OCG is a compensation consultancy. We are comprised of a select group of professionals with significant experience and diversity. Our principals are located in Cleveland and Detroit. We thus employ a multi-office, one-firm structure. More importantly, we serve our clients on the basis of need, not merely location.
The keystone of our business philosophy is the provision of superior services to our clients. This principle is maintained by our individual and collective declaration to cherish and nurture our relationships by providing prompt, personal service. We will continue to advance in response to our clients' needs, and modify our capabilities to better serve our clients.
Our Leadership
Alfred J. Candrilli
Partner and Founder
To name a few areas, Al's extensive experience includes executive, sales and variable compensation, as well as, salary administration, performance management, and succession planning. He has served as a Regional Performance Management and Compensation Practice Leader for KPMG PeatMarwick, LLP, and Deloitte & Touche. Al has also served as the National Head of Sales Force Compensation for KPMG.
Al is a nationally known expert on the Internal Revenue Service’s “intermediate sanctions” regulations governing executive compensation arrangements in tax-exempt organizations. He also provides litigation support and expert witness testimony on behalf of clients. Al testified in the landmark case of Galliard vs. Natomas. His testimony laid the basis for adoption of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, which sets the standards for executive compensation arrangements during change of corporate control.
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Paul W. Creasy
Partner and Founder
Paul came to the firm after a career in human resources and financial services, as both an attorney and a consultant. His experience extends from such things as the design of executive and director compensation plans to consulting with the boards of both for-profit and tax-exempt organizations on their compliance with the demands of legal, regulatory, and other requirements.
Paul has been a featured speaker on employment-related legal issues, as well as counsel to the human resource departments of his clients. Additional expertise in personnel-related issues came when he served as Inspector General of the 13,000-member Michigan Army and Air National Guard.
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Susan C. Bailey
Managing Director
Sue brings a strong consulting background and more than 25 years of industry experience in human resources, total rewards and compensation and benefits. She has expertise in total rewards strategic planning, incentive plan design, compensation committee and board compensation, executive compensation and benefit market studies, equity plan design, workforce planning, and executive deferred compensation including SERP’s. Sue’s experience spans a wide array of industries in both small and Fortune 200 companies, including consumer products, e-commerce, education, distribution, financial services, manufacturing and retail.
Prior to consulting, Sue served as Vice President, Compensation at Education Management Corporation, where she led the design of new compensation strategies and programs, and managed equity plan transition needs during an IPO. Previously, Sue served as Executive Director, Compensation and Benefits at the American Greetings Corporation where she was responsible for global compensation and benefits, and worked closely with the compensation committee of the board. Sue held various senior human resource roles at other organizations such as Pioneer Standard Electronics (Agilysys), KeyCorp and The Sherwin-Williams Company, where she was responsible for executive compensation and benefits, sales incentive plans, management incentive plans, equity plans, healthcare plans and continued cost savings measures, wellness, retirement plans, M&A, HR systems and outsourcing, and talent management. Sue has led many projects in HR interdisciplinary areas including HR shared services and HR technology studies.
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Craig L. Lamiman
Managing Director
Craig is a board advisory/human capital, business transformation strategist in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. With a focus on leadership, human capital and labor relations strategy, high performance cultures and risk management, he consults primarily with directors, presidents, and C-level executives, providing creative solutions to high-level, sensitive, and complex issues. He brings clients over 25 years of global business experience with consumer products, aerospace, automotive supply, energy, and high technology companies.
Craig has extensive business strategy and human capital expertise at Fortune 50 corporations, as well as within closely-held companies. He developed a human capital leadership team at Dura capable of creating industry-leading business models and generating record profit. He managed the Human Resource function for the global company-owned bottling operations at PepsiCo Inc. and served as the chief labor negotiator for Pepsi USA and United Technologies Corporation. He also served as SVP, Human Resources, at Penske Corporation and Director of Labor Relations at United Technologies, as well as CEO of a Connecticut-based manufacturer. Prior to forming his consulting practice, he led the human capital function for the non-regulated energy companies of DTE Energy, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has been a key participant in nearly 50 M&A transactions and an IPO. He has also been involved in over 100 collective bargaining agreements, with 50 stints as chief labor negotiations spokesman.
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Steven R. Davis
Director
Steve is a Certified Compensation Professional with over 37 years’ experience as a human resources professional. He has expertise in global compensation program administration (including executive compensation, long/short-term incentives, job evaluation and market research), employee communications, HRIS coordination, and project management. Steve has led compensation projects in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. He also has extensive experience with pay equity analyses and implementing strategies to leverage diversity and change management initiatives. Steve has also had leadership roles in training and organization development, labor relations, salaried administration and human resource planning. He has also consulted and facilitated acquisitions, mergers, and joint venture activities.
Steve advises a wide variety of clients, among them both publicly-traded and closely-held businesses, on their compensation and change management needs. Prior to entering the consulting profession, Steve was a Senior Consultant on the Global Compensation Staff of General Motors Corporation.
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