SUMMARY

Public Company CHRO specializing in building the company's human capital capability – aligning structure, building staff/skills and systems/processes to drive growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. Proven expert selected by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) as one of only 18 HR professionals worldwide to author the first ever Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification exam and preparation materials. Diverse career experience includes business leadership roles in Legal and Compliance as well as Human Resources, operating in varying business lifecycles (start-up, growth, turnaround) and business segments (Medical Device, Technology Software, Hardware and Business Services). Active member of the G100 Talent Consortium.

EXPERIENCE

CONDUENT (Formerly Xerox Business Services) Florham Park, NJ

Chief People Officer [Section 16 Officer/Member of Executive Committee] (Feb 2017 to Jan 24, 2020)

Responsible for empowering Conduent’s ~70,000 global employees to achieve our company’s mission, and together with them, to create a culture that attracts and inspires the industry’s most client-oriented talent. Conduent is the world's largest provider of diversified business services (Fortune 500 listed in 2018) with leading capabilities in transaction processing, automation and analytics.

Formed Conduent’s HR Leadership team post the spin from Xerox and reimagined the HR support model. Transformed the function through technology; incorporating remote shared service centers, AI and automation to enable the reduction of the HR budget from $90m to $53m over three years while providing improved “consumer quality” employee interactions.

•Implemented Oracle HCM across 29 Countries providing a single point of truth for all people related data and introduced Tableau reports for all HR operating metrics to provide management with relevant data that was individualized, immediate, and intelligent.

•Led the people side of a comprehensive M&A program including the divestiture of approximately $1.26B in revenue and the transfer of more than 25,000 employees across multiple sell and buy side transactions.

•Conducted a multi-year job evaluation and leveling project that resulted in a job architecture model that combined job leveling structures with career paths, job families and pay grades/ranges to provide a comprehensive platform for supporting global growth across the organization.

•Transformed the performance management process by establishing point-in-time evaluation of employee performance utilizing Oracle Fusion. Initiated the formal Talent Review and Succession Planning process for senior management and reviewed outcomes and recommendations with the Compensation Committee and the full Board of Directors.

•Created the Learning Ecosystem Ambassadors Development (LEAD) program which earned a prestigious 2019 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Award for “Best Advance in Learning Technology Implementation.” This initiative expanded the learning capabilities of Conduent’s workforce by enabling dedicated LEADers to develop and curate content that was relevant to their unique organization.Through its implementation, the Company successfully trained and continues to certify hundreds of employees focused on their individual businesses to drive a daily habit of learning.

•Launched iCIMS hiring platform to address high volume recruitment needs (60,000+ annually) ensure applicant tracking and speed onboarding globally.

As Chief of Staff to the CEO Xerox Business Services (September 2016-Feb 2017), I was charged with leading the Conduent separation from Xerox and the ongoing strategic transformation, operational and sales excellence initiatives, as well as business critical projects for the CEO.

IGATE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (acquired by Capgemini July 2015) Bridgewater, NJ

Senior Vice President & General Counsel (June 2014-Dec 2015)

■Senior Vice President and General Counsel of IGATE Technologies (Nasdaq: IGTE), a provider of information technology services with more than 32,000 employees worldwide and honored as one of Fortune Magazine’s 100 fastest-growing publicly traded companies for 2014.

■Led the $4+ billion merger of IGATE and the Capgemini Group in July 2015. With more than 145,000 people in over 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services 2014 global revenues of $11.5 billion.

■Assured the availability, continuity and quality of competent, timely, and cost-efficient legal services throughout the company.

INFOSYS LTD. Basking Ridge, NJ

Vice President & Head of the Office of Integrity & Compliance (Jan 2016-September 2016)

Vice President & Global Head of Employment Law and Compliance (July 2007-June 2014)

Employment Counsel and Head of HR for North America (May 2004-November 2005)

■Reporting to the General Counsel, responsible for spearheading the creation of a centralized Integrity and Compliance function for this publicly traded (NYSE: INFY) provider of business consulting, information technology, software and outsourcing services with $10b in annual sales and nearly 200,000 employees worldwide.

