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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.
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.
Steven R. Davis, Ph.D.
Managing 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.
David W. Norgard
Managing Director
David brings in excess of 30 years of experience covering virtually all aspects of human resources strategy, planning, and service delivery. Dave has served over 20 years in the senior HR leadership role, most recently at Quest Diagnostics and, previously, Elsag Bailey Process Automation, NV. Additionally, he has served as in-house Labor Counsel and as regional Team Leader for M&A activity in the Human Capital practice of Deloitte & Touche. He has provided HR leadership in more than 30 M&A transactions ranging from fold-in to transformational. His experiences include global and business segment diversity.
Dave has led human resources strategic planning activity for both enterprise-wide people initiatives and internal HR functions. He has led re-structuring of HR services delivery and technology applications. He has a strong background in employee engagement, employee/labor relations, compensation programming at all level including equity-based compensation, and recruitment and selection. He is certified in the Lominger Competency model.
Mark E. Little
Managing Director, Executive Search
Mark has over 32 years of corporate and third-party retained search experience. His corporate experience includes over 13 years at National City Bank (now PNC). An accomplished talent acquisition executive with an outstanding record of growth and execution.
Energetic multi-tasker that delivers outstanding results while building strategic partnerships. He has earned the reputation as a passionate, customer driven recruiting professional focused on delivering strategic, timely recruiting solutions to his clients.
Mark has worked with a wide range of clients from large publicly-traded companies to small privately owned business. His areas of focus/expertise include: Finance/Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Operations, Human Resources.
Recent completed/representative projects: Chief People Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, VP Sales and Marketing, Corporate Controller, Senior Director Financial Reporting, Tax Director, Vice President Total Rewards.
Sometimes subject matter experts are few and far between, or they can’t be found at all.
We Work with tax-exempt organizations to help ensure that the organization’s compensation structures adhere to Internal Revenue Code regulations.
Focus on your Business
OCG provides expert opinions and testimony to support or defend compensation claims in litigation or administrative proceedings.
