Kathryn D. McKee

3730 Cedar Vista

Santa Barbara, CA93110

Business: 805.682.9810 Residence: (805.682.9810  Fax: 805.682.9830

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SUMMARY

Executive with extensive strategic Human Resources leadership in financial services, entertainment and manufacturing environments. Experience includes leadership of for-profit and not-for-profit Boards of Directors; holds numerous Human Resources-related credentials and honors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSORTIA1995 - Present

President

  • CEO of consulting firm specializing in offering strategic solutions to human resources issues.

STRATEGICALLIANCES

Right Management Consultants1997-2010

Provide career, Human Resources consulting and executive coaching to individual and corporate clients

Marshall-Qualtec (“virtual” consulting firm)1997

Provided general Human Resources consulting to firm and to corporate clients

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK1993 - 1995

Senior Vice President and Region Head, Human Resources, Americas

(Standard Chartered Bank acquired business lines from First Interstate Bancorp 1-1-93, hence no break in service)

  • Created line-driven strategic partnership bringing sophisticated Human Resource strategies and programs where few had existed.
  • Implemented revised welfare benefits plan, including managed health care.
  • Established Remuneration Committee, which acted as board-level compensation committee to approve material changes in compensation and benefit plans.
  • Converted pension plan Trustees into an Investment Committee.

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, LTD.1987 - 1992

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

  • Created strategic partnership, confidence and trust between Human Resources and line clients.
  • Developed Human Resources Strategic Plan for Corporation.
  • Reduced expatriate compensation/benefits costs by $1 million each year.
  • Kept bank free of EEO-related charges/litigation for 4½ years.

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCORP1980 - 1987

Senior Vice President, Compensation and Benefits

  • Implemented state-of-the-art job related Job Evaluation System.
  • Reduced Pension expense by $40 million annually
  • Installed Self-funded LTD program; reduced costs 39%.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION1975 - 1980

  • Initiated and administered corporate strategy and plan for donating funds to EEO-related community organizations.
  • Encouraged 25% increase in utilization of minorities.
  • Created Affirmative Action Plan for “before the camera” talent, a first in the motion picture industry.
  • Developed/installed comprehensive base compensation program for studio non-union employees.
  • Appointed executive sponsor of cross-functional team developing new payroll/personnel/benefits computer system.

CAL CUSTOM/HAWK1974 - 1975

(Division of Orion Industries)

  • Established an Industrial Relations function in a 300-employee division.
  • Successfully defeated a union organizing campaign

MATTEL, INC.1963 - 1974

  • Various assignments in Recruitment, Compensation, Management Development and Benefits.

DIRECTORSHIPS

Trustee, University of California, Santa Barbara Foundation

Past Director, Old Spanish Days

Past Director, iRisk Solutions, Inc.

Director, Fire Services Training Institute

Foreperson, 2010-11 Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury

Past President of the Board of the American Red Cross, Santa Barbara Chapter

Past Chair, Executive Committee, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UCSB

Past Director, Acordia Benefits of Southern California

Past Director, Santa Barbara Human Resources Association

Past President, University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association

Past President, Laguna Playhouse

Past Member, CSULB College of Business Human Resources Advisory Board

Past Member, Chapman University Human Resources Advisory Board

Past Member, Board of Directors, Ensemble Theatre Company

Past Director, WISEplace

Past President, SHRM Foundation

Chairman Emeritus, Society for Human Resource Management

Past President, Human Resources Certification Institute

Past Director, L. A. Visiting Nurses Association

Past President Gem Theatre Guild

Past President, Grove Shakespeare Festival

Past President National Human Resources Association

CREDENTIALS & HONORS

2004 Member of the Year, Santa Barbara Human Resources Association

1994 Award for Professional Excellence - SHRM

1986 Member of the Year - International Association for Personnel Women (IAPW)

1989 Award for Professional Excellence - PIHRA, Association of Personnel Professionals

William A. Winter Award, American Compensation Association (ACA) - 1986

Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in Finance & Industry

Senior Professional in Human Resources, Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

Executive Program, - Anderson School of Management, UCLA

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