THOMAS K. KANEY, MBA, MHA, MS
Biographical Sketch
Tom Kaney is the Change Management lead for Mandala Partners International. For over thirty years Tom has worked in business, academia, healthcare and management consulting in the strategic management of Human Resources and organizational change. Most recently Tom was Sr. Vice President, Human Resources and Strategic Planning, for GlaxoSmithKline, a global Fortune 20 Pharmaceuticals company. In this position he assisted GSK in development of organizational strategy and human resources systems and processes to sustain GSK's market leadership, total quality and organizational change capabilities. His most significant role, however, was the development and mentoring of GSK's leaders and key talent/future leaders. He is also highly regarded for his leadership and innovations in the areas of diversity and women in leadership.
His prior experience includes Senior Vice President, Human Resources, North America Pharmaceuticals and Vice President and Director, Global Human Resources and Organization Development for SmithKline Beecham, PLC where he was responsible for SB's highly successful post-merge integration and global culture renewal, executive and organizational development and organizational learning processes as well as SB's culture change and Total Quality Strategy. He also served a Vice President and Director, Human Resources, SmithKline & French Laboratories and Vice President, Human Resources, SK&F Global Research and Development.
Prior to joining GSK, Tom was Director of Human Resources Planning, Development and Compensation at Subaru of America and was a principal consultant with the Hay Group, specializing in Merger strategy, HR Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Leadership Development and Organizational Effectiveness. Tom began his career in healthcare administration and on faculty at Hahnemann and Temple Universities.
Tom is a frequent lecturer and author on numerous topics in the fields of leadership, organizational change and strategic human resources management. He is a member of the Human Resources Council of the Conference Board, Human Resources Planning Society (past President of the Philadelphia Chapter), Executive Advisory Committee for Executive Education at INSEAD University Fontainebleau, France and the Planning Committee of the Human Issues in Management Conference, as well as several non-profit boards.
His noteworthy fields of expertise include:
- Aligning workforce/HR strategy to business strategy
- Talent management and leadership development/succession/coaching
- Culture change/change management
- Post-merger organizational and workforce integration
- HR function renewal/capabilities improvement