Henry Crochetière, CHRP

Senior Human Resources Business Partner at MDA
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Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area, CA
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  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
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Hugh Oswald

While working with Henry for 7 years at NBG Bank I always found Henry to be a very capable HR VP who understood HR and carried out his duties very thouroughly and accurately. He displayed very strong interpersonal skills. Hugh Oswald

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Credentials

  • Conseiller en ressources humaines agréé, CRHA, 1992
    Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés
    Jan, 1992
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • MDA
    • Canada
    • Space Research and Technology
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Human Resources Business Partner
      • Apr 2023 - Present

      MDA develops and delivers advanced surveillance and intelligence solutions, defence and maritime systems, radar geospatial imagery, space robotics, satellite antennas, and communication subsystems. MDA develops and delivers advanced surveillance and intelligence solutions, defence and maritime systems, radar geospatial imagery, space robotics, satellite antennas, and communication subsystems.

  • Reel One Entertainment
    • Canada
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategic HR Advisor
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      Reel One Entertainment is a leading producer and distributor of TV Movies and TV series with offices in Los Angeles, London, Montreal and Vancouver. Reel One leads the way in the development, financing, production and distribution of high quality TV programming, being one of the largest suppliers in the niche of highly commercial TV content. Reel One Entertainment is a leading producer and distributor of TV Movies and TV series with offices in Los Angeles, London, Montreal and Vancouver. Reel One leads the way in the development, financing, production and distribution of high quality TV programming, being one of the largest suppliers in the niche of highly commercial TV content.

  • Maximus Canada
    • Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Human Resource Advisor
      • Nov 2021 - Apr 2023

      At Maximus, we play a critical role in helping governments achieve their goals by providing health and human services in the communities we serve. Locally, we are the provider of health administration services to 10 out of 13 Canadian provinces and territories. We offer systems integration services to enable top operational performance in program administration, including document processing, contact centre management, and health and human services administration, as well as being a leading developer of software and IT services. Show less

  • Reel One Entertainment
    • Canada
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager Human Resources
      • Dec 2019 - Aug 2021

      Reel One Entertainment develops, finances, produces and distributes commercial television films and series for a worldwide audience. Headquartered in Montreal with offices in London, Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver, Reel One is one of the most prolific independent producers and distributors of scripted programming for the US and international market, with about 100 titles to be produced and distributed in 2020. Already a leading provider of television movies, the company has recently branched out into the production and distribution of scripted TV series. Show less

  • MDA
    • Canada
    • Space Research and Technology
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager, Labour Relations and Human Resources Business Partners | Satellite Systems
      • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

      MDA develops and delivers advanced surveillance and intelligence solutions, defence and maritime systems, radar geospatial imagery, space robotics, satellite antennas, and communication subsystems. Responsible for employee and labour relations for unionized staff (CSN, UNIFOR, and SSESA (Engineers)) and management staff. Mentored Human Resources Business Partners. Selected achievements: - Improved relations with CSN from confrontational to collaborative; - Resolved backlog of grievances by fostering win-win solutions, avoiding arbitrations and minimizing legal fees; - Dealt with employee performance problems and helped managers to create a high-performance culture; - Effected a significant number of staff reductions: layoffs, voluntary layoffs, retirements, etc. Show less

  • An outdated account for legacy Encore brands
    • Canada
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Human Resources
      • Jun 2008 - May 2017

      With more than 7,000 employees, the US $2.4 billion Freeman Group annually produces 4,300 expositions and 11,000 corporate events. FREEMAN AUDIO VISUAL CANADA is North America’s largest supplier of audio visual technology. Rebuilt HR & Payroll; executed the business plan; led 4 direct reports and 4 indirect reports: Selected achievements: - Stabilized and rebuilt the Human Resources department which had seven leaders in eight years; - Supported a change in focus from “top down” to entrepreneurial management and from branches to venues; - Redesigned and implemented almost 40 new variable compensation plans for over 200 key business development employees and managers with P&L responsibility to focus compensation on business results; - Renewed the Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, labour agreements multiple times with all goals achieved. Negotiated the first London agreement. Improved the labour relations climate from confrontational to co-operative; - Renegotiated and fostered employee buy-in for the Flex-Benefit Program from Sun Life Financial; - Analysed and delivered Employee Engagement Survey Results. Addressed problem areas that were uncovered; - Facilitated the reduction of headcount by targeting low performers. Severance costs were kept at the low end of the scale and legal costs were minimized. Most lawyers were dealt with in house. Show less

  • Ericsson
    • Sweden
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager, Total Compensation
      • Nov 2007 - Jun 2008

