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Nazlie Samodien

Organisation Design, Performance Management & Reward Executive
Ruimsig

Summary

Highly experienced Remuneration & Benefits Executive and Master Reward Specialist with experience in Reward Governance, Reward Strategy, Job Evaluation, Base Pay Management, Design and implementation of short and long term incentive programmes, Performance Management, HR Policies, International Mobility and Benefits Management. Past President and Executive Committee member of the South African Reward Association (SARA) and member of the Remuneration Committee at the Auditor General of South Africa

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
11
11
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Head of Organisation Design, Performance & Reward

Exxaro Resources Limited
10.2020 - Current
  • Reward strategy and policy for the Group;
  • Reward governance
  • Guaranteed Pay – benchmarking salaries, developing salary ranges in line with the Group’s remuneration philosophy
  • Managing the group salary review processes;
  • Variable Pay - design, develop, implement and manage short- and long-term incentive programmes for the Minerals and Renewable Energy businesses;
  • Remuneration Report (as part of the IAR);
  • Executive pay;
  • International Mobility;
  • Remuneration and Benefits Policies;
  • Employee Benefits – Benchmarking and management – Retirement, Risk and Medical Aids;
  • Organisational Design - governance, job grading, policy and process
  • Performance Management – strategy, policy, framework, process and system
  • Trustee of the Exxaro Pension and Provident Funds and the Employee Share Ownership Plan

Independent Non-Executive Director – Remuneration Committee

Auditor General of South Africa
07.2009 - Current
  • Responsible for the following in line with s34(3) of the Public Audit Act No 25 of 2004:
  • Provide specialist advice in respect of remuneration strategy, policy and related matters;
  • Make recommendations in light of general trends and practices regarding employment benefits and conditions of employment;
  • Executive and senior management remuneration framework;
  • Targets and rules for variable pay programmes;
  • General salary increases and mandates for negotiation

Head of Reward

Hollard Insurance
05.2018 - 09.2020
  • Reward philosophy and strategy;
  • Job grading governance, policy and process using the REMeasure methodology;
  • Remuneration and Benefits governance
  • Guaranteed Pay – benchmarking salaries, developing salary ranges in line with the Group’s remuneration philosophy
  • Managing the group salary review processes;
  • Design, develop, implement and manage short- and long-term incentive programmes in line with Hollard’s philosophy;
  • Executive pay including NED’s
  • Remuneration and Benefits Policies;
  • Benefits Management – Retirement, Risk and Medical Aid;
  • Trustee of the Hollard Pension and Provident Funds and Chair of the Funds’ Communications subcommittee

General Manager Remuneration, Benefits & Wellness

Edcon Limited
11.2013 - 04.2018
  • Remuneration, Benefits and Wellness strategy and philosophy;
  • Job evaluation using the Hay job grading methodology;
  • Guaranteed Pay – benchmarking salaries, developing salary ranges in line with the Group’s remuneration philosophy
  • Managing the group salary review processes;
  • Design, develop, implement and administer short term and long term incentive programmes;
  • Develop and maintain Group HR Policies;
  • Benefits Management – Retirement, Risk and Medical Aid;
  • Principal Officer of the Edcon Provident and Pension Funds;
  • Remuneration governance;
  • Defining and executing the Employee Wellness Strategy and Programmes for the Group

Group Remuneration & Benefits Executive

Tiger Brands Limited
03.2013 - 10.2013
  • Defining and executing the Group’s Remuneration and Benefits strategy and philosophy
  • Base Pay and variable pay management
  • Job evaluation using the Paterson job grading methodology;
  • HR Information System (SAP);
  • Group Payroll integration and management;
  • Develop and maintain Group HR Policies;
  • Benefits Management – Retirement, Risk and Medical Aid;
  • Remuneration governance

