GlobalAutoIndustry.com Global HR Seminar Provides Strategies And Solutions

    TROY, Mich.--March 13, 2003--Well-planned and executed global HR policies that significantly enhance shareholder value is the theme of the GlobalAutoIndustry.com Global Human Resources Seminar and Luncheon March 27 at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Mich.
    The HCI Group Ltd. will hold its third annual global HR seminar, "Managing the Global Workforce," featuring leading international HR experts.
    The morning seminar, exclusively for automotive supplier executives doing business in Europe, Asia and North America, will reveal how the key elements behind a successful global workforce can more than double the shareholder value of companies with "average" human capital practices.
    The program will include presentations from Roger Jackson, senior vice president of HR at Lear Corp.; Sonia Belfield, director of HR at Wagon Automotive Europe; and Cheryl Spielman, national practice leader of Ernst & Young national global equity and incentives practice.
    The seminar is co-sponsored by industry leaders Ernst & Young, Watson Wyatt Worldwide and Butzel Long P.C., firms with extensive experience in international human resource consulting and legal issues.

    Global HR solutions to be offered include:

    BEST PRACTICES EQUAL BETTER RETURNS. The results of a Human Capital Index study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide demonstrate that well managed global human capital programs have a direct correlation to shareholder value.
    THE NEED FOR A FOCUSED GLOBAL HR PROCESS. Learn why well-implemented global HR processes and technology platforms are a necessity, not a luxury, and can not only reduce cost but also add shareholder value.
    HOW GLOBAL HR AND PAY PRACTICES DIFFER AMONG THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND ASIA. Hear from experts in the field how HR practices differ and how global pay practices vary by region.
    GLOBAL INCENTIVES THAT BALANCE COST AND REWARD. Equity-based incentive programs are a key element of a global organization, generating a common ownership thread around the world. Learn how an organization can control costs while enticing and motivating employees.
    THE IMPORTANCE OF A FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE. Understand the benefits and advantages of flexible workplaces, a growing trend outside the United States, and how it can increase trust in senior management.
    RECRUITING AND RETENTION ARE THE KEY TO RETAINING VALUE. See the strategic role recruiting plays in attracting and retaining a seasoned workforce in a difficult economic environment.

    Complete agenda and registration information

    The seminar and luncheon costs $495 per person, which includes a free subscription to EUROtalk, ASIAtalk and/or LATINtalk email Journals. For complete seminar details and to register, visit: http://www.globalautoindustry.com/SeminarRegistration03272003.htm

    About the HCI Group Ltd. and GlobalAutoIndustry.com

    The HCI Group Ltd. is the parent company of GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the "go-to" resource for automotive suppliers doing business internationally. The company supplies globalization products, services and programs to the worldwide automotive supplier community.