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Anil leads American Express' global and regional compensation teams, including executive compensation, incentive compensation effectiveness (ICE) and M&A teams. Anil joined American Express as Vice President of Executive Compensation in October 2010 where he has led a number of company-wide key initiatives, including the global comp and benefit portion of GBT joint venture, working with the Federal Reserve Board and working with institutional shareholders/proxy advisors to support say on pay initiatives.

Prior to American Express, he was responsible for executive compensation at The Home Depot. Before his time at The Home Depot, he was a principal at Hewitt Associates, where he consulted with compensation committees and senior executives on all areas of executive and board compensation, including short- and long-term incentives, corporate governance and accounting and tax implications.

Anil is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Bombay and a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina.

He is a member of The Conference Board's Council on Executive Compensation, WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Council and Equilar Advisory Board. Anil is also a member of the WorldatWork faculty.

Bernardo Buraglia is currently based in Miami working for Millicom. He is accountable for leading the global HR operations and the global reward practice including compensation and benefits, payroll, compliance, immigration, expat assignments and HR vendor management. One of his key responsibilities is to work directly with the board's compensation committee in designing, evaluating and approving compensation plans, policies and programs of the company. The other main area of focus is to create the appropriate alignment with the diverse business needs and organizational segments while providing efficient, effective and compliant HR services. Buraglia also serves as a WorldatWork faculty member.

Doug Friske has significant experience with private organizations, non-U.S.-headquartered companies and business units within public companies. His primary focus has been on developing executive remuneration programs that align the interests of management and owners and provide organizations with effective means of communicating values and objectives. These programs tend to include the development of performance-based short- and long-term incentives. Friske holds the designation of Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)® from the WorldatWork Society.

Julie Griffin is senior vice president, total rewards and employee services for Darden Restaurants, which owns and operates more than 1,500 restaurants with 150,000 employees. She is responsible for the strategy, design, implementation and administration of all compensation and benefits programs.

Griffin joined Darden in 2015 after 15 years at ConAgra Foods where she was vice president of compensation. She led the design and analysis of executive and broad-based compensation for the company's 33,000 employees.

She also served as senior advisor for compensation matters to the HR committee of the board of directors and provided leadership on benefits strategy including the re-design of major health and retirement plans. Griffin has a master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology and is a board member for the National Business Group on Health.

Michael J. Halloran, a Senior Partner with Mercer, specializes in linking executive compensation to business strategy. His clients include many leading multinational companies and their subsidiaries in the advertising, banking, chemical, consumer goods, insurance, investment banking, investment management, manufacturing, media, publishing, real estate, retailing, technology, transportation, telecommunications and utility industries.

Steve Hinden provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in short and long-term design, executive benefits, compensation committee support and regulatory compliance and reporting requirements, including proxy statement preparation and supporting process for successful Say on Pay shareholder vote. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, he served as Vice President, Executive Compensation for the American Express Corporation, and managed all aspects of executive compensation design, execution and governance, including leading the company's compliance efforts with the Federal Reserve Board's guidance on incentive compensation. Steve held a similar role at IBM, and also supported IBM's global law department as an HR generalist. Steve has also worked at two New York-based law firms, Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Paul Weiss, Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, where he focused on ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation, and related issues arising in mergers and acquisitions and securities regulations. Hinden holds the Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)® from the WorldatWork Society.

Eric Hosken is a Partner at Compensation Advisory Partners LLC in New York, with nearly 20 years of compensation consulting experience working with senior management and Compensation Committees on all aspects of executive and director compensation.

Hosken's areas of focus include compensation strategy development, evaluating the pay and performance relationship for senior executives, annual and long-term incentive plan design, performance measure selection and board of director compensation. He has experience with large, publicly-traded companies as well as privately-held and smaller public companies across a variety of industries. Hosken has assisted companies in developing compensation programs to address special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and initial public offerings. His clients have included Advanced Disposal Services, Boeing, BB&T, Citizens Financial Group, Fifth Third, KeyCorp, Nationwide, Northern Trust, TIAA-CREF and TipTree Financial.

