Barry Egan Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Madrid, ES

Global People & Culture DirectorMember of Amadeus Global People & Culture Leadership TeamManagement of Amadeus European Works Council.Obtained ‘Top Employers UK’ Certification and 'Top Employers Europe' recognizing the standard of excellence in employee conditions and the development of people at Amadeus.

New York, NY, US

• Transformed ER function by designing and implementing a new International ER Centre of Excellence in order to support business growth objectives across 40+ markets
• Built and developed an extended team of geographically dispersed ER professionals (UK/Ireland, Continental Europe, India, Australia/NZ, Canada, Mexico and Argentina)
• Member of the Management Team of the European Works Council
• Collaborated with local HR teams to manage conflict, collective issues and developed strategies for resolution.

New York, NY, US

• Collaborated with EMEA Executive VP and their Leadership Team to develop and implement a Human Capital Plan which supported growth objectives and optimal business performance.
• Resourced for growth by building a flexible talent acquisition strategy that secured high calibre talent through multiple routes. Built a database of competitor executive talent.
• Progressed competitive compensation and benefit programmes to drive pay for performance and cascaded premium pay to top talent. Management of year end compensation process.

New York, NY, US

• Transformed UK/Ireland team into a commercially focused function by aligning ER Strategy with HR and Business Strategies.
• Finalist in the UK American Express Best Boss Competition (152 nominations – 5 finalists).
• Ensured ongoing compliance with labour laws. Effective management of internal and external claims/grievances with minimal disruption, litigation or brand damage.
• Owned and managed the relationship with UK Employee Forum.
• Designed and implemented strategies for the management of consultation programmes e.g., change in UK pension plan from non-contributory to contributory scheme, Acquistions and Divestments

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Established ER function for IBM in Ireland covering 6 business units and 5,000 employees including Manufacturing, Technical Support and Sales & Development.
• Transfer of 450 Lotus Software UK employees to IBM Software UK and 50 Informix Ireland to IBM Ireland under Acquired Rights/TUPE legislation.
• Reviewed pending employment legislation at EU and Country level. Ensured IBM Country Leadership Team awareness of key developments and impacts to IBM policy.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Collaborated with EMEA VP to develop and implement a Human Capital Plan to support the development of a new EMEA start up business with short term revenue target of US$1Bn.
• Project managed the HR migration of Telesales/Telemarketing functions from 13 European countries to a new EMEA centre in Dublin. Recruitment and on boarding of 500 employees.
• Enhanced the capabilities of the Leadership team by designing and implementing programmes to establish a strong leadership pipeline and succession planning.

Dublin, Leinster, IE

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Collaborated to design and implement a cultural transformation programme to transition to a low volume, high quality Jaguar from a high-volume Ford Escort manufacturing plant.
• Co-ordinated voluntary redundancy and early retirement programme. Ensured target numbers achieved with no impact on the business or on relationships with Unions.
• Developed Leadership Capability by coaching and delivery of Ford Training Programmes.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Identification, provision and evaluation of learning and development opportunities for Engineering employees across UK Sites and Merkenich - Germany
• Managed training and education budget and an in-house training centre
• Co-ordinated Educational Assistance and Engineering Graduate Development Programmes
• Development and implementation of ISO 9000 training policy

Dublin, 2, IE

• Acted as a consultant to member employers on employment legislation, custom and practice, case management, pay and conditions of employment
• Produced reports on HR topics for employers e.g., Pensions, Member Trustees, Salary Surveys, Redundancy Settlements, Call Out and Stand By Arrangements
• Delivered training to participants from member organisations at Conferences and In- Company Programmes. For example, Employment Legislation, Motivation, Counselling, Coaching etc,

Master Of Business Studies (Mbs)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Comm, Hons)