Eric Hart's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

💼 Past Experience

Executive Vice President Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer at B&G FoodsB&G Foods is a food company with approximately 1,000 employees across multiple locations. Eric Hart is currently a Site HR Manager at Novartis from June 1995 to April 1998 (2 years 11 months). Lead HR role for primary U.S. manufacturing facility of 600+ employees. Operations Planner / Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Supervisor at Novartis from August 1988 to June 1995 (6 years 11 months). Held several positions of increasing responsibility within Ciba / Novartis Technical Operations Division in Summit, NJ; Suffern, NY; and West Caldwell, NJ. HR Senior Manager at Mars from September 1999 to June 2004 (4 years 10 months). Several HR generalist roles of increasing responsibility across multiple functions and lines of business. Vice President Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer at B&G Foods in Parsippany, NJ. Reporting to the CEO, responsible for all Human Resources functions for approximately 1,000 employees across multiple locations. Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Avaya from July 2012 to August 2014 (2 years 2 months). Accountable for Avaya's overall rewards strategy and portfolioincluding plan designs, goverance, and change/improvement agenda. Led the redesign of executive compensation plans, including Board (Compensation Committee) approval and implementation.Drove the assessment, and selected redesigns, of global benefits plans to balance objectives of market-competitiveness and affordability. Sr. Director, HR - Avaya Global Services at Avaya from June 2007 to July 2012 (5 years 2 months). Lead HR Generalist for Avaya's $2B, 5,000+ employee, global Services business.As a member of the AGS Leadership Team, responsible for the HR strategy and execution for this business unit that provides installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and consulting services to our telecommunications customers.Major focus on globalizing the workforce and increasing productivity while retaining top talent. Americas Compensation & Benefits Director at Mars from April 2004 to June 2007 (3 years 3 months). Oversaw Compensations & Benefits design, implementation, and governance for Americas region. Approximately $1B spend; 10,000 employees, and multiple countries in North, Central, and South America. Led significant redesign efforts including salary structures and active & retiree healthcare benefits. Drove the compensation activities associated with a major acquisition. Developed a total rewards communication strategy. Vice President Human Resources at LifeCell Corporation from August 2014 to February 2015 (7 months) in Bridgewater, NJ. Top HR leadership role for LifeCell (an Acelity Company), reporting to the business unit President and accountable for the overall HR portfolio and staff.Core member of Acelity HR leadership team lead key elements of LifeCell integration into the newly formed corporate structure. As the HR business partner for the new Acelity Commercial & Innovation Group President, led initial organization development activities.

🎓 Education

Eric Hart grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia and has been educated in theUnited States. While he was attending Seton Hall University, he earned his Master of Business Administration degree in finance. After earning his MBA, Eric Hart moved to the rust belt of America to work at IBM. This experience helped him develop his skills in finance and operations research. Finally, while working at IBM, Eric Hart earned his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and operations research. This background allowed him to join the engineering team at Cummings Engineering, where he is currently a product manager.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

EricHart has a background in human resources, engineering, and manufacturing. He has worked in a number of different positions within human resources and corporate management, including executive vice president human resources and chief human resources officer at B&G Foods, a site HR manager at Novartis, and lead HR role at a primary U.S. manufacturing facility of 600+ employees. He has also held several positions of increasing responsibility within Ciba / Novartis Technical Operations Division and Novartis's US functionally diverse operations regions.He began his career at Ciba / Novartis in 1988, working in various positions within the HR organisation. From 1999 to 2004, he was a HR senior manager at Mars, responsible for all HR functions for approximately 1,000 employees across multiple locations. From 2006 to 2012, he was a Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Avaya, responsible for Avaya's overall rewards autonomy and portfolio including plan designs, implementation, and governance. From 2012 to 2014, he was Americas Compensation & Benefits Director at Mars. He led significant redesign efforts including salary structures and active & retiree healthcare benefits, and drove the assessment, and selected redesigns, of global benefits plans to balance objectives of market-competitiveness and affordability. He is also a member of the AGS Leadership Team, responsible for the HR strategy and execution for the various business units within the newly formed corporate structure.Since early 2014, Eric has been a key HR leader at LifeCell Corporation, responsible for the HR portfolio for anciltyhertz (an Acelity Company) from August 2014 to February 2015. His primary focus is globalizing the workforce and increasing productivity while retaining top talent. Eric has a degree in human resources from Princeton University and is a Toynbee Scholar.