Prior to joining Compensation Advisory Partners, Hosken was a Principal at Korn/Ferry International specializing in executive compensation consulting. Prior to that, he worked at Mercer in New York and SCA Consulting in its Dallas and New York offices.

Prior to joining SealedAir, Bonnie leads total rewards and HR operations, including global compensation, HR analytics, technology and operations (benefits, payroll, employee service center) at Cox Automotive. Bonnie's professional experience also includes leading Global Executive Compensation and Equity at Hilton Worldwide and Capital One. 

Bonnie has worked at both public and private companies designing and implementing total rewards programs including executive, director and broad-based compensation programs and benefits. 

She has extensive experience in executive compensation and corporate governance issues relating to senior executives, boards of directors and leadership. She is an expert on governance and decision rights related to board of director and compensation committee issues, incentive and equity plan design, proxy disclosure, investor advisory management and ownership transactions (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A). She has worked directly with the Compensation Committee/Board of Directors in designing, evaluating and approving programs and policies for companies. 

Bonnie holds the Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®) from WorldatWork and is part of the teaching staff for executive compensation education. Previously, she has served as the Chair and member on WorldatWork's Executive Rewards Board, The Conference Board's Executive Compensation Committee and the Atlanta Compensation Association. Bonnie has presented on compensation-related issues at various seminars and conferences, including WorldatWork, Equilar and NASPP.

Todd Krauser is a Managing Director at FW Cook where he has 20 years of board-level consulting experience in the design and implementation of executive and outside director compensation programs. Todd’s consulting experience extends over a broad range of company sizes and industries, and includes areas such as total compensation reviews, annual and long-term incentive plan designs, special retention arrangements, new hire and termination packages, and change-in-control / other transaction events.

Todd’s focus is on providing his clients with balanced advice that aligns pay with performance while supporting corporate strategic priorities.

Todd is a frequent writer and speaker on the topic of executive and outside director compensation issues and has authored FW Cook technical papers and studies.

Todd earned a BBA in finance from James Madison University and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University and holds the designations of Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®) and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP) ®.

Dan Laddin is a Partner in Compensation Advisory Partners in New York, with 15+ years of experience consulting to management and compensation committees, prior to which he was a CPA. He works with Boards and management, consulting in all areas of executive compensation, including annual and long-term incentive design, performance measurement, target-setting, regulatory/compliance, as well as outside director compensation programs. He has experience working with both private and public companies across industries.

Kim leads Global Total Rewards where she’s responsible for associate benefits, compensation (frontline to executive), and global well-being. She is passionate about ensuring a competitive & healthy rewards ecosystem, enabling associate well-being, and delivering innovative and personalized rewards that accelerate Walmart’s talent strategies.

Prior to Nike, Kim served as the Vice President of Global Total Rewards, People Operations, & Analytics and NIKE. There she drove systemic change across total rewards, including the introduction of choice and personalized rewards, a complete reset of the company’s pay programs, the transition to values/culture-based benefits, and the establishment of a new people analytics and insight’s function. She also served as Vice President of Total Rewards & Performance at T-Mobile. There she led all HR due diligence and integration efforts for the company’s merger with MetroPCS as well as the reset of T-Mobile’s performance management system, the introduction of an integrated talent management approach, and an evolved pay system, all which supported the company’s business and HR transformation.

Kim began her career as a Compensation & Financial Consultant at Culpepper Associates in Atlanta, focused primarily on clients in the technology industry. She also worked as a consultant at Aon Hewitt and in Total Rewards leadership roles at Lanier Worldwide, Earthlink, and Southern Company.

Kim is married to Deborah Elsenhout and together they enjoy playing outside (running, kayaking, hiking) going for long walks with their puppies Lulu and Poppy, and exploring new restaurants.  Kim is also a member of the WorldatWork faculty, WorldatWork Advisory Council, and the Conference Board’s Executive Compensation Counsel.

