Bill Cahill

Current

Senior Human Resources Professional at Cahill Consulting

Past

Vice President Human Resources at Jacuzzi Brands
Human Resources at Rolls-Royce
Director Human Resources at Jacuzzi inc.

Vice President, Human Resources at Burns Philp Food Inc.
Human Resources/Payroll at Fry's Food Stores

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Education

John F. Kennedy University
University of Michigan
St. Mary's College of California

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Recommended

18 people have recommended Bill

Connections

416 connections

Industry

Consumer Goods

Websites

Food Bank of Contra Costa

Bill Cahill’s Summary

Strategic and action-oriented leader who drives competitive advantage by creating a positive, team-based culture in collaboration with the leadership team. Skilled at holding the vision, clearly articulating direction and building credibility to attract and retain key talent. Unique financial focus optimizes employee benefit and program cost. Energizes value-added change by connecting, communicating and influencing from staff to executive levels.
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Closures & Divestiture
• Change Management
• Global HR
• Organizational Development
• Policy
• Benefits & Compensation
• Recruitment & Selection
• Employee Relations
• Communications
• HR Information Systems
• Labor Relations
• Health & Safety
• Payroll Management

Roles include traditional line, matrix, corporate and local reporting and relationships. International experience.

Email: bill-cahill AT sbcglobal.net

Bill Cahill’s Specialties:

Mergers & Acquisitions, Closures & Divestiture, Change Management, Global HR, Organizational Development, Policy, Benefits & Compensation, Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, Communications, HR Information Systems, Labor Relations, Health & Safety, Payroll Management

Bill Cahill’s Experience

Senior Human Resources Professional

Cahill Consulting

(Human Resources industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

Provide full Human Resources consulting services
Vice President Human Resources

Jacuzzi Brands

(Consumer Goods industry)

December 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Recruited for top HR role of this lean and fast-paced global manufacturer and multi-channel distributor with sales of $0.8B, over 3,000 employees in ten countries, with global HR/payroll staff. Company underwent sale and transition from public to private equity ownership in early 2007.

• Aggressively communicated sale and changes, anticipating needs and overcoming points of resistance to keep leaders and employees fully engaged with the new direction
• Reduced benefit costs saving $1.4MM in healthcare and $0.3MM in retirement by leveraging solid understanding, careful need analysis and forceful negotiation
• Steered sale and transition, including restructurings and RIF
• Led talent acquisition of senior and mid-level management to fill gaps, and improve results
• Revitalized HR & Payroll staff into customer focused departs through team-based problem solving
• Redrafted HR & Payroll policies to establish “best practices”, improving efficiency and ensuring compliance
Human Resources

Rolls-Royce

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RR; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

February 2005 — December 2005 (11 months)

Full HR operations responsibility for the Oakland headquarters and facility of this global aerospace and turbine business plus several remote locations in the U.S, covering over 500 employees.

• Led Supervisory training throughout Oakland location to improve people skills and communication
• Championed HR Survey to baseline results and undertake improvements of HR delivery and services
Director Human Resources

Jacuzzi inc.

(Consumer Goods industry)

March 1999 — December 2004 (5 years 10 months)

Global HR with sales of $1B, over 6,000 employees in 25 in ten countries, with global HR staff.

• Partnered with CEO/CFO on talent acquisition of senior and mid-level mgmt
• Created global HR policies “best practices” and ensure compliance
• Restructured all U.S. and Canadian h/c benefit plans saving $2 million
• Managed all U.S., Canadian, and European retirement plans (DB, DC, Investment and retiree medical)
• Negotiated five Steelworker union contracts in U.S. and Canada saving several millions
• Partnered in acquisition of two major business units, one in Florida ($60M with 110 employees) and one in United Kingdom ($250M with 1,300 employees) with complete reorganizations
• Created and implemented global HR metric reporting that changed behavior and reduced turnover
• Led implementation of new HR/Payroll systems that resulted to improved data and services
• Managed global risk function and insurance programs dramatically improving reporting and accountability
Vice President, Human Resources

Burns Philp Food Inc.

(Food Production industry)

December 1988 — April 1998 (9 years 5 months)

HR function of NA business with 2,200 staff, sales of $840M across 3 divisions in over 20 business sites. Sales grew 4 X during this period. Recruited to run the payroll and quickly to top corporate NA HR role in nine months. Served on the U.S. subsidiary company BoD.

• Built this newly formed position and directed the origination of all HR programs to support rapid expansion of the organization
• Managed multiple mergers and acquisitions, closures and divestments, and the consolidation of administrative processes and systems
• Oversaw union contracts and negotiation strategy in various multi-state locations
• Developed entire benefit and comp adm, including retirement plans, stock option plan, foreign stock grants, job evaluation, salary ranges, and ‘pay for performance’ compensation
• Managed key employee recruitment and succession planning
• Created ‘university training’ program to improve management skill sets and facilitate strategic planning process
Human Resources/Payroll

Fry's Food Stores

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

1980 — 1988 (8 years)

- Ran payroll department
- Full range of human resource responsibilities, including new hires, promotions, terminations, governmental reporting, recruiting, and various employment programs for over 2,400 employees. Oversight and administration of 11 United Food Workers’ union contracts, including grievance and arbitration research and presentations. Cost analysis and strategy for union negotiations.

Bill Cahill’s Education

John F. Kennedy University

MBA , MBA , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
University of Michigan

Strategic Human Resource Planning 1993 — 1993
St. Mary's College of California

BA , Integral Program, Liberal Arts , 1975 — 1979

Graduated with Honors

Additional Information

Bill Cahill’s Websites:

Food Bank of Contra Costa

Bill Cahill’s Interests:

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

Bill Cahill’s Groups:

NCHRA, SHRM, BAHRN

Executive Suite
Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
ERE.net
SHRM Networking Group
Bay Area Human Resources Network (BAHRN)
Wines & Spirits (Number 1 W&S group on Linked)
Saint Mary's College of California Alumni Network
Rolls-Royce Professional Network
CONSUMER GOODS & RETAIL PROFESSIONALS
HR West: A community of the Northern California HR Association (NCHRA) and those passionate about HR
RecruitingBlogs.com Group
Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath
Home and Building Products News
HR Executive Network
Aptitude Staffing Solutions (Post Resumes) & (Post Jobs)