      Ericsson is a leading global provider of communications networks, related services and handset technology platforms with 1500 employees in Canada, and 70,000 employees and over 40% market share worldwide. Designed, implemented and delivered compensation and benefit programs for Ericsson Canada. Selected achievements: - Delivered uninterrupted service in a situation where the immediate superior was new, the previous incumbent and the immediate subordinate had resigned and the subordinate was not replaced. - Finalized and delivered a market data and salary structure project to improve transparency and better link compensation to markets (a “6 month project”, 18 months overdue); - Renegotiated and renewed the Flex-Benefit Program through Manulife Financial; - Terminated an obsolete Pension Plan and transferred active members to the Ericsson main Pension Plan; - Adjusted the Post-Retirement Health Plan to comply with accounting rules and avoid major liability; - Identified and eliminated overbilling and duplication of consultant services resulting in initial savings of $100K. Show less

  • NBG Bank
    • Montreal, Canada Area
    • VP Human Resources
      • Jul 1997 - Oct 2006

      NBG Bank was an entrepreneurial, full service Canadian chartered bank with 300 employees and 11 branches; part of the National Bank of Greece Group S.A., with $123B in assets and 22,000 staff worldwide. Developed and implemented HR systems and initiatives nationally. Managed 3 direct reports, 3 indirect reports. Selected achievements: - Established a Human Resources department to support the cultural transformation of the bank; - Conceived and implemented an effective in-house strategic planning process, co-authored three triennial strategic plans and a strong human resources strategy enabling the bank to double in size and to triple in profitability; - Renewed the management team, restructured branches and created regional administration centers to reduce administrative cost by 10 positions and to transform service locations into empowered, proactive sales environments; - Created a training department which established clear product and service policies and delivered 1,000 days of internal training annually to improve employee competency, productivity and customer service; - Halved employee turnover from 28% to 14% by developing effective employee policies and communications as well as performance management initiatives and variable compensation programs; - Instituted an effective job posting procedure which allowed the promotion of 50% of the staff in the first 12 months fostering greatly increased employee morale and performance; - Clarified post-retirement benefit promises, reducing liability by $1.3M and saved $200K annually; - Implemented a total compensation strategy which improved employee morale, and respected our ability to pay. Benchmarked salaries to the banking market (using data from The Hay Group, about 25% below market). Show less

  • Weir Services
    • Montreal, Canada Area
    • Director of Human Resources
      • Mar 1991 - Jul 1997

      With 14,000 employees in 70 countries, the Weir Group manufactures highly-engineered products and services for the minerals, oil and gas, and power industries. With 750 employees, Weir Services Canada distributes and repairs industrial equipment in Canada. Managed all aspects of national HR programs and initiatives, led 3 direct reports, 2 indirect reports. Selected achievements: - Promoted to the Executive Committee after 1 year to ensure the optimal human resource component of key initiatives and to contribute to quarterly SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) reviews; - Managed labour relations, renegotiated collective agreements and obtained required concessions and changes to work rules preventing the largest service plant from closing; - Integrated personnel from acquired companies saving $1Million/year and enabling the company to replace a declining revenue stream with high revenue repair and overhaul business returning the plant to profitability; - Contributed to record profitability of over 20% ROI and greater employee commitment by developing and implementing effective incentive programs that aligned bonus payouts to measurable performance; - Recovered over $400K of pension plan surplus for the company by negotiating the termination of an obsolete pension plan; - Improved ROI by recouping $600K of company funds, including $250K of profit from Confederation Life Insurance Company immediately before it went bankrupt; - Consistently rated in top 10% of performers by company president. Show less

  • CAST NORTH AMERICA LTD.
    • Région de Montréal, Canada
    • Director, Human Resources & Administration
      • Apr 1985 - Mar 1991

      Cast North America was a leader in international containerized freight transportation (450 employees; part of the much larger privately held CAST shipping group; now part of the Hapag Lloyd Group). Managed the Human Resources and Administration functions in Canada and the U.S; managed 5 direct and 5 indirect reports. Selected achievements - Rebuilt the Human Resources and Administration department staff and morale; - Revised and reinstalled an effective performance management system; - Developed a robust in-house Sales Training Curriculum and an effective, “selling against the competition” sales tool that equipped an inexperienced North American sales force with the skills required to grow the business; - Eliminated the threat of a labour stoppage at the Port of Montreal by resolving a difficult labour negotiation; - Facilitated union and management collaboration by producing a computer-based model of labour contract costs that enabled the easy identification of common ground with regard to concessions and increases; - Reduced North American administrative expenses by $1MM US/year by establishing an effective control system; - Delivered ongoing savings of $100K per annum by reducing benefit plan costs through renegotiation; - Improved return of pension plan by instituting active investment management. Show less

Education

  • Concordia University
    Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, Honours Management with Distinction

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