About the Event
WTW’s Ken Kuk and Carolyn Mayer will facilitate a conversation with Mike O’Brien, Senior Director of Global Compensation at Hilton, about his experience shaping and designing the company’s global incentive strategy and programs. After a brief overview of compensation trends from global employers, we will facilitate a panel to explore how multinational companies design, manage and govern incentive programs to ensure fairness, competitiveness, and compliance across diverse markets. The discussion will also dive into how Hilton balances global standardization with the need for local customization and flexibility. This will be an interactive session featuring live polling and plenty of time for audience Q&A—so bring your questions and share your insights with your peers.
Location
800 N Glebe, 10th Fl, Georgetown Room
Arlington, VA 22203
Office is Located at the intersection of North Glebe Rd and Wilson Blvd
Hourly/Daily Parking Garage access is at the side of the building on 9th street
Agenda:
- 8:30 am - 9 am: Breakfast and Networking
- 9 am - 10 am: Presentation
- 10 am - 10:30 am: Questions and Networking
Speakers
Mike O’Brien is a Senior Director of Global Compensation at Hilton, where he leads compensation teams supporting global incentive programs and hotels across the Americas. With experience across a range of industries and incentive programs, Mike brings a practical and strategic perspective to incentive plan design, building programs that strike the right balance between global consistency and local flexibility. At Hilton, Mike helps shape a global rewards approach that supports business goals while staying grounded in fairness and adaptability.
Ken Kuk leads the Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice for WTW’s Washington D.C. office and the global professional services industry vertical. Ken advises boards and senior management on matters related to executive compensation, board effectiveness and ESG. He is currently the lead advisor to the Compensation Committee of several publicly traded companies and private partnerships. In addition to his executive compensation and corporate governance work, Ken also advises senior management on subject areas such as effective employee reward strategy and programs, M&A, incentive/equity program design, sales effectiveness and reward, and executive performance evaluation. He is a key contributor in some of WTW’s industry-leading research and intellectual capital development initiatives, such as ESG and climate risk, talent and reward practices for start-ups, and pay practices that drive innovation. He frequently writes on multiple platforms, such as NACD, World Economic Forum, WorldatWork, Directors & Board, and Chief Executive Group.
Carolyn Mayer is a Director in Work & Rewards. She also serves as a Lead Relationship Manager at WTW. During her 10 years at WTW she has supported a number of clients across many industries. Throughout her 20 years in human capital, she has always focused on enabling organizations to operate more effectively and efficiently. She has done this by conducting and managing assessment and design projects in the talent management space. She has served as project manager of work and rewards projects throughout her career. She has led knowledge architecture projects, skill assessments, performance management and other talent management projects.
CEUs
This SHRM continuing education course qualifies you for 1.5 CEUs toward your recertification. Attendance will be recorded and the code will be provided to you after the program.
This WorldatWork continuing education course qualifies you for .25 CEUs toward your recertification. After attending this education program, you will self-report these credits to WaW.
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