Rob Garber
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Rhonda Rein
I am a director in Thomson Reuters Business Development team. In 2011 I created a new role to provide governance over divestitures. Rob was an M&A lead for Human Resources (HR) at that time supporting acquisitions. By default, the designated M&A leads in many functional areas began supporting divestitures as well as acquisitions. Rob was instrumental in helping me develop a new, repeatable, comprehensive divestiture process that we still use over 10 years later. During the 10 years I had the pleasure of working with Rob on divestitures and carve-outs, we had almost 40 projects, including divesting three major segments and a number of complicated carve-outs. Projects spanned across all Thomson Reuters segments and globally. Rob had the challenge of managing HR tasks in countries that have strict local regulations and processes to follow, including India and France. Rob provided leadership in the HR functional area but he was also a role model for other functional areas. He is extremely collaborative and encourages providing and receiving feedback. Rob has extensive experience in preparing and managing Transition Services Agreements (TSA). He can effectively manage from the beginning of a transaction to the end of a TSA. Rob is well-suited for any HR role in M&A. His leadership style and vast experience with acquisitions and divestitures/carve-outs will serve him well in his next opportunity.
Janet Goodrich
Rob has encyclopedic knowledge of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His broad and deep expertise enable him to expertly guide clients through every aspect of the deal. It was a pleasure to work with him!
Rhonda Rein
I am a director in Thomson Reuters Business Development team. In 2011 I created a new role to provide governance over divestitures. Rob was an M&A lead for Human Resources (HR) at that time supporting acquisitions. By default, the designated M&A leads in many functional areas began supporting divestitures as well as acquisitions. Rob was instrumental in helping me develop a new, repeatable, comprehensive divestiture process that we still use over 10 years later. During the 10 years I had the pleasure of working with Rob on divestitures and carve-outs, we had almost 40 projects, including divesting three major segments and a number of complicated carve-outs. Projects spanned across all Thomson Reuters segments and globally. Rob had the challenge of managing HR tasks in countries that have strict local regulations and processes to follow, including India and France. Rob provided leadership in the HR functional area but he was also a role model for other functional areas. He is extremely collaborative and encourages providing and receiving feedback. Rob has extensive experience in preparing and managing Transition Services Agreements (TSA). He can effectively manage from the beginning of a transaction to the end of a TSA. Rob is well-suited for any HR role in M&A. His leadership style and vast experience with acquisitions and divestitures/carve-outs will serve him well in his next opportunity.
Janet Goodrich
Rob has encyclopedic knowledge of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His broad and deep expertise enable him to expertly guide clients through every aspect of the deal. It was a pleasure to work with him!
Rhonda Rein
I am a director in Thomson Reuters Business Development team. In 2011 I created a new role to provide governance over divestitures. Rob was an M&A lead for Human Resources (HR) at that time supporting acquisitions. By default, the designated M&A leads in many functional areas began supporting divestitures as well as acquisitions. Rob was instrumental in helping me develop a new, repeatable, comprehensive divestiture process that we still use over 10 years later. During the 10 years I had the pleasure of working with Rob on divestitures and carve-outs, we had almost 40 projects, including divesting three major segments and a number of complicated carve-outs. Projects spanned across all Thomson Reuters segments and globally. Rob had the challenge of managing HR tasks in countries that have strict local regulations and processes to follow, including India and France. Rob provided leadership in the HR functional area but he was also a role model for other functional areas. He is extremely collaborative and encourages providing and receiving feedback. Rob has extensive experience in preparing and managing Transition Services Agreements (TSA). He can effectively manage from the beginning of a transaction to the end of a TSA. Rob is well-suited for any HR role in M&A. His leadership style and vast experience with acquisitions and divestitures/carve-outs will serve him well in his next opportunity.
Janet Goodrich
Rob has encyclopedic knowledge of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His broad and deep expertise enable him to expertly guide clients through every aspect of the deal. It was a pleasure to work with him!
