This session provides the unique opportunity to hear from some of the most influential and forward-thinking HR leaders discuss their impact on their organizations during their journey to becoming strategic leaders. Learn more about the SHRM Competency Model as it is the foundation for each speakers' comments. The panelists will share their personal highs and lows of their careers and what they have done to drive business success through HR in their organizations. This session will show you how:
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Lyle S. Hanna
president & CEO
Hanna Resource Group
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Lyle is the founder and President of Hanna Resource Group and uses his over 35 years of experience in corporate human resource management to assist clients with strategic design and implementation of a wide range of programs including retirement, health, compensation systems, and general human resource planning.
Prior to forming HRG, which focuses on innovative business and human resource strategy, Lyle was Managing Director for the Compensation, Benefits & Retirement Group division offices of Palmer & Cay in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Lyle also served as a Principal and Global Business Development Consultant in the Louisville office of William M. Mercer, Inc, and was formerly the Director of Human Resources for Jerrico, Inc. For 9 years prior, Lyle worked for Texas Instruments, four of which he served as a Manager on the Corporate Human Resources staff and was responsible for all EEO and Affirmative Action.
Lyle is the founder of Best Places to Work in Kentucky and works with organizations to align goals, build stronger culture, and improve results.
Lyle’s leadership talents have also been utilized with many other organizations. He has served in various key roles within the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since the late 1980’s, and has served twice as Chair of the Kentucky SHRM State Council. Lyle is a former Chair of the national SHRM Foundation’s Board of Directors and, in 2005, KY SHRM established an award called the Lyle Hanna Spirit Award to recognize other volunteers who give mightily of their time and talent to the human resource profession.
He is also a former Chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and has worked extensively to establish partnerships between the KY Chamber and KY SHRM to enhance the human resource profession.
For over a quarter of a century, Lyle has also been intimately involved in the expansion of Habitat for Humanity into over 100 countries around the globe. He is the former Vice-Chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors and, in 2004, he was elected to the Habitat Global Leadership Council and served as its Chair. He currently serves on the Global Development Committee to help raise $3.9 Billion.
Lexington Rotary is also an organization in which Lyle is very active. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and past recipient of President’s “Four Avenues of Service Citation.” He has also acted as the Campaign Chair of the United Way of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky.
Lyle is sought after by numerous Boards because of his extensive experience as a facilitator for strategic planning and problem solving. He has traveled and worked in over a dozen countries on five continents, and he speaks across the United States on a regular basis regarding Human Resources and Habitat for Humanity. In 2001 he was written up in Fortune magazine for his success at balancing his Habitat involvement and his professional career.
Furthering his extensive involvement in not-for-profit organizations, Lyle dedicates time to coaching other nonprofit leaders. He is a Founding Director of The Board Authority (TBA), a not-for-profit organization designed to provide education and support to individuals aspiring to serve on local, regional, or national level boards. In 2010, the founders of TBA co-authored “Not-For-Profit Boards: A Practical Guide to Modern Governance” which is currently in its second printing.
Lyle is a graduate of the College of Wooster with a BA in Urban Studies (Economics / Political Science). In 1992 he achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and has also earned the SHRM Senior Certified Profession (SHRM-SCP) designation.
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Susan M. Suver
senior vice president & CHRO
Aptiv PLC
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Susan M. Suver (Sue) is a global business transformation executive specializing in high-performing culture, change management, human capital strategy, corporate communications and administration. She has been a leader of business transformation and culture change in companies within the newly emerging mobility sector, and the automotive, hospitality, manufacturing, and mining industries.
She currently is the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Aptiv PLC (formerly Delphi). Additionally, she has served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration, United States Steel Corporation; Vice President, Global Human Resources, Arrow Electronics, Inc.; and Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness & Communications, Phelps Dodge Corporation.
She is an award-winning communications / public relations executive and held communications leadership roles at Phelps Dodge, Canadian Pacific/Doubletree Hotels, Ramada International Hotels & Resorts, and Best Western International, Inc.