Heather Marshall is a Director in Willis Towers Watson’s Executive Compensation Practice, based in New York City. She has over 14 years of experience working in in the U.K. and U.S. Heather leads the firm’s Consumer Goods industry team, and is an expert in compensation related disclosures and communication.

Heather advises companies, both at Committee and management level on a range of topics including the design of global incentive plans, performance metric selection, technical calibration and costing reviews of incentive plan metrics, and shareholder engagement. 

Heather holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics from Edinburgh University, which included detailed study of Financial Mathematics and an Industrial Management course. In 2008 Heather completed the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (‘ICSA’) certificate in Employee Share Plans, finishing top of her class passing with distinction. In 2017 Heather co-authored a guide on developing impactful CD&As.

Brian M. Myers is a Consultant in Willis Towers Watson’s Executive Compensation practice and leads the Governance Advisory Team in the East region. Brian joined the firm in February of 2011, and is based in Arlington, VA.

In his role, Brian specializes in proxy/CD&A disclosure and proxy advisory firm policies (focusing on equity incentive plan and say-on-pay proposals). He also works with clients on executive and broad-based compensation programs in areas including competitive pay analyses, competitive peer group review, base pay design, annual and long-term incentive design, pay-for-performance analyses, and job leveling / titling.

Brian joined Willis Towers Watson directly from his role as a Senior Advisor in the ISS Corporate Services group. There, Brian provided consultancy services to corporate clients seeking to structure new or existing equity incentive plans, and to realize best practices in corporate governance through benchmarking and analytical tools. Brian joined ISS in 2006 as a Research Analyst in the US Research Group, where he built and maintained an advanced understanding of ISS policy guidelines and corresponding corporate governance issues.

Brian holds a BS/BA in Business Pre-Law and Political Science from Bowling Green State University and completed a Congressional Internship under Congressman Michael G. Oxley, 4th - OH District.

Gregg Passin is a senior partner in Mercer's New York office and is the firm's North American leader in executive rewards. He counsels public and private companies on global compensation and corporate governance issues relating to senior executives, boards of directors and professional services firm partner and professional populations. He is an expert on governance and decision rights related to board of director and compensation committee issues, incentive plan design, partnership compensation, private equity portfolio company compensation and ownership transactions (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A). Prior to Mercer, Passin has worked at Sibson Consulting, Merrill Lynch and Frederic W. Cook & Co. At Sibson Consulting, Passin managed that firm's New York and London offices. Passin has a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University and a master of business administration graduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been honored for the past three years as part of the NACD Directorship 100 in recognition of his leadership in corporate governance.

Peter Schloth is a senior rewards consultant in Mercer’s Philadelphia office with almost 20 years of experience. Peter advises boards and senior leadership on the strategic, governance, and technical aspects of Board of Director, executive and employee rewards.

Peter works with clients in a variety of industries including insurance, healthcare, life sciences, retail, consumer products, energy, and manufacturing.

Through his work in compensation program design and governance at Mercer and his work in venture capital prior to joining Mercer, Peter’s background is grounded in the use of robust analyses that demonstrate the linkage of company strategy and operational focus to value creation.  With this expertise, Peter works with clients to benchmark and develop compensation packages and incentive programs that are market competitive, link pay and performance, and provide a focus on value creation.  His research on annual and long-term incentives has been cited in Human Resource Executive, Workspan weekly, and SHRM Online.

Peter has an M.B.A in finance from Cornell University, an M.S. in Engineering from Stanford University, and a B.S. in Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

Jerry Warren has recently retired from McKesson Corporation after more than eleven years in a senior HR leadership role.  As the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, he led the compensation, health & wellness, and retirement programs for McKesson globally.

Over his 30+ year professional career in human resources, Jerry has been in a number of compensation, benefits and human resources business partner leadership roles in large complex global organizations like Amgen, Safeway and Applied Materials.  Jerry also spent a number of years with Cadence Design Systems where he started as Corporate Compensation & Benefits Manager and progressed up to the head of HR for their Global Services organization as well as a multi-year assignment in the United Kingdom with responsibility for overall European & Middle East HR operations.  

