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| Gordon J. Feeney Chairman Rideau Recognition Solutions Retired Deputy Chairman of RBC Financial Group, Gord Feeney has led a distinguished 42-year career in the financial industry. He was Chairman of Canada Post Corporation (2004-2007) and is currently Chairman of Rainsford Lane Prestige Properties as well as a Director at Davis and Henderson. In addition, Mr. Feeney is the Honorary Consul for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and serves on several community boards. He understands first-hand the impact effective recognition practices can have on reducing employee turnover and increasing employee motivation. His leadership and insight will guide us in reaching our goals for the future | |
| Moya M. Greene Principal Royal Mail Group In the last ten years, Max has made nearly one thousand presentations in locations all around the world. He’s taken clients rappelling off the Great Wall of China, facilitated at the Parliament of World Religions Conference in Spain, and spoken in hundreds of cities including Athens, Bangalore, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, and Sydney . . . Nebraska. With his experience in leadership training, speaking, and facilitating around the world, Max brings a global perspective to the challenge of motivating people. Audiences at companies such as American Express, GE, HSBC, and Jones Apparel have raved about his interactive, engaging style. As a result, he travels 200,000 miles per year to deliver presentations to clients around the globe! Max laces his presentations with stories and examples that inspire people to act. He is consistently given high ratings including an “all-star” recommended speaker designation from the International Association of Business Communicators. Max has a certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in Organizational Learning from George Mason University, and he is a member of the National Speaker’s Association. He and his wife, Sally, live in Salt Lake City, Utah and they are the proud parents of two amazing kids. Previous adventures include living five years in Shanghai, China. | |
| John Mills Executive Vice President, Business Development Rideau Recognition Solutions With over 17 years of industry experience, John has helped develop comprehensive reward & recognition program solutions for a wide array of Fortune 500 companies. His extensive knowledge in helping organizations build employee engagement through the effective and timely use of employee recognition has helped his clients maximize their people, performance and profit. He is a Certified Recognition Professional, a member of the Advisory Board of HRO Today, a contributor to many HR publications on the linking of employee recognition and employee engagement and speaks often at industry conferences. | |
| Michael Rose Rewards Consulting Limited Michael Rose is an independent reward consultant through his company - Rewards Consulting Limited (www.rewardsconsulting.co.uk). Michael’s corporate HR and Reward roles have been in Financial Services, most recently as Director of Total Rewards for Aon covering 16,000 people in the UK and EMEA. Michael also has nearly 10 years experience as a reward consultant with KPMG and Arthur Andersen. He worked with clients across all sectors and in many countries in a very wide range of reward and broader HR projects. Michael has an MA in HRM, is a Companion of the CIPD, an Associate of the CII and a Fellow of the RSA. He was Vice President Reward for the CIPD 2006-2008 and was voted Compensation and Benefits Professional of the year for 2009 by Employee Benefits Magazine. Michael writes and speaks extensively on Reward and HR issues. His first book, Recognising Performance, was published by the CIPD in 2001 and reprinted in 2003. Michael’s new book – A Guide to Non-cash Reward was published by Kogan Page in February this year. | |
| Roy Saunderson Founder & President Recognition Management Institute Roy Saunderson is a leading North American expert on employee recognition. He is president and founder of the Recognition Management Institute. A professional speaker for over 20 years, Roy founded the Recognition Management Institute to address the difficulty managers have giving effective recognition to their employees. He has consulted and presented to clients across North America such as Bell Canada, Boeing, Ceridian, Disney Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and 3M Canada as well as government departments and professional and trade associations. The Recognition Management Institute became a division of Rideau Recognition Solutions in 2006. Roy is a judge for the Best Practices Awards for Recognition Professionals International, and is a Certified Instructor for their professional certification programs. Roy is a member of Recognition Professionals International, Incentive Marketing Association, the Global Speakers Federation, Global Speakers Federation and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. His overall message of “Real Recognition for Real Results” is built on solid principles and values, developing a clear articulated recognition strategy, and in providing skills to get everyone caring and recognizing one another more effectively. Roy has authored GIVING the Real Recognition Way, 101 Ways to Give EVERYDAY Real Recognition™, and How to FOCUS on Success! He has also written numerous articles on employee recognition along with being a columnist for various trade magazines. He is currently writing additional books to assist senior leaders to become more strategic with applying employee recognition and help practitioners in implementing recognition the right way. Blog: | |
| Jay Whitehead President, VISTANCE; Founder HRO Today & Corporate Responsibility Magazines VISTANCE, a Rideau Company Jay Whitehead is President of VISTANCE, a global leader in private cloud computing employee recognition solutions and predictive analytics. He also serves as publisher emeritus of Corporate Responsibility Magazine, home of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Jay is a pioneer in HR technology-based services and B2B media, with over 30 years’ experience founding and leading companies with iconic brands such as HRO Today Magazine, PC Magazine, EmployeeService.com, Trinet, HRO World, Corporate Responsibility Magazine, CRN, UPSIDE Magazine and The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, among others. Jay served on the Boards of Directors of Rideau Recognition, 2007-2011 and Harvard University’s SEM Program 2009-2010. In 2009 he authored the book The Post-Carbon Economy (2009). In the capital markets, Jay has raised 9-figures in equity and debt for his and other companies. Jay holds a B.A. in History from UCLA and a Strategic Finance certificate from Harvard Business School. He splits his time between the company's HQ in Montreal and his home in New Jersey. He proudly reports that he is over half-way to his goal of completing 100 marathons. Certifications: Certified Recognition Professional Languages Spoken: English, French Citizenships: USA, France | |
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