DIRECTOR: COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa (Pty) Ltd
02.2009 - 02.2013
  • Responsible for the following within the sub-Saharan Africa Region:
  • Defining the strategy for Compensation and Benefits for the region comprising of 27 countries;
  • Manage the design, development, implementation and administration of all base and variable compensation, executive compensation, sales incentive programs and other programs designed to assure equitable and competitive compensation and benefits for the employees in the region;
  • Recommend and develop corporate compensation and benefit policies;
  • Develop and coordinate training programs to enhance management's understanding of the Company's compensation programs and policies;
  • Overall management of international mobility (LTA’s and STA’s) for the region;
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with various taxation institutions and different Labour Acts;
  • Defining and executing the Employee Wellness Strategy and Programmes for the Region
  • Principal Officer of the Ericsson Umbrella Retirement Fund

GROUP REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS MANAGER

Edcon
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Responsible for the following within the Edcon Group:
  • Achievement of the remuneration strategy in line with the HR and business strategy;
  • Organizational Design, Position Management and Job Evaluation;
  • Remuneration Administration (pay structures, ranges, pay slopes, setting pay levels);
  • Benchmarking pay and benefits to the external market;
  • Researching trends and best practices and ensuring best fit solutions;
  • Manage the annual salary review process and the annual pay compa ratio process;
  • Design, development and management of short- and long-term incentive schemes;
  • Manage the recognition programmes and help build a recognition culture;
  • Board (Executive and non-Executive) remuneration;
  • Expatriate Remuneration;
  • Research, Design and management of Employee Benefits (Medical Aid and Car Department)

SENIOR REWARD CONSULTANT

PricewaterhouseCoopers
10.2002 - 12.2004
  • Employed as a Senior Reward Consultant with experience across all areas of reward management and human resources. Some projects included:
  • Government of Mauritius (Mauritius Revenue Authority) - Member of a team of consultants assisting the Government of Mauritius to establish an autonomous organization responsible for revenue collection. HR Project deliverables included the organizational design, the development of HR policies, drafting employment contracts, drafting terms and conditions for the Board, pay and grading structures (including drafting job descriptions and job evaluation), conducting a pay and benefits survey, defining the mandates for each department, providing assistance with the recruitment of senior management, designing an induction training programme and conducting a train-the-trainer session and designing a new performance management system and delivering a train-the-trainer session
  • South African University - Developed a reward strategy, philosophy and policies for a leading local University to introduce performance-based rewards and address salary inequities
  • International I.T Company - Developed a retention strategy for employees with key skills and consulted on retention programmes to facilitate becoming an employer of choice
  • Insurance Company - Developed a reward strategy and implementation plan that was aligned to business objectives and integrated with other HR systems
  • Global Steel Merchandiser and Distributor - Conducted an organizational review and designed and developed a customized job evaluation system and broad-banded job grading structure
  • Reserve Bank based in Africa - Designed and developed a performance management system using the balanced scorecard

SENIOR MANAGER: HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECTS - TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS DIVISION

Nedbank Limited
04.1998 - 09.2002
  • Responsible for managing a strategic project which impacted ± 8 500 staff - Performance Management and Measurement - implementing a new performance management system as part of the Division’s strategy of becoming a high-performance organization
  • SENIOR MANAGER: HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECTS - CARD PROCESSING OPERATIONS
  • Responsible for the implementation of HR systems on a large digital operational integration project in the Card Processing Operations
  • Outputs were aligned to the strategy and included: Capacity planning, staffing and migration planning, Human Resources Development, Performance Management (using the balanced scorecard), Recognition and reward
  • HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECT MANAGER
  • Managed the following projects within the Technology and Operations Division: Employment Equity for ± 8500 staff in the Division, Diversity Management for ± 8500 staff in the Division, Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRaTE) – HR Deliverables
  • HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
  • Responsible for generalist HR delivery within the Division of Securities and Custodial Services:

HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONER

CSIR: Division of Mining Technology
10.1993 - 03.1998
  • Recruitment and Selection, Labour Relations, Remuneration & Benefits Administration, Recognition, Performance management, Training and Development

GRADUATE TRAINEE

Randcoal
06.1992 - 09.1993
  • Placed on a structured training programme which exposed me to all aspects of HR as well as mine operations

