A SERIES OF ARTICLES FRoM THE 2011 EMEA CoMPENSATIoN ...

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
labour economics, and is a member of the American
Economic Association.Brian holds a Bachelor of
Science in industrial and labour relations and a Master
of Science and a PhD in economics, all from Cornell
University.
Makoto Miyasako, Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)
Makoto is Head of the Strategy and Business Analysis
Group, HR Management, for the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Makoto is a Japanese national. He joined the OECD
in 2007 and leads the design of people management
strategies, overseeing the implementation of
initiatives. Since 2007, Makoto has designed the
policy and process of sourcing and staff development
programmes while enhancing the overall analytical and
advisory capacities of the HR department. His current
projects include the implementation of a job family
framework, the redesign of performance management
processes and the restructuring of grading systems.
Prior to joining the OECD, Makoto worked for the
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS),
where he was in charge of corporate budget
management and also played a leading role in a
major corporate restructuring project to transition
the business objectives and operational models of
the UNOPS. Makoto holds a degree in public finance
from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in the US.
Paul O’Malley, Mercer
Paul leads the IPS business in Asia Pacific. Prior to
taking up this position in January 2009, Paul was
responsible for leading Mercer’s total rewards
consulting services with clients in Europe and the
Middle East.
Paul has been with Mercer for 29 years and during
that time he has worked in outsourced benefit
administration, retirement consulting, human capital
consulting, health and benefits consulting, client
management and total rewards. He has also held
internal management responsibilities. Paul specialises
in the design and implementation of total rewards
programmes, and in this respect has worked with
many clients across EMEA.
Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development. He is also an Associate
of the Pensions Management Institute in the UK and
the Irish Institute of Pensions Managers. He is a former
member of the council of the Irish Management
Institute.
Alex Penvern, Maersk Group
Alex is the Group’s Global Head of Compensation,
Rewards and Executive HR, AP Moller−Maersk
Group. Founded in 1904, the Group is a diversified
conglomerate that owns one of the world’s largest
shipping companies and is involved in a wide
range of activities in the energy, logistics, retail and
manufacturing industries. The Group’s headquarters
are in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the businesses
operate in 130 countries.
Alex joined Maersk in 2006, just as the first global
executive compensation scheme was being created.
Since then, Alex has assumed global responsibilities
for compensation and rewards at all levels in the
organisation, leading a fast-tracked journey towards
rewards maturity for the Group. This has taken Maersk
from the early stages of the global executive scheme to
the current implementation of industry-specific reward
strategies for each of the major business lines.
A key element of the ongoing journey is the creation
and development of a compensation and benefit
community within the A.P. Moller−Maersk Group. Born
in Paris to a French and Spanish family, Alex grew up
trilingual, speaking English, Spanish and French. After
spending his teenage years in France and the US, Alex
received his master’s degree in international business
from Copenhagen Business School.
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