As an active member in WorldatWork since 1985, Jerry currently serves as an editorial reviewer for the association’s publications and just completed his term as an Executive Rewards Advisory Board member.  A frequent speaker on total reward topics at professional association meetings and conferences, he is also a member of the Executive Compensation Council for the Conference Board, Global Total Rewards Executive Network, the Bay Area Compensation Association, SHRM and Human Resources Policy Institute (HRPI).  Likewise, Jerry has played active roles on a number of Client Advisory Boards for companies like Fidelity Investments, AonHewitt and Aetna.

Karen’s professional experience centers on total rewards including executive and broad-based compensation, benefits and employee wellbeing; and has expanded to include talent development and performance management.

Karen is the SVP Total Rewards for Travel + Leisure Co. and leads executive and broad-based compensation, global benefits and HRIS.  She joined Travel + Leisure Co. to establish and lead the corporate total rewards function for the public company post spin-off of the hotel group. Karen has held corporate total rewards roles at large multi-national consumer products companies and has led redesigns of reward programs and performance management systems as well as large- scale business integrations.  She holds a B.S. degree from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from University of Rochester, Simon School of Business.

She is a member of WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Council and a member of the WorkdatWork faculty.

Stephen M. Eliseo is Director of Executive Compensation for Johnson & Johnson. In this position Steve is a member of Global Total Rewards Leadership Team. Steve brings to this position over 30 years of experience in compensation, including designing annual and long-term compensation plans and benchmarking executive and director compensation. Steve has worked with compensation design and benchmarking throughout his years with Johnson & Johnson. During his time with Johnson & Johnson, Steve has had additional responsibilities including supporting the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Group for eight years and the Corporate group for two years. Prior to working for Johnson & Johnson, Steve worked briefly at a dot-com related company leading the compensation function and for many years as an executive compensation consultant at both Mercer and KPMG. Steve graduated from the Columbia College with a major in Economics. He earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Columbia Business School concentrating his advanced studies in Corporate Finance.

Andrew Goldstein is a Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson, and former North America Executive Compensation Practice Leader, based in the Chicago office. He has over 25 years of experience in executive compensation and benefits. Before joining Willis Towers Watson in 1996, Andy was a partner with a Cleveland-based retirement and executive benefits consulting firm, specializing in compensation plan design and funding. He also spent nine years with Arthur Anderson as a senior manager in the Cleveland office tax consulting practice.

Andy currently serves as the named compensation consultant to the board and management at Fortune 1000 companies that span a wide range of industries. He concentrates primarily on developing executive remuneration programs that align the interests of management and owners and provide organizations with effective means of communicating values and objectives. These programs tend to include the development of performance-based short- and long-term incentives. Many assignments involve ongoing advisory work with outside directors and senior management on topics that include incentive plan design, employment contracts, change-in-control agreements, executive benefits, and outside director pay.

Andy has a B.S. degree in accountancy from Miami University (Ohio). He often speaks at conferences and presentations on executive compensation, and he has published numerous articles on the topic. Andy is frequently quoted in general interest and human resources news articles and is viewed as a nationally recognized expert on executive pay. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)®, and a member of the AICPA, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, NACD and WorldatWork.

Tom Haines is a shareholder and Managing Director in the Chicago office of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“FW Cook”) where he has 31 years of board-level consulting experience in the design and implementation of executive and outside director compensation programs. Tom’s consulting experience extends over a broad range of company sizes and industries, and includes projects such as total compensation reviews, annual and long-term incentive plan designs, special retention arrangements, new hire and retirement/resignation packages, and equity conversions and change-in-control provisions in connection with business acquisitions and divestitures. Tom is a technical expert in the areas of federal tax and securities laws and U.S. accounting standards as they pertain to executive compensation and is a frequent speaker and writer on these topics. Tom is a member of the teaching faculty at WorldatWork where he is a technical advisor and teaches advanced courses on executive compensation to industry professionals, and authors their publication on SEC executive compensation proxy disclosure rules now in its sixth edition. Previously, Tom was a Manager in the Minneapolis office tax practice of Ernst & Young where he worked for 5 years. Tom is a certified public accountant with a master’s degree in business taxation and a certified executive compensation professional designation from WorldatWork.