Sue serves on the Board of Directors of the Human Resources Policy Association and the National Academy of Human Resources. She is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources, serves on the faculty of the CHRO Academy, and her work on CEO succession was published in “View from the Top: Leveraging Human and Organization Capital to Create Value”. In 2003, she was named to the Academy of Women Achievers by the YWCA of New York City. She speaks on the topics of business transformation, organizational change, CEO and executive succession, human capital strategy, executive compensation, corporate and crisis communications.
Sue holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Arizona State University, and attended executive development programs at the University of Michigan and Thunderbird School of Global Management. Sue has served on the Board of Trustees for Robert Morris University, the Compensation Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, and the Board of Directors of Vibrant Pittsburgh and the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix.
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Jim Link, SHRM-SCP
CHRO
SHRM
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Jim Link is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Society for Human Resource Management. With more than 315,000 members around the world, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world and the leading voice for matters related to workers and the workplace.
Jim’s career includes roles of increasing responsibility across a variety of industries and companies including General Electric, the Pillsbury Company, Porsche Cars, and Randstad. In his most recent role as CHRO for Randstad North America, he led a global team of 150 HR professionals who were instrumental in transforming the company into an award-winning, inclusive, and sustainable global leader.
Jim has served as a volunteer leader in several organizations including the SHRM Foundation Board, the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Human Capital Advisory Board, and the Human Resources Leadership Forum.
Jim holds undergraduate and master’s degree from Murray State University. Born and raised on a working family farm in western Kentucky, he currently resides in Atlanta and Alexandria, VA.
Jim is an adjunct instructor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Poznan (Poland) School of Economics and Business and the University of Liège (Belgium) Asia-Pacific campus in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Mary Cheddie, SHRM-SCP
Divisional Director, Membership Community
SHRM
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Mary Cheddie, SHRM-SCP is Divisional Director, Membership Community.
Cheddie has more than 35 years of domestic and international experience in all aspects of human resources and training. She has extensive experience with strategic planning, M&As, and in starting and turning around businesses.
Prior to joining SHRM, she served as senior vice president of human resources for Interval Leisure Group, Inc. and its affiliated companies. The company was publicly traded on NASDAQ and the leading provider of vacation services with a global consumer membership base of nearly 2 million member families, more than 2,500 member resorts in over 75 countries worldwide, and has oversight for about 14,000 employees.
Cheddie also served as senior vice president, people with PRC, as well as vice president, human resources, strategic planning, office services, and facilities for The Orvis Company, Inc. in Manchester, VT.
She earned her MBA from Upper Iowa University, a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey, and is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional.
Cheddie received the HR Award of Excellence, Hospitality in 2016 from South Florida Business & Wealth. Business Leader Magazine named Cheddie one of the 2011 Women Extraordinaire and in 2012 the National Diversity Council awarded her the Glass Ceiling Award.
She serves on the Board of Trustees for Upper Iowa University, Chairs the Human Capital Committee and is a member of the Governance and Advancement Committees, Chaired the Keiser Career College’s Advisory Board, was a member of the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) from 2003-2008 and chaired SHRM’s governance and compensation committees. Cheddie has more than 35 years of SHRM volunteer leadership experience at the national, regional, state, and local levels. She also served on the Waldorf College Alumni Board from 2004 through 2008 and was the President of the Dallas HR Association in 2000 (one of the largest affiliated SHRM chapters). She resides in South FL.
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Brad Patrick
Chief People and Communications Officer
Valvoline, Inc.
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Brad Patrick was named Valvoline’s chief people and communications officer in January 2018. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic direction and global management of all aspects of human resources, including talent development management, compensation and benefits, and labor and employee relations. He also oversees corporate communications.
Before joining Valvoline, Patrick served as executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Shearer’s Snacks, a leading contract manufacturer and private-label supplier for the snack industries in North America, Australia, Asia, Central and South America. From 2010 to 2015, he was the executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Tempur Sealy International. Before that, Patrick spent more than 22 years in senior leadership roles in HR at the Sara Lee Corp., Procter & Gamble, The Gillette Co., Delta Air Lines Inc. and Frito-Lay Inc.
Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky, where he is also an MBA advisory board member of the Gatton College of Business and Economics.