Education

Certified Global Remuneration Professional -

WorldatWork
01.2006 - 01.2007

Masters Diploma - Human Resources

University of Johannesburg (RAU)
01.1996 - 01.1997

Post Graduate Diploma - Management (Human Resources)

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits Business School)
01.1991 - 12.1991

Bachelor’s degree - social science, Industrial Psychology and Public Administration

University of Cape Town
01.1988 - 01.1990

Matric - full University exemption

Chris Jan Botha
01.1983 - 01.1987

Certification

Master Reward Specialist

Articles

  • Understanding the value of jobs to address poverty and inequality in SA – February 2019
  • Talk your way to the salary you deserve – Business Report 3 April 2016
  • Overview of BEE Share Schemes – HR Future. October 2014
  • Demystifying Retirement Funds – HR Future. October 2013
  • African Healthcare: The Reality – HR Future. October 2012
  • Is executive remuneration too high? The need to link executive remuneration to performance – People Dynamics. 2003
  • Recognizing the role of Reward Practitioners – People Dynamics. 2003

Conferencepresentations

  • Innovative low-cost strategies for effective employee engagement – Liberty Employee Benefits Symposium, October 2016
  • Skills Building: International Mobility – SARA Conference, October 2014
  • The power of total rewards in a down economy – Total Rewards Conference, Malaysia. November 2012
  • Understanding the commercial realities of operating in Africa – Deloitte Conference, Budapest. June 2012
  • A multi-generational approach to Compensation and Benefits- HR Excellence Conference, Kenya. May 2012
  • Expatriate Remuneration Methodologies – SARA Conference 2011
  • Taking the Mumbo Jumbo out of the expatriate package – SA Payroll Association 2010
  • Developing and Implementing a Balanced Scorecard within your organization – Mauritius 2004

Additional Training

  • Ethics Officer Certification Programme – The Ethics Institute in association with the University of Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development
  • REMeasure – PwC Remchannel
  • International Position Evaluation – IPE (Global Remuneration Solutions)
  • JE Manager (Hay Management Consultants)
  • Hay Guide Chart Method of Job Evaluation (Hay Management Consultants)
  • Strategic Planning (GIBS)
  • Project Management (X-Pert Group)
  • Nedbank In-house courses: Leaders and Leadership; Targeted Selection; Initiating Disciplinary Inquiries; Performance Consulting; Preparing and presenting cases at the CCMA; Facilitation Skills; Competency Profiling; Employment Equity; Assertive communication Skills
  • Numerous HR and Reward conferences

Personal Information

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Timeline

Head of Organisation Design, Performance & Reward

Exxaro Resources Limited
10.2020 - Current

Head of Reward

Hollard Insurance
05.2018 - 09.2020

General Manager Remuneration, Benefits & Wellness

Edcon Limited
11.2013 - 04.2018

Group Remuneration & Benefits Executive

Tiger Brands Limited
03.2013 - 10.2013

Independent Non-Executive Director – Remuneration Committee

Auditor General of South Africa
07.2009 - Current

DIRECTOR: COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa (Pty) Ltd
02.2009 - 02.2013

Certified Global Remuneration Professional -

WorldatWork
01.2006 - 01.2007

GROUP REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS MANAGER

Edcon
01.2005 - 01.2009

SENIOR REWARD CONSULTANT

PricewaterhouseCoopers
10.2002 - 12.2004

SENIOR MANAGER: HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECTS - TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS DIVISION

Nedbank Limited
04.1998 - 09.2002

Masters Diploma - Human Resources

University of Johannesburg (RAU)
01.1996 - 01.1997

HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONER

CSIR: Division of Mining Technology
10.1993 - 03.1998

GRADUATE TRAINEE

Randcoal
06.1992 - 09.1993

Post Graduate Diploma - Management (Human Resources)

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits Business School)
01.1991 - 12.1991

Bachelor’s degree - social science, Industrial Psychology and Public Administration

University of Cape Town
01.1988 - 01.1990

Matric - full University exemption

Chris Jan Botha
01.1983 - 01.1987

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