Adam Linville

About Adam Linville

Goal oriented benefits professional with over 15 years of experience in employee benefits compliance, strategy, and administration with a background in auditing and management. Successful leader of large-scale strategy, system implementations, and operational effectiveness projects. Other experience includes plan design, vendor management, budgeting, client service, collective bargaining negotiations and extensive experience in retirement plan outsourcing and recordkeeping.

Experience

1. Senior Retirment Programs

   Danaher

   May 2023 — Present

   Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Corporate Benefits, HR Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and external advisors to deliver North American retirement and financial wellbeing programs supporting associates across 20+ operating companies in the U.S, Canada, and Puerto Rico.• Lead joint efforts to oversee a $7B+ U.S. 401(k) program with participants, ensuring strong fiduciary governance, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity.• Serve as a thought partner and SME to Corporate Benefits leadership and operating companies, guiding teams on issue resolution, policy interpretation, and continuous improvement across retirement and financial wellbeing plans.• Partner with governance committees, advisors, and administrators across the U.S, Canada, and Puerto Rico to coordinate retirement program compliance, including nondiscrimination testing, pension funding notices, and audits.• Work closely with stakeholders to plan and execute Canadian Benefits and Pension Committee meetings, including agenda development, materials preparation, and fiduciary actions.•Coordination with M&A, HR, and Finance teams to conduct retirement program due diligence and support 1–3 acquisitions or spin-offs annually, ensuring smooth transitions for employees and business units.• Work collectively with vendors, external ERISA counsel, HR Operations, Payroll, and senior leadership to govern and administer non-qualified deferred compensation plans, ensuring 409A compliance, risk mitigation, and effective annual enrollment execution.

Education

• Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business

  Bachlor, Accountancy & Corporate Finance

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Cpa
• External Audit
• Auditing
• Finance
• Employee Benefits
• Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Defined Benefit
• Esop
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Accounting
• Us Gaap
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Management
• Gaap
• Time Management
• Sec Filings
• Microsoft Office
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Statements
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Project Management
• Internal Controls
• Pensions
• Assurance