Leroy M. Whitaker Email & Phone Number

Apollo Beach, Fl, Us

Bradenton, Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Miramar, Florida

Managed the design and administration of all compensation, employee benefits, and HRIS programs and initiatives. Partnered with senior management in the development, implementation and communication of new compensation policies and administrative procedures to better align with company objectives. Prepared and presented all Compensation Committee materials. Managed outside consultants and vendor relationships.

Greater New York City Area

Led human resources function serving 4000 employees with team of 38 HR professionals. Set strategic direction and managed all human capital initiatives and service delivery, including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation, performance management, benefits, payroll, HRIS, diversity, and employee engagement and international mobility within six independent Omnicom Media Group agencies. • Restructured North American generalist and talent acquisition teams to better align… Show more Led human resources function serving 4000 employees with team of 38 HR professionals. Set strategic direction and managed all human capital initiatives and service delivery, including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation, performance management, benefits, payroll, HRIS, diversity, and employee engagement and international mobility within six independent Omnicom Media Group agencies. • Restructured North American generalist and talent acquisition teams to better align with organizational objectives.• Implemented new employee retention strategies and decreased company wide turnover by 7%• Implemented new Oracle HR technology solutions to increase efficiency in HR service delivery and administrative processes. Decreased time-to-fill duration by 20% (from 24 days to 20) and eliminated external recruiting, saving company up to $3,000,000 annually.• Developed new performance management program and disciplinary procedures for all OMG agencies.• Implemented new Volunteer and engagement programs such as City Harvest and Habitat for Humanity.• Developed company's first diversity and inclusion strategies and founded the U.S. Diversity council. Show less

Developed and implemented HR strategic direction and ensured alignment of HR functions worldwide, including executive compensation and benefits, HRIS, executive staffing, workforce analysis, and employee relations. Acted as key member of M&A teams for multiple acquisitions.• Developed employee engagement programs to boost morale, productivity, and employee loyalty, as measured by global employee satisfaction survey. Established baseline in 2009 with increase of 5% in… Show more Developed and implemented HR strategic direction and ensured alignment of HR functions worldwide, including executive compensation and benefits, HRIS, executive staffing, workforce analysis, and employee relations. Acted as key member of M&A teams for multiple acquisitions.• Developed employee engagement programs to boost morale, productivity, and employee loyalty, as measured by global employee satisfaction survey. Established baseline in 2009 with increase of 5% in 2010.• Decreased recruiting expenses 20% in only one year by implementing new social networking recruiting tools, as well as developing pipeline business analyst program for graduating college seniors.• Realigned U.S. HR organization and reduced headcount expense by $500,000.• Successfully navigated HR due diligence for two mergers, four acquisitions, and one divestiture.• Redesigned all HR processes and workflows to align with new PeopleSoft 9.0 implementation.• Developed and administered new global mobility policy and procedures. Show less

Reporting to the Group Executive Vice President, Human Resources managed a global team of compensation, benefits and HRIS professionals. Developed new compensation, benefits and global mobility plan philosophies to drive organizational and cultural transformation from domestic, low-risk, not-for-profit company to a global, publicly-traded, highly entrepreneurial financial services and technology firm. Responsible for the management and lead architect of all global compensation programs… Show more Reporting to the Group Executive Vice President, Human Resources managed a global team of compensation, benefits and HRIS professionals. Developed new compensation, benefits and global mobility plan philosophies to drive organizational and cultural transformation from domestic, low-risk, not-for-profit company to a global, publicly-traded, highly entrepreneurial financial services and technology firm. Responsible for the management and lead architect of all global compensation programs, international mobility, employee benefit programs and HRIS initiatives in seven countries with over 4,000 employeesPrepare and present related board materials to the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (HRCC) and the Audit Committee of the NYSE Euronext global board of directors as well as the board of directors for NYSE Regulation.• Redesigned and acquired board approval for new executive compensation plan. Increased executive retention by 15% while reducing expenses by $75,000,000.• Designed and implemented new global compensation programs aligned with new company culture, transitioning from not-for-profit to publicly-held company. • Led development and implementation of company’s first global HRIS by navigating Europe’s privacy regulations. Show less

Managed, designed and implemented annual, long term and sales incentive compensation and Employee Benefits. Prepared and presented related materials to the board of directorsManaged the HRIS function and re-engineered all administrative HR processes - PeopleSoft environmentRedesigned base salary programs for four sales regions

Responsible for the management of all global compensation programs, U.S. benefits and PayrollRedesigned company's long term cash plan to create better linkage between key financial and non financial objectives Migrated payroll system from ADP to in-house PeopleSoft 8.0Implemented company's first on-line open enrollment systemDeveloped early retirement and voluntary termination program reducing overhead by approximately $9 million.Member of the merger integration team for… Show more Responsible for the management of all global compensation programs, U.S. benefits and PayrollRedesigned company's long term cash plan to create better linkage between key financial and non financial objectives Migrated payroll system from ADP to in-house PeopleSoft 8.0Implemented company's first on-line open enrollment systemDeveloped early retirement and voluntary termination program reducing overhead by approximately $9 million.Member of the merger integration team for Zomba records acquisition Show less

Responsible for the management and delivery of all Human Resources services to VH1, Country Music Channel and MTV Network creative groups. Duties included the employee relations, compensation and employee benefits.Partnered with senior management in the development of "1st Choice Place to Work" Program

Responsible for the management of compensation, employee benefits, employee relations, international mobility, HRIS and Staffing for all of MTV Networks. (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, CMT and Network groups

Worldwide responsibility for the design, development and implementation of all compensation programs.Partnered with senior management focus group to development more efficient incentive programsDeveloped skill based pay programs for Affiliate Sales and IT areas