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10 executive compensation experts
These ten compensation leaders have managed executive compensation in-house, as directors, senior directors and vice presidents of executive compensation at the companies they worked for. A reader can learn how companies design executive pay and prepare it for the board's compensation committee.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cassie Ohm
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Executive Compensation · Amgen
Senior Director, Executive Compensation at Amgen since February 2022. Former Senior Director, Total Rewards at Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (2019–2022); other listed roles include Vice President at Pearl Meyer (2008–2016) and Principal at Compensation Advisory Partners (2017–2019). The profile says this person specializes in incentive plan design, competitive pay and performance benchmarking, and compensation planning and administration.
Denise Mabile
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Executive Compensation · Lumen Technologies
Vice President, Executive Compensation at Lumen Technologies since February 2024 and former Sr Director of Executive Compensation there (2013–2024). The profile lists Compensation Committee work, compensation benchmarking, pay recommendations, proxy, shareholder outreach, employment agreements, pay for performance, and Section 16 rules and reporting.
Kiley Stauffer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Executive & Equity Compensation · Entegris
Director, Executive & Equity Compensation at Entegris since April 2025, where the profile says this person orchestrates the design and introduction of key compensation and benefits strategies and supervises job architecture and compensation planning processes. Former Vice President Total Rewards at Legends Global (2024–2025) and Senior Director Total Rewards Governance & Strategy at Otis Elevator Co. (2024).
Nancy Harrison
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Executive and Sales Compensation · Labcorp
Executive Director, Executive and Sales Compensation at Labcorp since June 2019; the profile headline describes the role as Global Head of Executive Compensation. Former Senior Director of Executive Compensation at Labcorp (2017–2019) and Director Executive Compensation at Unisys (2013–2017). The profile describes experience in both consulting and corporate roles in global public companies.
Noone Janjigian
LinkedInExperience: Director, Executive Compensation · Thermo Fisher Scientific
Director, Executive Compensation at Thermo Fisher Scientific since May 2021, where the profile lists design, implementation and communications of executive compensation programs, and incentives design aligned with business strategy. Former Manager, Global HR Executive Compensation Operations at PepsiCo (2016–2021) and Executive Compensation Program Manager at Xerox (2010–2016).
Sarah Hiester
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Executive Compensation & Job Architecture · The Hershey Company
Former Senior Director Executive Compensation & Job Architecture (2025–2026) and Director Executive Comp (2023–2025) at The Hershey Company, and Senior Director Compensation & Job Architecture there since May 2026. Former Senior Manager Executive Compensation (2022–2023) and Manager Executive Compensation (2018–2022) at The Hershey Company.
Shelli White
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Global Incentives · Nike
Former Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Global Incentives (2019–2022) and Director, Executive Compensation & Global Incentives (2016–2019) at Nike, and Senior Director, Global Compensation there since July 2022. The profile lists the design and management of executive and broad-based compensation programs and the design and preparation of Compensation Committee materials.
Stephanie Palermo
LinkedInExperience: VP, Head of Executive Compensation and Equity · Capital One
VP, Head of Executive Compensation and Equity at Capital One since February 2017, and MVP, Head of Executive Compensation, Equity, and Associate Relations there since January 2026; the profile spells MVP out as Managing Vice President. Former Sr. Director, Head of Executive Compensation at Capital One (2014–2017).
Yvonne Kwong
LinkedInExperience: Director, Executive & Equity Compensation · PayPal
Director, Executive & Equity Compensation at PayPal since November 2015. Former Head of Total Rewards at Good Powered by BlackBerry (2014–2015), Head of International Compensation & Benefits at GlobalFoundries (2013–2014) and Head of Global Rewards at Synaptics, Inc. (2009–2013). The profile describes expertise from both corporate and consulting environments.
Zara Kyckelhahn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Executive and Equity Compensation and HR Services (Benefits Wellness & Payroll) · Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President, Executive and Equity Compensation and HR Services (Benefits Wellness & Payroll) at Edwards Lifesciences since August 2017 and former Senior Director, Executive and Equity Compensation, Global Benefits and Payroll Services there (2009–2017). The profile lists ensuring both internal equity and external competitiveness of the compensation paid to the corporation's executive officers.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's experience to your company stage and ownership, since executive pay at a large listed company involves proxy disclosure and shareholder outreach that a private company may not face. Also ask which parts they owned, such as long-term incentive design, equity administration or committee materials, because the roles split the work differently.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you choose the peer group and decide where to position executive pay against it?
- 02How did you design annual and long-term incentive metrics so they matched the business strategy?
- 03What did you put in front of the compensation committee each cycle, and what questions came back most often?
Reaching executive compensation experts
How can I contact one of these executive compensation experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Amgen, Lumen Technologies and Entegris, based on profile data retrieved on October 3, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach executive compensation experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
About this directory
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