Tony Loyd

*** ******** *****, ****** ******, MN *5109

(C) 262-***-****

acfqqj@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/tonyloyd

Global Talent Management Executive

Vision Strategy Growth Developing Individuals & Teams

Purpose-driven, Fortune 500 talent executive with over 20 years of expertise in Leadership Development, Talent

Management, Corporate Training and Organizational Effectiveness. Proven ability to break down complexity, quickly

analyze key business drivers and develop out-of-the-box strategies to grow the bottom line. Inspiring and visionary leader

known for bringing a genuine, people-centered approach to driving successful outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

Vision, Strategy & Learning & Development Leading Change & Transition

Execution Leadership Development Organizational Effectiveness

Executive Coaching Succession Planning Redesigning Business Processes

Performance P & L Management Strategic Planning

Improvement

Talent Management

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Leadership Development - Created a highly successful, customized, in-house, global leadership curriculum for high

potential employees. Reduced the reliance on outside consulting services and decreased costs by 55%.

Driving Global Learning & Development – Spearheaded the start-up of two industry-leading corporate

universities. Directed the development of 120,000 personnel in 60 countries. Significantly increased worldwide

training participation while transforming the training organization from a cost center to a revenue neutral

operation. Recognized with CEO excellence award.

Led Strategic Planning – Developed processes for annual strategic planning, creating alignment and focus for

global work force.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Buffalo Wild Wings - Minneapolis, MN 2012-2014

Vice President, Organization & Team Effectiveness

• Led the global formulation and execution of development strategies for individual talent and organizational

capabilities to deliver on strategic priorities.

• Provided processes, programs, resources and functional expertise in the following areas: talent management,

succession planning, performance management, 360-degree feedback, workforce planning, employee

engagement, organizational design, and leadership development.

• Automated talent management processes through the implementation of SuccessFactors Human Capital

Management System.

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Medtronic, Inc., - Fridley, MN 2011-2012

Director, Global Leadership & Talent Development

• Directed staff of professionals and managers to conceive, establish and drive the globalization of learning and

talent development functions.

• Instituted a global governance structure with representatives from all business units, functions and regions to

achieve excellence, standardization and harmonization across the learning organization.

• Designed four world-class leadership development programs for top talent.

Diversey, Inc., – Sturtevant, WI 2008-2011

Global Head, Learning & Development

• Optimized financial and operational strategies to regionally diverse learning functions into a unified worldwide

organization with reduced costs and streamlined processes.

• Collaborated with key stakeholders to assess organizational strengths, identify talent gaps and deliver high impact

strategies in sales training and leadership development.

• Created successful in-house global leadership curriculum for high potential employees and reduced costs of

external consulting services by 55%.

• Launched a global learning management system and Diversey University; developed 37 online courses and

enrolled 10,000 learners in the first six months.

• Distinguished recipient of the CEO Excellence Award for successful deployment of a corporate-wide sales training

program.

John Deere – Moline, IL 1998-2008

Manager, Worldwide Training

• Managed global training of 120,000 personnel in 60 countries across 4 strategic business units.

• Initiated and promoted a fast-track, cross-organizational team of managers to produce John Deere University.

• Led a corporate culture shift in the learning environment through integrated adult learning methodologies, best

practices and performance interventions spanning all aspects of employee development.

Independent Consultant – Port Byron, IL 1989-1998

Human Performance Improvement Consultant

• Provided performance improvement consulting services to a variety of clients including Fortune 500 companies,

Department of Energy facilities and business leaders.

EDUCATION

Western Governors University – Salt Lake City, UT

• Bachelor of Science. – Marketing Management

Certifications:

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Differentiation by Design (Organizational Design) – Stakeholder Centered Coaching – Marshall

AlignOrg Solutions Goldsmith

Emotional Intelligence - The Hay Group Cultural Orientation Approach - TMC

Personality and Ability Assessment - SHL Change Acceleration Process (CAP) – GE

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