■Participate in quarterly and annual Board of Director’s meetings, advised on corporate governance issues (Sarbanes Oxley, FCPA), Audit Committee matters, and international legal compliance.

■Responsible for managing, overseeing, conducting and providing legal guidance on pending government investigations as well as assisting investigations into whistle-blower complaints and allegations of violations of Infosys Code of Business Conduct.

■Previously as Head of Employment law, was responsible for managing employment law and litigation globally. Evaluated, supervised and directed outside counsel, managed legal budgets and provided counsel to management on actual and potential litigation matters, including proposing strategic and creative approaches to resolving disputes and managing risk.

■Previously, as Head of HR for North America, built the HR function in the region from the ground up (started with just 3 people in HR North America) and ultimately managed a globally dispersed team providing a full range HR services in support of approximately 22,000 employees in the US and Canada. Responsible for Aligning business and HR strategy, legal compliance and litigation management, employee relations, performance management, employee development, and total compensation

HUNTLEIGH HEALTHCARE LLC. (Nov 2005- April 2007) Eatontown, NJ

General Counsel and VP of HR

■Reporting to the CEO, was responsible for leading the full range of Legal and Human Resource activities for the North American subsidiaries of this publicly traded (UK) medical device manufacturing company. Huntleigh was acquired by Getinge (STO:GETIB) in December of 2006 for $905 million.

■Oversaw the design, implementation and administration of all North American human resource policies and programs, including compensation, benefits, employee relations, safety/OSHA, organizational design, recruitment, regulatory compliance and training initiatives.

■Established the in-house Legal function. Responsible for Corporate Governance, including corporate secretary functions and corporate compliance for the Board of Directors. Responsible for all Company Agreements, including negotiating, drafting, reviewing and approving documentation for commercial and financial transactions, Health Care Group Purchasing Organization agreements, customer agreements, distribution partner agreements, materials supplier agreements, employment and consulting agreements.

MFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Feb 2001- Apr 2003) Iselin, NJ

General Counsel and Head of Human Resources

■Reporting to the CEO; As the first Head of HR for this early stage private-equity funded technology company, was responsible to establish all HR policies and practices, and scale through rapid growth from 25 to 400 employees; as General Counsel, provided legal services for this leading wireless infrastructure Software Company with offices in the US and Europe. Prepared, reviewed and negotiated software licenses, joint development agreements, beta and product evaluation agreements, joint ventures, litigation management, anti-trust, regulatory and compliance matters, and other general domestic and international legal matters..

TSI BROADBAND INC. (May 2000-Jan 2001) New York City

Legal Counsel and Director of Human Resources

■Reported to the President; responsible for providing legal advice and managing the entire employee life cycle of this start-up internet service provider and its network integration subsidiary as we experienced rapid growth followed by rapid decline and the ultimate sale of the business assets to competitor Intellispace.

INTEL CORP. (Jan 1996-Sept. 1999) Germany & England

Greater Europe Mergers & Acquisitions HRD Manager

EMEA HR Services Manager

EMEA Training & Organizational Development Manager

■Member of the 23-person team of senior HR managers across the corporation charged with performing HR due diligence and integrating employees in support of corporate Mergers and Acquisitions activity for 21 Countries in Europe, The Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

■Served on a 15-member Global Process Management Review Committee setting direction and strategy for HR compliance, information systems and business process initiatives worldwide.

■Centralized functions of Relocation, Staffing and Business Operations (HRIS & Payroll) and harmonized HR business processes and legal compliance for EMEA.

EDUCATION

■University of Cambridge (UK) Masters in Business Administration

■Seton Hall Law School Juris Doctorate

■Rider University BA Political Science/International Affairs

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JEFF FRIEDEL

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