Establishing a Strategic Innovation Plan

Hear about Worldwide ERC's newest Learning Course, Achieving Business Growth: Establishing a Strategic Innovation Plan. This Learning Course recognizes that business leaders must do more to understand the wider context in which we operate - and adjust, and often, realign our strategies and operations accordingly. The need for business innovation is constant and comes from understanding the forces that shape an organization, influencing a growth mindset while also envisioning the future. Good ideas are not enough fuel to sustain growth. Join us as Susan Ginsberg, Founder at SRG ADVISORY, leads the conversation on how organizations have handled change and have applied concepts to challenges facing Mobility and HR professionals. Susan will moderate a conversation with the corporate Mobility and HR professionals that have contributed to the Learning Course. They will reflect on Workforce Mobility as a tool for Talent Management, why achieving and sustaining business growth is so difficult and establishing a winning strategy.

Moderator:

Susan R. Ginsberg, Founder l Managing Principal, SRG Advisory

Susan R. Ginsberg is Founder l Managing Principal at SRG ADVISORY. SRG ADVISORY provides strategic advisory services and value to organizations facing the uncertainty of a changing world. She listens to and integrates companies’ vision and objectives, helping organizations achieve business growth. Advancing business goals occurs by identifying and leveraging new opportunities, new markets, and new customers. Susan helps clients recreate, rethink, and reestablish a roadmap to grow today and tomorrow. SRG ADVISORY is a trusted strategic partner that positively influences clients’ strategy and outcomes through meticulous analysis and implementation, thoughtful consultation, and cultivating collaborative relationships. Susan has over 35 years of experience including EVP at School Choice International, Vice President, Global Services and Business Development at REA Partners in Transition, and 15+ years in senior leadership roles in retail. Susan earned her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania

Speakers:

Bernadette Coghlan-Walsh, CRP, GMS-T, Head of Global Mobility-HR Manager, Messer Americas

With over 25 years of experience in the field of Global Mobility, Bernadette joined Messer America’s, as Head of Global Workforce Mobility this past March. She was formerly Head of Global Mobility for the Linde Group. Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII (CVC) acquired most of the North American gases business of Linde, as well as certain Linde business activities in South America. Bernadette holds both the GMS-T and CRP designations from Worldwide ERC. And the SHRM-CP designation from the Society of Human Resource Management. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. and is completing her Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University Krieger School in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. She is also a State Licensed Residential Real Estate Appraiser in the State of New Jersey. Bernadette is three years into her second term as Councilwoman in her hometown of Ridgewood, NJ. She is a Board member of the Ridgewood Public Library and Council liaison to the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. Bernadette currently resides in Ridgewood, NJ with her husband Michael and their three children.

Grady L. Crosby, Vice President Public Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer, Johnson Controls

Grady L. Crosby is a Corporate Officer of Johnson Controls and is responsible for leading Johnson Controls’ global diversity and inclusion strategy, sustainability thought leadership, LATAM government relations strategies, and its philanthropic endeavors, in order to enhance enterprise business objectives and maintain the company’s commitment to social responsibility, community involvement and the environment. In this role, Crosby continues to drive Johnson Controls’ commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce as well as partnering with a diverse vendor/supplier base aligned with company values. In addition, Crosby also leads the Johnson Controls enterprise sponsorship capability. Crosby joined Johnson Controls in 2011 as vice president and global general counsel for the Power Solutions business. In that position he supervised all legal operations associated with that business and served as a member of the company’s senior legal leadership team providing support to the Johnson Controls General Counsel. Crosby holds a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University. He serves on several prominent boards, including Froedtert Health, Wisconsin Policy Forum, U.N. Global Compact Network USA, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, VISIT Milwaukee, and Travaux. He is also a member of the internationally recognized Executive Leadership Council.

Horst A. Gallo, VP, HR Talent Solutions & Global Mobility, IBM Corporation

Horst was appointed Vice President Global Mobility for IBM Human Resources in November 2018. In this role Horst leads a global team to ensure IBM has the right people in the right place at the right time by facilitating the successful deployment of talent around the world. His drive to provide assignees a seamless experience while driving operational excellence and leveraging analytics to create business intelligence are at the core of IBM’s HR transformation.

Melissa Myer, Director, Global Mobility, MasterCard International

Melissa Myer is Director, Global Mobility, Total Rewards at Mastercard. In her role she is involved in the strategic development of the Global Mobility function through policy design/implementation (lump sum and core/flex), technology and process improvements, as well as monitoring trends and best practices. She also functions as a strategic advisor to the Operations & Technology and North America Markets business units on people movement, immigration, and taxation. Melissa managed a successful phased transition of repeatable and transactional Global Mobility tasks to a shared services center and continues to provide operational oversight to this team on policy governance and relocation exceptions. Prior to joining Mastercard in March 2014, Melissa was an Assistant Director, International Programs at Ernst & Young where she directed a team that provided mobility support for long-term and short-term structured international mobility programs for career development and busy season resources. Melissa also held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs as a Global Mobility Senior Assignment Manager and HR Business Partner during her 12-year tenure.

Diane M Whitcomb, Head of International Mobility, Chanel, Inc.

Diane Whitcomb has been the Head of International Mobility for CHANEL US for over two years. She has worked in the mobility field for over 25 years and has previously led the mobility function at Ralph Lauren and worked in other mobility roles at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Additionally, Diane has held client-facing mobility roles with Prudential Relocation (now Brookfield).

Becky Woods, Sr. Director, Global Mobility, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Becky Woods, GPHR, SHRM-SCP is Sr. Director, Global Mobility at ADP and has over 14 years of experience in the talent management and global mobility industry. Prior to joining ADP in 2017, she was Director, HR Operations at News Corp and previously at Immedis (formerly Expaticore) and BGRS (formerly Prudential Relocation). She is a Board Director for the Haven Adolescent Community Respite Center and Chair of the NYC SHRM Global HR Special Interest Group. Becky earned her B.A. from Amherst College, her M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and has lived and worked in multiple countries.

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