD and SHRM annual Awards for Project Excellence and business impact. He and his teams have also received Chairman’s Awards from the CEO’s of clients and from Forum. Prior to Forum, Ron held a variety of general management positions at Chase Manhattan Bank including roles in retail banking, asset-based finance, commercial banking, global leadership development and service quality. He also was with United Airlines, where he managed and led development functions in sales, service and leadership. These corporate experiences in leadership, sales and customer initiatives spanned both US and international locations. Ron is a retired Colonel in the United States Army with extensive leadership, logistical and operations expertise gained while on active duty and in the reserves.
Ron speaks frequently at conferences such as The Conference Board and the European Talent Management Conference and contributes insight in publications. He has contributed to: Harvard Business Review, Selling Power, Sales and Marketing Management, Strategic HR Review, Management Development: Theory and Practice, and Pharmaceutical Executive. Three recent articles are: HBR: Finding the Weak Links; The Pressure Paradox: How High Performing Sales Organizations Respond; Selling in Turbulent Times; and Implementing Global Leadership Development Education:
He has academic training in psychology, marketing and organizational effectiveness with a BA degree from the University of Colorado; and an MBA from St. John’s University. He is also a graduate of the United States Army’s Command and General Staff College. |
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