PRACTITIONER EXCHANGE featuring NV Energy, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment

SHRM 2011 Annual Conference

Punam Mathur, Vice President, People Resources, NV Energy, Inc. Punam Mathur joined NV Energy, Inc. in April 2009 after 13 years in the gaming industry, most recently serving as senior vice president, corporate diversity and community affairs, for MGM MIRAGE. NV Energy has served citizens in northern Nevada for over 150 years, and southern Nevada since 1906. Andy Ortiz, Senior Vice President, Organization Effectiveness, Warner Bros. Entertainment Andy Ortiz is responsible for employee learning and development, leadership development, succession management, diversity initiatives, employee communications, employee relations and change management. He also oversees all global organization development initiatives. Warner Bros. Entertainment — a fully integrated, broad-based entertainment company — is a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of creative content and their related businesses, across all current and emerging media and platforms.

Martha Ramirez, SPHR will moderate this Practitioner Exchange Session.

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Date(s) & Time(s):

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 10:00am to 11:15am

Presenter:

Andy Ortiz

senior vice president, Organization Effectiveness

Warner Bros. Entertainment

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Warner Bros. is a leader in the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD, digital distribution, animation, comic books, product and brand licensing, international cinemas and broadcasting. At Warner Bros., Andy Ortiz is Senior Vice President, Organization Effectiveness, a position he has held since March, 2008.

In his role, Ortiz is responsible for ensuring the development of Warner Bros. most important asset, its people. He is responsible for aligning its people with the Company’s business strategy through employee learning and development, leadership development, succession management, diversity initiatives, employee communications, employee relations, and change management. Andy also oversees all global organization development initiatives.

Prior to joining Warner Bros., Andy was Vice-President, Talent Management, Diversity, and Leadership Development for HealthNet, Inc. While at HealthNet, he was responsible for the leadership of the company’s talent pipeline including workforce planning, recruitment, diversity, associate development, leadership development, and succession management. Prior to HealthNet, Andy held numerous leadership roles in a variety of industries including financial services, cable, and automotive.

Ortiz earned his Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication. Andy is a certified executive coach from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and a member of the International Coaching Federation.

SESSIONS:

Martha Ramirez, PHR

director, western region

SHRM

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Martha T. Ramirez, PHR is the Director, Western Region & Field Services Director for the North Central Region for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).where she has worked since 2006. Previously, she held the position of Regional Manager at SHRM. Prior to SHRM, Martha had 11 years of HR experience from the finance and manufacturing industries.

Martha's primary responsibility is to help SHRM members, volunteer leaders, HR professionals and their organizations find rewarding ways to get engaged in our chapter structure, the profession and with SHRM. She is also responsible for assisting state councils and local chapters with their strategic planning and operations. Martha also leads the Staffing Management Panel at SHRM.

Martha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from DePaul University in Chicago. She is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area and resides in the western suburbs with her family. She enjoys traveling, reading and meeting new people, all things she incorporates in her position with SHRM.

SESSIONS:

Punam Mathur

vice president, People Resources

NV Energy, Inc.

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Mathur joined NV Energy, Inc. in April 2009 after 13 years in the gaming industry, most recently serving as senior vice president, corporate diversity and community affairs, for MGM MIRAGE.

During her tenure, MGM MIRAGE received numerous awards in her areas of responsibility, including being ranked among the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" by DiversityInc magazine and one of the "Top Corporations in the U.S." for multicultural businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. Prior to joining Mirage Resorts in 1996, she had been with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce for six years, holding a variety of management positions, the last of which was Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.

Education
Mathur attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, studying elementary education, from 1979-1982.

Organizations
Mathur currently serves as chairperson of the Board of Trustees for Three Square, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating hunger in southern Nevada. She also is a member of the Leadership Las Vegas Council and a member of the Advisory Board of Habitat for Humanity- Las Vegas. An avid supporter of education, she is a member of the president's advisory task force on diversity at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a member of the Nevada State Blue Ribbon Education Reform Task Force, co-chair of the Nevada Partnership for Inclusive Education, and is on the board of advisors for Nevada State College and the Clark County School District Superintendent's Education Network. The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada named Mathur Woman of the Year for 2009.

Personal
Mathur resides in Las Vegas with her two sons and one daughter.

SESSIONS:

Location:

LVCC N109-112

Amount of Credit:

0.00

Credit Type:

Not Available for Credit