Michael Newstead Email & Phone Number

Responsible for team designing, delivering and maintaining employee benefits in all regions outside of the Americas, comprising 42 countries, 5,500 employees and growing.

On Assignment In Edinburgh

Maternity cover for the Director of International Benefits. Managing a team of 3 professional providing services to staff across 16 countries. Mid-year and annual performance review and development of team.Benefit and risk renewals across the Region.Reducing administration (therefore costs) of reportingImplementation of the new on-line flexible benefits portal.Key-player in the global total rewards initiative.Delivering manual for Senior Management and HR community… Show more Maternity cover for the Director of International Benefits. Managing a team of 3 professional providing services to staff across 16 countries. Mid-year and annual performance review and development of team.Benefit and risk renewals across the Region.Reducing administration (therefore costs) of reportingImplementation of the new on-line flexible benefits portal.Key-player in the global total rewards initiative.Delivering manual for Senior Management and HR community describing one benefit per country, it’s cost, impact, link to local systems, social security.Review and changes to UK pensions programmes taking into account both new legislation, (NEST and Lifetime Allowances), and recommendations, (governance).Review and changes to EMEA car procurement, leasing and management programmeActive member of team looking to reduce benefits spend across EMEA by working with Vendor Management and Risk Groups.Delivering costs/benefits analysis for 2011 and 2012 projections to CFO.Ensuring benefits spend for EMEA is within budgeted limits.Advise HR community on issues of benefits continuance associated with Garden Leave/Compromise Agreement terminations.Project manage implementation of Singapore Pension Scheme. Show less

Interim Assignment to revive compensation and benefits lost when parent company Lehman Bros went into administration.