Rhonda Rein
I am a director in Thomson Reuters Business Development team. In 2011 I created a new role to provide governance over divestitures. Rob was an M&A lead for Human Resources (HR) at that time supporting acquisitions. By default, the designated M&A leads in many functional areas began supporting divestitures as well as acquisitions. Rob was instrumental in helping me develop a new, repeatable, comprehensive divestiture process that we still use over 10 years later. During the 10 years I had the pleasure of working with Rob on divestitures and carve-outs, we had almost 40 projects, including divesting three major segments and a number of complicated carve-outs. Projects spanned across all Thomson Reuters segments and globally. Rob had the challenge of managing HR tasks in countries that have strict local regulations and processes to follow, including India and France. Rob provided leadership in the HR functional area but he was also a role model for other functional areas. He is extremely collaborative and encourages providing and receiving feedback. Rob has extensive experience in preparing and managing Transition Services Agreements (TSA). He can effectively manage from the beginning of a transaction to the end of a TSA. Rob is well-suited for any HR role in M&A. His leadership style and vast experience with acquisitions and divestitures/carve-outs will serve him well in his next opportunity.
Janet Goodrich
Rob has encyclopedic knowledge of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His broad and deep expertise enable him to expertly guide clients through every aspect of the deal. It was a pleasure to work with him!
Credentials
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Certificate in Global Benefits Management
International Foundation of Employee Benefits PlansJun, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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29Bison
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Advisor
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Senior Advisor
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Oct 2021 - Present
Manage the human capital due diligence process for multiple SMB clients across various business sectors. Provide expert advice to leadership for the integration of acquired employees. Create customized onboarding communications. Help clients growing via acquisition to scale their HR operations.
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M&A Partners
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Mar 2021 - Present
Deliver expert advice and transaction support on the HR and people considerations that come up during M&A. Augment the client's HR resources to complete all transaction activities-- complete due diligence, advise on HR-related sections of a transaction agreement, plan day one and post-closing communication, develop post-deal integration plan. Deliver expert advice and transaction support on the HR and people considerations that come up during M&A. Augment the client's HR resources to complete all transaction activities-- complete due diligence, advise on HR-related sections of a transaction agreement, plan day one and post-closing communication, develop post-deal integration plan.
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Adeptus HR M&A Advisors
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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Managing Director
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Jan 2021 - May 2022
Deliver advisory services for clients on all HR activities necessary to complete corporate transactions– acquisitions, divestitures and outsourcing deals. Augments existing HR teams during peak periods of activity or, where an internal team does not exist, provides hands-on support. Develops pragmatic solutions for strategic challenges. Deliver advisory services for clients on all HR activities necessary to complete corporate transactions– acquisitions, divestitures and outsourcing deals. Augments existing HR teams during peak periods of activity or, where an internal team does not exist, provides hands-on support. Develops pragmatic solutions for strategic challenges.
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Thomson Reuters
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Canada
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, HR
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May 2007 - Jan 2021
Lead a team of HR people who coordinate the HR support of Thomson Reuter's M&A activity. This includes working with our various business units to support individual deals, coordinating with external deal and ERISA counsel and the development of M&A training and tools that the HR community can use when that are managing a deal strategy. There is a heavy emphasis on HRMS and benefits issues in this job, but I am also involved in an array of organizational culture, employee communication and employee relations issues. Extensive collaboration with other corporate functions is also required in this role. Since joining Thomson Reuters, our deal activity has become increasingly global and my experience with cross border transactions has greatly increased. Show less
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Aon
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Consultant
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Jan 2000 - Feb 2007
Working as an extension of the client’s HR team, managed teams of Hewitt consultants to deliver an array of services (consulting and/or outsourcing) to support clients’ business. Interacted with HR and Executive leadership at client to develop a comprehensive understanding of client’s business and HR challenges. Working as an extension of the client’s HR team, managed teams of Hewitt consultants to deliver an array of services (consulting and/or outsourcing) to support clients’ business. Interacted with HR and Executive leadership at client to develop a comprehensive understanding of client’s business and HR challenges.
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Fortune Brands Innovations
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United States
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Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Director- Employee Benefits
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1991 - 1999
Provided corporate oversight and governance for benefits plans at Fortune Brands' U.S. operating businesses. Merged seven 401(k) plans into a single plan and then outsourced plan record keeping. Managed corporate governance procedures for benefits plans company-wide. At Brands, I started in a HR generalist role, eventually becoming the head of HR for the corporate office. Because of my ability to build working relationships with our operating businesses, I eventually moved into a benefits job that maximized those skills Show less
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People's United Bank, N.A.
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr HR Generalist
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1986 - 1991
Provided talent acquisition, compensation management and employee relations support to the bank's corporate functions Provided talent acquisition, compensation management and employee relations support to the bank's corporate functions
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Education
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1982 - 1985
Fairfield University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
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