Derek Irvine

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Industry Human Resources
Occupation Services
Location Southborough, MA, United States
Introduction Derek Irvine, Globoforce Vice President of Global Strategy, is a seasoned management professional with over 20 years of experience working across a diverse range of industries with many different clients. He has worked in global strategy, marketing and communications consultancy with one of the top five leading international consulting firms, PA Consulting Group. Derek has also worked in marketing implementation for many years, working on world-class brands such as Johnson & Johnson products and Jameson Irish Whiskey. While Vice President of Global Strategy at Globoforce, Derek has specifically advised clients in the development of their strategic employee recognition programs, working with such global enterprises as Avnet, Dow Chemical, Intel, Intuit and Reuters. An authority on the topics of employee engagement and recognition, he has been a guest speaker at worldwide industry and professional group conferences, most recently at the Practically Engaging Employees Show in London. Derek holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a master’s degree in Business Studies.
Interests employee engagement, human resources services, human resources, strategic recognition, engaged leadership, employee satisfaction, employee retention, workforce engagement, employee motivation, employee recognition, recruiting