Steve Harris serves as an adviser to compensation committees of companies and, on behalf of the committees, works closely with management to evaluate and redesign pay programs. Steve serves as a member of the WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Counsel and holds the Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®) designation from the WorldatWork Society.

Jean Horstman, Senior Vice President – Compensation, at Equifax, leads their Executive and Global Compensation functions.  As the Executive Compensation Leader, she actively supports and participates in the Board’s Compensation, Human Resources and Management Succession Committee meetings and directly supports the Senior Leadership Team.  During her 14 years with Equifax, she’s also led the Benefits, Sales Compensation and Payroll functions.

Prior to joining Equifax, Jean was a Principal – Compensation with Southern Company in Atlanta, designing and supporting executive compensation programs and the Board’s Compensation Committee.  Jean began her work in Executive Compensation while at Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri.  Prior to that, she held various positions in banking operations, was Assistant Controller of Mercantile Bank of Illinois and a Financial Reporting Officer for Mercantile Trust Company.

Jean earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University, a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from Vanderbilt University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Blair Jones joined Semler Brossy Consulting Group as a Managing Principal in 2005 after 15 years at Sibson Consulting where she was an SVP and Practice Leader for Leadership Performance and Rewards. Blair began her professional career at Bain & Company, helping clients develop pricing and marketing strategies. She has been published in many journals including Corporate Board Member, Directors and Boards, Directorship, WorldatWork Journal, and workspan, and has authored chapters in three books on executive compensation. Her views have been sought by and quoted in publications such as The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and HR Executive. She is a member of the WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Council and holds Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®), Global Rewards Professionals (GRP®) and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)® and Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP) designations from the WorldatWork Society. Blair has also been an NACD Directorship Governance Professional Honoree in each year since 2013. Blair holds a bachelor's degree with highest honors from Williams College.

Charley King is a Managing Director in the firm’s Atlanta office. He serves as an adviser to compensation committees and, on behalf of the committees, works closely with management to evaluate and redesign pay programs. He joined the firm in 2008, having previously been a senior consultant at Towers Perrin.

For over 15 years Charley has provided support to a variety of organizations on all aspects of executive compensation strategy and design, including tax, accounting, and securities law implications, as well as matters of corporate governance. He works with clients across a diverse range of industries and various stages of the company life cycle. His clients range from large publicly traded organizations to smaller publicly traded or privately held companies.

Charley earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Vanderbilt University. He has authored several memos and research reports, including an overview of the proposed Dodd-Frank incentive compensation regulations among financial institutions (Section 956). He is a frequent writer and speaker on emerging issues in the field, is a WorldatWork faculty member, and was a member of the team responsible for the development of WorldatWork’s executive compensation certification course.

Jim Kroll specializes in corporate governance and executive compensation issues. He assists clients across a broad range of industries with advisory votes on executive pay, shareholder approval of equity plans, and other compensation-related governance issues. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Mr. Kroll was a director at two leading proxy solicitation firms, where he advised issuers in the U.S. and other markets on corporate governance issues and shareholder communications.

Frank Lawton is the Executive Compensation Director at NCR Corporation, a global leader in consumer transaction technology. He holds a Bachelor of Administration in Accounting from Oglethorpe University, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Georgia State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Compensation Professional.

Frank has over twenty-five years of experience in Accounting, Compensation, and Benefits, with a specialization in Executive Compensation. He has worked in several industries, including Public Accounting, Banking, Airline, Temporary Services, and Technology. He also teaches an inclusion Sunday School class for teens with disabilities.

Eric Marquardt is a Partner at Pay Governance. He specializes in executive and director compensation. He has worked with a wide variety of leading public and private companies on executive and director compensation matters. His clients include Fortune 100-ranked companies as well as a number of the nation's largest private and foreign-owned companies. Eric's work focuses on designing and implementing executive pay strategies, developing performance metrics, and designing and managing stock and cash based short- and long-term incentives. He often develops solutions working in conjunction with both senior management and the compensation committee of the board.

