Adrianne Tovar Baker Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Specializing in Executive Compensation and Global Mobility, collaborate with internal and external business partners to provide compensation consulting services, insight and guidance to HR Business Partners and Management.* Manage all aspects of the Expatriate Program, including initial consultation and costing, pre-assignment preparation, expatriate compensation throughout assignment, coordination of hypothetical taxes / tax equalization, host country tax compliance, resolution of assignee concerns, annual expense planning and repatriation. Lead Global Mobility policy design / benchmarking and Vendor Management* Responsible for administering all aspects of the Long Term Incentive Plan for 450+ US executives and international affiliates including grants, monthly accruals, payout and employee communications* Manage equity compensation process including stock option/SAR exercises, RSU grants, Performance Shares and SEC Compliance* Member of team who successfully designed and implemented a new compensation system for the enterprise leveraging PeopleSoft* Evaluate and recommend officer candidate compensation packages including equity buyouts* Liaise with corporate Finance to provide financial reporting information for 10Q/10K, EPS dilution, 162(m), 409A and Statutory reporting * Prepare all Compensation Tables for Proxy and collaborate with Corporate Secretary on Corporate Governance requirements

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Partner with multiple levels of management to develop precise expense and premium plans that support organizational objectives. Partner with Senior Executives to present plans to CEO. Monitor organizational results, perform variance analysis / forecasting and recommend adjustments.* Developed communication plans and job aids to streamline the annual budget process and reduce resources utilized* Manage a project team of internal and external partners to design, develop and publish award winning corporate annual report* Collaborate with General Counsel/Corporate Secretary to produce a high-quality proxy statement for annual shareholder meeting* Research and develop market intelligence on industry leaders for Executives and Board of Directors to assist with strategic planning* Partner with CEO and CFO to develop investor and rating agency presentations

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Responsible for Home Office and field organization of approximately 400 employees. Provided strategic direction to managers and Senior Executives in all areas of Employee Relations and Organizational Development. Managed Recruitment function.* Member of spin-off / transition team; successfully merged 3 distinct entities with vastly different cultures* Chaired industry-wide subcommittee for the Development and Diversity Advisory Committee of The Surety Association of America* Facilitated a team of Subject Matter Experts to develop and implement an underwriter trainee program (received Silver FOCUS award)* Responsible for company-wide Base and Incentive Compensation process including stock option grants and recommendations to the Board* Developed and managed a corporate philanthropy program with a budget of $300K including scholarship program* Facilitated numerous employee and management training initiatives and information sessions* Certified coach for 360 degree multi-rater feedback process, MBTI, DiSC Personality profile Achieved SPHR designation

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Acted as a Strategic Business Partner by providing ongoing Generalist support in Employee Relations, Performance Management, Staff Development, Compensation and Staffing for CNA Worldwide and MOAC.* Served as assistant to the Vice President of Human Resources on special projects - including administration of the officer bonus plan and budget preparation* Coordinated Foreign National assignments to the United States* Assisted in the creation and rollout of a Rotational Development Program for the international division* Managed the CNA Outplacement Assistance Center and coordinated Executive Outplacement on a nationwide basis* Led two corporate initiatives in the area of Temporary Staffing; corporate liaison for all temporary staffing needs

Hr Certificate, Human Resources

Mba

Bba, Finance Concentration