Overview
The Benefits and Compensation Round Table Meeting is designed to advance your knowledge and share best practices on benefits and compensation topics. Topics include legal updates and changes, organizational trends, and best practices that can be applied in any work environment or industry. Often, you are joined by a presenter and may be eligible to earn recertification credits. Benefit from the experience in the room and attend a Benefits and Compensation Round Table Meeting.
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Meet Your Round Table Leaders
Chris Hill
Chris is a Partner at K&S Insurance and specializes in all aspects of employee benefits and commercial risk management consulting for mid-market to large market companies. Chris works closely with his clients and their executive teams to customize their employee benefits and risk management programs to align with their goals, vision, and culture. Chris is passionate to leverage his firm’s unique services including data analytics and in-house underwriting for benchmarking, renewal forecasts, and self-funded/captive feasibility assessments to better inform and equip his clients in their decision making. In addition, Chris and his team include white glove Open Enrollment logistics services, an on-call HR consulting/employment law firm, a risk management center, and other employer services designed to be an extension of their clients' HR teams. Chris works diligently to enhance benefits for employees, while proactively driving down costs for employers through tailored care navigation solutions to help them realize a significant return on their investment. Prior to joining K&S, Chris spent 20 years in the private club and tennis industry in the roles of General Manager and Tennis Director. Chris played tennis at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he earned his B.S. in Biology. He is active in Dallas HR, where he co-leads the Benefits/Compensation Round Table for the past 6 years as well as volunteering on numerous committees. He enjoys playing competitive tennis, spending time with family and being active in his church. He lives in Rockwall with his wife Shelley, who is also an HR executive.
Brandon McCormick
Brandon works with business owners, executives, and individuals to develop and implement a financial plan to help to meet their individual goals including portfolio accumulation, tax reduction, as well as estate planning and conservation. He also works with businesses in the Southwest assisting them with their retirement plans. He provides consulting services regarding fiduciary protection, investment management, vendor searches and participant education. During his senior year at Baylor, he completed an internship with a national financial services company. Upon completion of his internship, he knew that being a financial advisor was the career for him. After graduation he went to work for a nationally recognized mutual fund company where he worked in their defined contribution sales group. During his time there he was able to further his knowledge of the industry. Brandon joined PCIA in 2012. The ability to work with plan sponsors as well as be a valuable resource to their employees is what drew him to the firm. Brandon draws on his industry experience to create strong relationships with his clients. He does this by first listening to their needs, concerns, and goals, then coordinates with a team of experts to develop a holistic and unique plan. Brandon holds his FINRA Series 66 securities registrations and is also Life, Accident and Health insurance licensed. He also holds his Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) and Chartered Retirement Plans SpecialistSM (CRPS®) Designation.