Beyond Pay for Performance

Catherine Mergen, PhD, is the Director of HR Strategy at Abbott, a leading healthcare company. Her role in corporate HR is to drive progress in three key areas: development of HR strategies and facilitation of the annual planning process, development of human capital analytics and leading the HR Research and Development team as they support HR in understanding talent dynamics and trends worldwide. Catherine began her career as an organizational development consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and then transitioned to an internal consulting position at ABN-Amro. In her more than 10 years of consulting, Catherine has designed career and performance management solutions for many organizations, including for a non-profit organization where she serves on the board.

Kathy has more than 25 years experience in global compensation and human resources, most recently as Vice President Global Compensation at Pfizer Inc. Kathy's prior experience includes Standard & Poor's, Siemens Corporation, the HR consulting practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Morton International/Dow. She holds a BS degree from Miami University in Ohio, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management where she focused on International Business and Management Strategy. Kathy is a WorldatWork faculty member for Course C2: Job Analysis, Documentation and Evaluation. She is a board member and treasurer for Notes In Motion, and is based in New York City.

Robert Mattson is the Director, Talent Management Marketing at ADP, Inc. in Marlborough, MA. He has been involved in web and HR focused technology with responsibilities ranging from developer to evangelist for companies such as Allaire, Applix and Performix Technologies. Mr. Mattson has spoken at seminars and conferences around the country and his articles have been seen in publications ranging from the Java Developer's Journal to Talent Management Magazine.