Armando Castorena

Background

About Armando Castorena

I’m an HR leader who rolls up his sleeves to work with business leaders to grow the business and to make your workforce a competitive advantage. I focus on exactly what the business needs to develop a Human Capital Strategy. And I partner with the Executive team to ensure their HR needs are being met the whole way. I partner with top executives to build their leadership and employee bench strength and a top performing workforce. I have a successful track record of delivering results. Here’s a few of my key attributes: • Solid experience with Executive Compensation, CD & A and MDCC/Compensation Committee and Officer responsibilities for the Board of Directors, including Benefits Pension Fund administration • Building strong leadership bench-strength through coaching, development & succession planning. • Strategic planning skills to align all of HR to achieve the business objectives • Confidence in making difficult or unpopular but necessary business decisions • Developing integrated pay & performance management systems to create a results oriented culture • Creating innovative solutions to solve human capital management challenges • Ability to build strong HR business oriented teams that deliver results • I utilize Lean, Six Sigma and other productivity tools to deliver affordable HR services and processes I have experience with HR best practices in a variety of diverse industries and environments including: • Global HR for employees located in over 35 countries in North and South America, Europe, Middle East and South Africa, China, Australia, South Korea and other countries in Asia Pacific. • High technology manufacturing, assembly, and customer product support • Engineering, IT and other innovation R&D and professional services • Works Councils, Union and non-union (avoidance focused) environments, • Large Fortune 50 corporations as well as Mid Cap companies.