Kathryn Kessel

About Kathryn Kessel

Innovative Global Compensation / Total Rewards leader with solid track record of accomplishment at complex organizations across multiple industries, providing solutions to attract and engage talent and achieve business objectives. Experienced at facilitating and managing organizational change. Known for forging effective partnerships with business, HR, and finance leaders. Strong team leader with both strategic and operational agility. Board member for non-profit organization. Faculty member for WorldatWork. • Global compensation leadership accountability for Fortune 50 and other global firms.• Broad experience in HR with emphasis on comp plan design and process improvement.• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication, and analytical skills.• Proven ability to build collaborative, cross-functional, cross-geography and cross-organizational teams and develop talent.• Recognized as a change agent to drive achievement of business objectives.Specialties: Global broad-based and executive compensation | C-Suite and Board level interactions | incentive plan design and analysis | global job levels and grades | compensation benchmarking and analysis | process improvement and change management| sales force compensation | reorganizations and M&A | policy development, governance and compliance | project management | communication and education | training development and delivery | basic French and ItalianWorldatWork Certifications: Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP)

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Executive and Global Compensation

   MetLife

   Apr 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for all facets of executive compensation and setting the strategic direction for global compensation programs.

Education

• Miami University

  BS, Accountancy

  1981 — 1985

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, International Business & Management Strategy

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Product Development
• Compensation Benchmarking
• Leadership
• Compensation Structure Design
• Employee Benefits
• Osha 30-Hour
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Global HR
• Continuous Improvement
• Recruiting
• Change Management
• Construction Management
• Executive Pay
• Board Reporting
• Quality System
• Incentives
• Manufacturing
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Human Resources
• Operations Management
• Management
• Kaizen
• Incentive Programs
• Acquisition Integration
• Incentive Plan Design
• 5s
• Tpm
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Performance Management
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Benchmarking
• Autocad
• Maintenance Management
• Deferred Compensation
• Compensation
• Process Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Compensation Structures