Experience

Prior to founding Hugessen Consulting Inc. in June 2006, Ken was a worldwide partner with Mercer. He joined Mercer in 1974. In 1981, he was appointed leader of the firm’s Executive Compensation Practice in Canada and became a Managing Director of Mercer Inc. (New York) in October 1985. In the mid 1990s, Ken established Mercer's Executive Compensation practice in Chicago.

Education

Ken holds an Honours BSc from Sir George Williams University, a MA from Dalhousie University, and an MSc from the University of Chicago. He is a Killam and National Research Council Scholar, and is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Experience

Georges has over 10 years of private equity investing experience, complemented by previous experience in corporate development, investment banking (M&A) and corporate/securities law. He joined Hugessen Consulting in 2006 as a founding partner. Georges was previously a Managing Director with BMO Capital Markets' Merchant Banking Group (part of Bank of Montreal), based in Toronto. He was involved with all aspects of the group's diversified private equity investments for over 10 years, which included close involvement with portfolio company leadership teams and Boards/Committees. Georges' prior corporate experience includes Vice-President, Corporate Development for Cott Corporation (1994-1995), and as an investment banker specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions for Burns Fry Limited, a predecessor firm to BMO Capital Markets (1988-1993). Georges is a lawyer by training and articled at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg.

Education

Georges holds a BA from University of Toronto, an MBA from Schulich School of Business and a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He remains active with several not-for-profit organizations.

Experience

Significant experience consulting to Compensation Committees and top management of large and mid-cap issuers. Prior to joining Hugessen Consulting as a Partner in October 2008, Scott was a National Partner and Principal with Mercer. From 2001 to 2008, Scott lead Mercer's Human Capital business in Calgary. Scott acted as Mercer's lead advisor to the Canadian energy sector and was a leader in the energy sector for Mercer's global Human Capital business. Scott was involved in all aspects of the Canadian business including intellectual capital development, training, mentoring, marketing, and client management. Prior to completing his MBA, Scott managed commercial sales territories for a high tech firm in Toronto for four years.

Education

Scott is a CFA charterholder and a member of the Calgary CFA Society. Scott graduated with distinction from the Schulich School at York University with an MBA. He also holds a BA in economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Experience

Prior to joining Hugessen in 2009 as an Associate Partner, Paul was a Principal in Mercer’s Human Capital business advising clients in various sectors including technology, financial services, media, pharmaceuticals and real estate. Prior to his twelve years at Mercer, Paul worked for the General Electric Company for seven years, in both Canada and the United States in a series of progressively more responsible finance, audit and business unit roles.

Education

Paul holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and an Honours BBA (with distinction) from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Experience

Steve’s recent experience includes working with the Compensation Committees of large and mid-cap public issuers across a cross-section of industries, with a focus on asset management, investment banking, telecommunication, retail and mining.

Prior to joining Hugessen, Steve was an economist at the TD Securities, where he provided Canadian and U.S. economic analysis and advised on fixed income, currency, and money market strategy. Steve was regularly featured by the media, including the Business News Network Television (BNN), CBC News, the Globe and Mail, and the Financial Post.

Education

Steve holds a BA from McMaster University and a Master of Business Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Experience

Ian joined Hugessen Consulting in early 2007 as a principal. He was previously a manager at SECOR Consulting, Canada’s largest independent strategy consulting firm, where he helped clients define and develop value-creation strategies and business plans. Ian’s prior experience includes six years (1998-2004) as a technology architect and project manager at Accenture, working with clients in the telecommunications, broadcasting, and retailing industries, and four years (1994-1998) as founding publisher of a Canadian general interest magazine.

Education

Ian holds a degree in Economics from Queen’s University, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. In addition to his consulting work, Ian has written on topics in business and economics for leading publications in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K.

Experience

Catherine joined Hugessen Consulting Inc. in July 2007 as a principal. Prior to that she was a Vice-President and director of ISS Canada Corp, Canada's leading corporate governance and proxy advisory firm, where she worked for 15 years, and a partner with Fairvest Corporation, its predecessor firm. Over the years she has written and spoken on many corporate governance topics, including executive compensation disclosure, the role of compensation committees, shareholder proposals, the fiduciary obligations of pension funds and shareholders rights plans and was the editor of the Corporate Governance Review, a bimonthly journal, for three years.

Education

Catherine has an Honours BA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto and an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is a member of the board of non-profit organization Addus.

Experience

Prior to joining Hugessen, Guillaume worked for two years as an investment banker for Citigroup in the UK, where he provided M&A and IPO advice to banks, insurance companies and asset managers. Guillaume also practiced corporate law for four years in Montreal, specializing in M&A and financing.

Education

Guillaume holds a LLB from Sherbrooke University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Experience

Damian joined Hugessen Consulting in 2007 as a Principal. Previously, Damian was a Consultant with the executive compensation practice of Mercer Human Resource Consulting as a member of the firm’s Toronto, London, and Hong Kong offices.
Damian also held the position of manager of compensation with TD Securities and was a principal at an independent compensation consulting firm.

Education

Damian is a CFA charterholder and graduated with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with a Master of Business Administration degree. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (First Class Honours) from Queen’s University.

Experience

Allison joined Hugessen Consulting in 2008 as an analyst and took on her current role in June 2010. Allison’s previous experience includes positions in media, real estate and non-profit organizations.

Education

Allison graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business with an Honours Business Administration degree. She also holds a BA in music from the University of Western Ontario where she was the gold medalist in her graduating class.

Experience

Prior to joining Hugessen Consulting, Caroline was an Associate with Mercer’s Human Capital practice in Calgary with a primary focus on executive compensation. She assisted clients in the development of compensation programs that are competitively aligned with the marketplace and link compensation to business results.

Education

Caroline holds an MBA from the University of Calgary where she received funding for her thesis on motivation. Prior to her MBA, she graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Human Resources. As an undergraduate, she received funding for her research in public policy and co-authored a textbook chapter.

Experience

Bo joined Hugessen Consulting in January 2008 as an Analyst. Prior to joining HCI, Bo was an analyst at Merrill Lynch Canada, where he acquired and allocated funding capital, working closely with both leading financial institutions and Merrill Lynch's debt and equity trading desks. He also worked as a research analyst at the Advantage Group, one of North America's leading market research companies, in providing performance benchmarking programs to clients in the grocery and pharmaceutical industries.

Education

Bo graduated with distinction from the University of Toronto with a BBA (Hon.), specializing in Finance and with an additional major in Economics. He is a Level II candidate in the CFA program.

Experience

Amy joined Hugessen Consulting in 2009 as an analyst. Her prior experience includes financial, human resource, and business strategy consulting projects through the Richard Ivey School of Business, as well as conducting research and analysis on many Canadian companies for Interbrand Toronto (branding consultancy) as a summer intern.

Education

Amy graduated with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Business Administration degree. Amy also spent a semester abroad in Milan, Italy at Bocconi University.

Experience

Bridget joined Hugessen Consulting in 2010 as an analyst. Her previous experience includes operations research and financial modeling, in addition to research and analysis on executive compensation issues and trends as a summer analyst at Hugessen. She has also performed business development work in exploring emerging markets for the defense industry through summer internship work.

Education

Bridget graduated with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business with an Honours Business Administration degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario.

Experience

Jenna joined Hugessen Consulting in 2009 as an analyst. Her prior experience includes operations and human resources consulting as well as business strategy consulting through projects at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Additionally, she has experience in research and analysis on executive compensation issues and trends as a summer analyst at Hugessen.

Education

Jenna graduated with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Business Administration degree. As well, she spent a semester abroad at the University of Economics in Prague.