AlliedBarton's CEO, Bill Whitmore, firmly believes and states, "We will only be great if we have great employees. We will have great employees if they are engaged. We will only have engaged employees if we have great managers." Jim Gillece, Chief People Officer at AlliedBarton, leveraged this corporate value to create a leadership development program for their leaders. Jim will share implementation details regarding the leadership development program he designed and the significant improvements his company has achieved in employee engagement, retention and customer retention.

Jim Gillece is the Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President of Human Capital Management for AlliedBarton Security Services. Mr. Gillece oversees all Human Capital Management including Learning and Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resources, Compensation, Benefits, and Recruitment. He joined the AlliedBarton team in July 2006, as Vice President of Learning and Organizational Development. Under Mr. Gillece's leadership, AlliedBarton has risen to #42 on the current Training Top 125 list. AlliedBarton values Human Capital Management as the critical component for growth and success. Mr. Gillece will be instrumental in helping AlliedBarton advance strategies and capabilities concerning the company's most valuable asset, their people.