Prior to joining Pay Governance, Eric served as the Director of Executive Compensation for Merck & Co. and managed the Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, CA) office of another leading consulting firm.

Eric has been a frequent speaker at professional organizations such as NASPP, Conference Board and WorldatWork.

Eric earned an M.A. degree in industrial relations from Michigan State University and a B.A. degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Shane joined CDW in August 2021 as Vice President, Total Rewards.  In this role, she leads the executive, broad-based and sales compensation teams as well as the benefits and HRIS teams. Shane also supports the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. 

Prior to joining CDW, Shane served as the Interim Head of Total Rewards at Charles Schwab with responsibility for compensation, benefits and rewards and recognition.  Shane was also SVP, Head of Executive and Strategic Compensation for Northern Trust. Before her time at Northern Trust, Shane worked for Meridian Compensation Partners and The Delves Group as an executive compensation consultant. She advised boards of directors and management on executive compensation and corporate governance issues.

Shane received a B.A. in Economics cum laude from Cornell University and an M.B.A. with honors from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Shane is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Illinois a Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)® and a Certified Equity Professional (CEP). 

Shane is a frequent speaker on executive compensation matters and Chair of WorldatWork’s Executive Rewards Advisory Council.

Bryan Ortwein is a director in Willis Towers Watson's Milwaukee office. He specializes in serving as the compensation committee and management advisor on executive total rewards and human resource issues for numerous clients throughout a variety of industries.

He has extensive experience with incentive plan design for privately-held, publicly-traded, and mutual organizations, primarily within the manufacturing and insurance industries. As part of his work with Willis Towers Watson, Ortwein has worked with numerous clients to revise compensation structures as part of the preparation for an initial public offering.

His principal focus is advising compensation committees and management on executive compensation matters. The majority of his assignments involve ongoing advisory work with senior management and outside directors to assess annual and long-term incentive plan designs, employment contracts, change-in-control agreements, executive perquisites and benefits, and outside director pay.

He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College and master's degree in finance and international business from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Steve Pennacchio is senior vice president of total rewards at Pfizer and is the secretary of the Compensation Committee of the Board. He is a member of Pfizer's senior management team and the human resources leadership team, playing a key role in developing and driving a culture that recognizes and rewards high performance.

Prior to joining Pfizer in 2008, Pennacchio was vice president, global compensation and benefits for Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at KPMG, Texaco and Merrill Lynch. He is also a member of the New York State Bar and is an adjunct associate professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Pennacchio is a member of the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals Board of Directors and is a former chair of the WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Council. He has also served as a WorldatWork contributor. He is a sought after speaker and has participated as a subject matter expert at the WorldatWork Executive Compensation Forum and the WorkatWork Workshop at the Equilar Summit.

He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University at Albany (magna cum laude) and a J.D. from Fordham University.

Athar Siddiqee is Vice President of Global Total Rewards at Micron Technology, a $30 billion, 45,000-employee, high-tech firm.  He has extensive experience in this field, having served in Total Rewards leadership positions at Cisco, Synopsys, SanDisk and Xilinx, among others. 

 A life-long Bay Area resident, Siddiqee earned a bachelor’s degree from UCLA in Mathematics/Economics and an MBA from Santa Clara University.  In addition, he is a current member of the WorldatWork Executive Rewards Advisory Council and has taught professional courses at WorldatWork, UC Santa Cruz Extension, and San Jose State University for many years.

Prior to joining Applied Materials, Inc., Brit served as General Manager of Executive Compensation at Chevron. he was responsible for the relationship with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as well as all aspects of compensation for its executives. He also managed a global team whose responsibility includes: benchmarking and salary planning, developing offers, deferred compensation and retirement, and the CD&A of the proxy. Brit is a member of the WorldatWork faculty and serves as chair of the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals Board. He holds the Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®) and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)® designations from the WorldatWork Society.