Rich Novak

Rich is a forty year veteran of the human resource profession. Rich has broad experience, ranging from serving as the top Human Resources executive in an international corporation to coaching leaders in various industries.

Having walked in the shoes of the leaders he coaches, he brings tremendous credibility and wisdom. Rich has implemented performance management and reward systems, selection and succession planning processes, employee surveys, 360 and other feedback instruments as well as leadership and management development programs. He also provided assessments to senior management on top-level organization changes and placement of key managers.

Some of his recent engagements have been designing and delivering creating effective workplace and change management initiatives to address retention, customer service, quality and productivity. In addition, he is assisting rapidly growing companies by developing and implementing HR strategies to achieve their business opportunities.

Some of Rich’s representative coaching engagements in publishing, financial services, manufacturing and environmental engineering include:

• Sr. VP, Marketing and Advertising

• VP, Promotions and Media Relations

• President and CEO

• VP, Manufacturing

• Plant Manager

• Publisher, Specialty Magazines

• Director, Operations

• Regional Director

• Branch Manager

• COO

• Portfolio Manager

Rich has a Bachelors of Science in Economics from Rutgers University. He has served on the Boards of UNC-Greensboro, School of Human Environmental Sciences, Guilford County Partnership for Children and the North Carolina Manufacture’s Association. He has presented “HR Strategies That Impact the Bottom-Line” before Human Resources organizations as well as at the NC Bankers Association.