July General Meeting with guest speaker Orlando Ashford

Location: Toronto Board of Trade, Room TBA (3rd floor FCP)

Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010

5:55-6:00  Welcome & Introduction 

                Marlon Reid, President - UFSC Toronto 

 

6:00-7:10  Guest Speaker ORLANDO ASHFORD Senior VP, Chief HR
                Officer, Marsh McLennan Companies

 

7:00-7:30  Mid-Year Committee Updates

 

7:30-7:50  Community Partner Presentations

 

7:50-7:55  Member Accolades

 

7:55-8:10  Other Business

 

8:10          Adjournment

 

8:15          TD Bank Financial Group Networking Session

 

Please join us after the meeting for food and refreshments (venue: to be announced at the meeting).  This month the networking session will start at 8:15 pm.

 

We would like to thank TD Bank Financial Group our general meeting and networking sponsor.

 

Orlando D. Ashford, age 41, is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, of Marsh and McLennan Companies (MMC).  Mr. Ashford joined MMC in September 2008.  In this role, Orlando serves as the lead employee advocate for 52,000 colleagues in well over 90 countries.  He and his team provide leadership on all aspects of Human Resources including talent management, diversity, total rewards and HR operations. In addition, Orlando leads the global employee communications and corporate social responsibility functions.  He has significant experience in corporate culture change and organizational transformation and is currently driving the reenergizing of the employee value proposition for MMC in parallel with its operating companies.

 

Prior to MMC, Orlando was with the Coca-Cola Company starting in 2005, most recently as Group Director of Human Resources for Eurasia and Africa based in Istanbul, Turkey.  He led all HR activities across 90 countries including Russia, India, Africa, Turkey, Middle East and Eastern Europe.  Orlando began his time with Coca-Cola in Atlanta as Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Culture Transformation. In this role, Mr. Ashford reorganized and rebuilt the company’s corporate center HR team and headed a company-wide cultural change initiative. 

Previously, he was Vice President, Global HR Strategy and Organizational Development for Motorola, Inc (Schaumburg, IL).  In this role, he had global responsibility for human resources strategic planning, global organizational development, HR systems and HR support of M&A.  He also served as Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas.  Upon entry into Motorola, he was Vice President and Director of Organizational Development, for the Personal Communications Sector. 

 

Prior to joining Motorola, Orlando was a Partner with Mercer Delta Consulting Group LLC (New York, NY), a management consulting firm which provides services related to the management of strategic level organizational change to major corporations and other institutions.  

He has also worked as Director of Organizational Development and Performance for Ameritech (Hoffman Estates, IL) and he began his career with Andersen Consulting where he was a Senior Consultant in their Change Management practice. 

 

Mr. Ashford is a member of ELC (Executive Leadership Council)

 

Mr. Ashford holds a BS in organizational leadership and an MS in industrial technology both from Purdue University.

MMC (Marsh & McLennan Companies) is the premier global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in risk, strategy and human capital. Through our market leading brands, colleagues in more than 100 countries help clients identify, plan for and respond to critical business issues and risks.

 

Marsh is the world leader in delivering risk and insurance services and solutions to clients. It provides global risk management, risk consulting, insurance broking, alternative risk financing, and insurance program management services for businesses, public entities, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. Marsh is organized by client, industry, and risk categories to facilitate the global delivery of highly specialized products and services covering a wide spectrum of risks.

 

Guy Carpenter is the world's leading risk and reinsurance specialist, creating and executing reinsurance and risk management solutions for clients worldwide. It provides risk assessment analytics, actuarial services, highly specialized product knowledge, and trading relationships with reinsurance markets throughout the world. Client services also include contract and claims management and fiduciary accounting. Run-off services and other reinsurance and insurance administration solutions are offered through Guy Carpenter subsidiaries on a fee basis.

 

Mercer is a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing and investment services. Mercer consultants help clients design and manage health, retirement and other benefits, and optimize human capital. The firm also provides customized administration, technology and total benefit outsourcing solutions. Mercer’s investment services include global leadership in investment consulting and multi-manager investment management. Mercer’s global network ensures integrated, worldwide solutions for clients who wish to establish global policies and procedures while allowing for the flexibility to accommodate local cultural, legal and regulatory requirements. The firm's locally based professionals are also available to serve midsize companies and to address country-specific issues and opportunities.

 

The Oliver Wyman Group delivers advisory services to clients through three operating units, each of which is a leader in its field. Oliver Wyman is a top-tier global management consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Lippincott helps clients create, develop, and manage their corporate branding, identity, and image. NERA Economic Consulting advises corporations, law firms, and government entities on the economics of competition, regulation, public policy, finance, and litigation.

 

Kroll, the world's leading risk consulting company, provides a wide range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security, and technology services to help clients solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. Kroll serves a global clientele of law firms, financial institutions, corporations, nonprofits, government agencies, and individuals.