Human Resources Talent Management

MARK AVERY

281-***-**** Houston, TX ****.********@*****.***

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER

Strategic global Human Resources executive experienced in aligning HR strategies with business objectives, ensuring optimal talent management and organizational growth. Adept at collaborating with executive teams to articulate the organizations HR strategy and lead all matters of HR. Experienced in navigating diverse cultural landscapes and driving HR initiatives that enhance employee engagement, productivity, and organizational success.

EXPERTISE

• Leading organizational and cultural change

through inclusion

• Leading corporate social responsibility

strategy

• Executive leadership development and

succession

• International and domestic crisis

management

• Compensation and benefits design and

implementation

• Integrated Health, Safety, Environment, and

Security leadership

• International HR leadership

• Leading HR integration during mergers and

acquisitions

• Board of Trustees and committee chair

experience

• HR Operations leadership

EXPERIENCE

CORE GROUP RESOURCES Houston, Texas 2024 - PRESENT Vice President, Human Resources Strategy

• Lead Core Group Resources Human Resources Strategy Practice which includes developing and implementing HR strategies that align with the company's overall goals, drive talent management initiatives, and create a positive and productive organizational culture.

• Established human resources goals and strategies around people processes, systems, budget, and company culture in support of the CEOs business objectives.

• Lead and develop HR programs, and practices, and policies ensuring they are designed to enhance employee engagement, performance, and retention.

• Collaborate closely with the executive leadership team to foster a high-performance culture, drive organizational change, and improve overall business performance. LAKE RESOURCES NL Houston, Texas 2022 - 2024

Global Director, Human Resources

Lake Resources is a publicly traded (ASX: LKE) lithium development company with operations in the US, Argentina, and Australia.

• Restructured organization in support of new US based organization, hired leadership team and US employees while building globally market competitive human resources programs including compensation, benefits, 401k, annual incentives, stock comp, expatriate, talent management, and talent acquisition strategy.

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• Established human resources goals and strategies around people processes, systems, human capital budget, and company culture in support of the CEOs newly developed business objectives in preparation for a US IPO.

• Remain at the forefront of domestic and international human resources trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement. APACHE CORPORATION Texas, Oklahoma & Egypt 2011 to 2022 Senior Manager, HR Business Partners (Houston, TX) 2020-2022 Apache is a publicly traded (NYSE: APA) oil and gas operator with operations in the US, Egypt, United Kingdom, and offshore Suriname.

• Led and developed annual human capital budget and planning process for the US, Scotland, and Egypt including location specific headcount plans, talent acquisition strategy, human resources spend, and the redistribution of talent in support of growing activity and changing business demands.

• Designed and led human resources and administration restructuring efforts in the UK and Egypt including analysis of the organizations design, efficient process creation, establishing third party service providers, and skill optimization resulting in reduced cost and improved HR delivery. Senior Manager, International HR (Cairo, Egypt) 2017-2020 Held responsibility for multiple departments outside of human resources including fleet management, facility maintenance, government relations, and corporate social responsibility.

• Reduced Egypt annual operating costs in fleet administration, office administration and facility maintenance through establishing cost-effective vendor agreements for services, fuel, vehicle maintenance and facility maintenance.

• Led the selection and implementation of an automated scalable HRIS total rewards system for employees in Egypt including time reporting, payroll administration, benefits administration, medical network tracking, medical invoicing management, and employee benefits reimbursement.

• Led the United Kingdom based human resources department through an organization restructuring and refocus of business goals while recruiting and hiring a new locally based executive vice president of operations.

Senior Manager, International HR and Leadership Development (Tulsa, OK; Houston, TX) 2015-2017

• Negotiated and led the HR related commercial aspects for divestitures and office closures in the US and United Kingdom including talent assessment, total rewards integration, workforce restructuring, reduction in force, employee redeployment and relocation, and compliance.

• Developed and implemented a global development and training strategy that included performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, executive coaching and training, management preparation training, employee soft-skill training, and an automated annual employee goal setting and feedback process and platform.

Manager, HR and Administration (Cairo, Egypt) 2011-2015 Held responsibility for managing business performance and multiple budgets across human resources, corporate social responsibility, office administration, fleet management, and facility maintenance.

• Developed a talent acquisition strategy to improve the organizations technical capability by recruiting technical talent from North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Russia, and the Middle East to enable the acceleration of exploration, production, and corporate growth plans.

• Developed and negotiated a scalable talent exchange program with the Chinese Petroleum Company

(SINOPEC) including conditions governing expatriate assignments, employee compensation and benefits programs, global mobilization, skill assessment and skill development. MARK AVERY PAGE 3

BAKER HUGHES Texas & Colorado 2006 to 2011

Manager, Human Resources - Operations

Baker Hughes is global oil and gas advanced technology company serving the energy and industrial industries with more efficient, reliable, and cleaner solutions.

• Served as Director HR during the acquisition of a 5,500-employee pressure pumping business to integrate total rewards programs, technical training and development, bonus remuneration, field employee training and compensation, and the US talent acquisition strategy.

• Restructured global technology and manufacturing organizations in the US and Germany by combining manufacturing, science, and technology locations into one global organization with consistent performance metrics, reward systems, talent acquisition and development programs and knowledge sharing.

• Led the annual human capital strategic planning process for US Operations including talent planning, resource allocation, talent acquisition, employee utilization, people budgeting, talent and performance management, and succession planning.

COOPER CAMERON Houston, TX 2000 to 2006

Manager, Human Resources – Global Subsea Operations

• Designed and implemented a global Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Management System for manufacturing and service locations in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

• Led human resources teams in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil including workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent development, talent management, compensation, labor relations, disputes and investigations and labor compliance.

• Served as a Six Sigma Blackbelt and analyzed US product margins, EBITDA, revenue streams and customer requirements to deploy unconventional technology in conventional markets in Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and California.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE

Cairo American College (CAC) Board of Trustee 2011 – 201*-****-**** CAC is a private international school in Cairo, Egypt founded in 1945 and has a long-standing history of offering an exceptional education experience in Egypt for students in elementary, middle, and high school.

• Served on the board of trustees across three school years as a member of the finance committee, audit committee, and development committee.

• In collaboration with the board chair, led the performance review, feedback, and professional development process for the school superintendent across three school years.

• Served as chair of the development committee for 1 year. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

BS, Theology South Texas College Houston, TX

Talent Assessment and Management Certified, Lominger Green Belt / Black Belt, Six Sigma

Birkman 360 Coach Certified

Experienced in Microsoft Office,

Success Factors, SAP, ADP

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