Michelle Boreham Brooks

Chief People & Culture Officer @Security Compass

Toronto, ON, CA

Executive & Board Leadership: Served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, partnering with the CEO and Board to align People strategy with growth goals. Mergers, Acquisitions & Transformations: Led People & Culture strategy through major corporate transformations, including private equity investment, acquisitions, and divestitures. Supported due diligence, partner evaluation, and change management, achieving a 93% retention rate through significant organizational shifts. Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding: Developed and launched a new EVP, doubling application rates, improving offer acceptance rates, expanding diverse pipelines, and reducing time-to-fill to under 45 days. Culture, Engagement, & Organizational Health: Embedded new company values into hiring, performance, and recognition, contributing to five consecutive Top 50 Best Workplace awards. Sustained eNPS scores over 40 and increased average employee tenure to 5 years. Leadership Development & Coaching: Delivered executive coaching to senior leaders; launched leadership programs and Future Leaders cohorts to build a best-in-class leadership approach. Built and scaled the Employee Education Program with custom learning paths and IDPs, driving a 21% internal promotion rate. DEI & B Strategy: Built SC’s first DEI & B strategy, launching ERGs, diversity metrics, and pay equity reviews, increasing women’s representation from 30% to 38% and achieving senior leadership gender parity. Organizational Performance: Designed and embedded an OKR framework, aligning employee goals to company priorities and improving cross-functional performance.

Brock University

Certificate, Adult Education