Curriculum Vitae of Paul Michael Dewes
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57German
Professional experience
Jan 2003 - present
Owner and Managing Director of PMD, a consulting company specialized in offering human resources professional services on performance management, compensation and benefits, and change management and organizational development. Services range from consulting through development, implementation and training of a variety of HR tools to interim management. PMD targets small and medium sized companies that represent the majority of the German economy.
Jan.2001 - Dec.2002
Senior Manager Human Resources Systems at HELLA KG Hueck & Co, one of the worlds biggest automotive suppliers.
Responsibility for HELLA's HR standards (job evaluation, level and title structure) globally as well as compensation & benefits for its German activities and HR controlling. Manag-ing a team of 12 specialists. Developed and successfully implemented a new HR report-ing system and structure for HELLA's plants and subsidiaries in 15 countries. Presented and successfully introduced new pay grades and title structure for HELLA's senior management population ("Leitende Angestellte"). Represented HELLA in the employer's association tariff commission negotiating updates to the German metal industry's collective agreements on salaried workers and employed staff status with the union representatives.
Responsibility for HELLA's HR standards (job evaluation, level and title structure) globally as well as compensation & benefits for its German activities and HR controlling. Manag-ing a team of 12 specialists. Developed and successfully implemented a new HR report-ing system and structure for HELLA's plants and subsidiaries in 15 countries. Presented and successfully introduced new pay grades and title structure for HELLA's senior management population ("Leitende Angestellte"). Represented HELLA in the employer's association tariff commission negotiating updates to the German metal industry's collective agreements on salaried workers and employed staff status with the union representatives.
Jan.1992 - Dec.2000
HR-Head Compensation & Benefits at Citicorp Deutschland AG, the German holding company of Citigroup's retail banking business in Germany. Citigroup is the world's largest financial services group, and its German retail banking operation with some 5.400 staff and 300 branches is highly successful in the German market and accounts for almost 85% of joint Western European retail banking profits of Citigroup.
Responsibility for all of Citibank Germany compensation and benefits inclusive of operational HR-line responsibility for the bank's senior management population ("Leitende Angestellte") and its executive boardmember team (Vorstand). Managing Citibank's central payroll operation with a team of 15. Member of the European compensation team. Full management responsibility for Citibank Germany's company pension and its highly popular staff-participation wealth-building programme as managing director with over 3.800 members. Introduced and successfully marketed to the local population Citigroup's global stock option and stock purchase programmes, increasing participation by 50% each for two consecutive offerings. Introduced a number of variable pay programmes linking performance to pay-levels both at senior management level ("Leitende Angestellte") as well as performance driven incentives to the sales organization.
Implemented a modern HR management system database based on PeopleSoft as local data repository and work tool and part of a global data warehouse initiative.
Responsibility for all of Citibank Germany compensation and benefits inclusive of operational HR-line responsibility for the bank's senior management population ("Leitende Angestellte") and its executive boardmember team (Vorstand). Managing Citibank's central payroll operation with a team of 15. Member of the European compensation team. Full management responsibility for Citibank Germany's company pension and its highly popular staff-participation wealth-building programme as managing director with over 3.800 members. Introduced and successfully marketed to the local population Citigroup's global stock option and stock purchase programmes, increasing participation by 50% each for two consecutive offerings. Introduced a number of variable pay programmes linking performance to pay-levels both at senior management level ("Leitende Angestellte") as well as performance driven incentives to the sales organization.
Implemented a modern HR management system database based on PeopleSoft as local data repository and work tool and part of a global data warehouse initiative.
Sep.1977 - Dec.1991
Head of HR Controlling & Systems at Feldmühle AG, one of the biggest paper producing companies in Europe at the time.
Starting as HR specialist responsible for labour relations, HR standards and manpower planning and HR IT-Systems. Later responsible for staffing and recruiting at one of Feldmühle's biggest ever investment projects, a paper mill plant of US-$ 250 MM.
As Head of HR Controlling & Systems responsible for a small team of 4. Responsibility for companies manpower planning standards, PSP planning and controlling and the devel-opment of HR-Systems. Successfully implemented a new payroll system and project manager of the introduction of SAP HR at Feldmühle.
Starting as HR specialist responsible for labour relations, HR standards and manpower planning and HR IT-Systems. Later responsible for staffing and recruiting at one of Feldmühle's biggest ever investment projects, a paper mill plant of US-$ 250 MM.
As Head of HR Controlling & Systems responsible for a small team of 4. Responsibility for companies manpower planning standards, PSP planning and controlling and the devel-opment of HR-Systems. Successfully implemented a new payroll system and project manager of the introduction of SAP HR at Feldmühle.
Education:
Oct.1974 - Jul.1977
University of Duisburg - Diplom-Ökonom
Oct.1971 - Jul.1974
Professional School of Economics Koblenz - Diplom-Betriebswirt (First Degree in Business Administration)
Memberships:
- DGFP Erfa-kreis GP 2 (the biggest German HR institution)
- HR-Management circle of the Bankenfachverband (economic association of small and middle German banks)
- ERA-Tarifarbeitskreis Metall NRW (collective bargaining commission of the employers association of the metal industry)
- Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (economic association of small and middle German companies)
- DGFP GmbH Member of the consulting group
Skills and Activities:
- Guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne (Performance Management and variable compensation)
- German (native)
English (fluent)
French (basic) - Staff Consulting skills/Designed Learning Inc.
- Assessment Interview Certification/Coutts Career
- Certificate Introduction to Performance Management/MAG IAS
- Business Coach Training has just started
- MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- LOTUS (1-2-3, freelance, Notes)
- Golf, Trekking, Drums and E-Guitar