Shawn Cramer

Responsible for all comp & ben activities in 9 countries & managing a team of C&B specialists, including resource planning and allocation ensuring that objectives are met; ensure compliancy with C&B policies and guidelines as well as with statutory country regulations; develop C&B solutions for complex individual situations, including issue resolution; implement and improve C&B tools and processes. Ongoing training/coaching of Business Partners/Line Managers on C&B policies and programs

Responsible for the development of the Total Rewards service offering in the Human Capital group - defined the market offering, sales & marketing plans, development of strategic rewards tools & methodologies and training & building of an effective consulting team. Worked on various projects as a subject matter expert including a job evaluation & salary structuring assignment, executive compensation analysis, business process re-engineering of compensation & benefits processes, M&A due diligence

Headed the re-design of the business & people strategy and streamlining of operations of a special event textile rental company . Strategic & operational improvements included evaluation & re-definition of KPI's and measures; adapted sales & marketing channels with a target of new industries, geographies and delivery channels; focused account management; leveraged relationships with suppliers; improved quality assurance and inventory management; increased emphasis on people development.

Development & management of compensation survey business & project support in the Middle East & Central Europe regions. Global survey account manager for pharmaceutical companies,. Conducted compensation forums in the region and also provided Job Evaluation workshops in the Gulf region. Authored economic and human resources guidelines covering trends and developments in the Middle East.

Risk analysis researcher for multinational clients interested in establishing or expanding operations across the Middle Eastern market. Co-researched, edited and published a book on macro indicators and economic trends in 17 Arab countries to enhance foreign direct investment into the region. As project manager, created a Middle Eastern Internet portal consisting of the development and implementation of revenue strategies (E commerce and content syndication) and recruitment of all support staff.