David Eason to present at upcoming HRPA Conference in February 2012

Berkeley Payment Solutions CEO David Eason will be presenting “Key Criteria for Creating an Engaging Incentive Program in a Changing Corporate Landscape” at the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) 2012 Annual Conference & Trade Show in Toronto, Ontario on February 3rd from 12:10p.m. to 1:00p.m.

The incentive landscape is shifting—moving beyond the traditional reward-for-performance model to a more holistic approach. Incentive programs of the future will be used as tools to engage employees and make them more active contributors to the organization. This session will discuss how to build the most effective incentive program. The recommendations are based on the extensive Canadian Incentive Trends Outlook for 2010–2011 survey, the first of its kind in Canada.

The presentation will:

• Examine current trends in the Canadian incentive industry
• Review top considerations in putting together an incentive program: Is it measurable, cost-effective, flexible and easy to use and administer?
• Present ways to ensure your incentive program has its desired effect
• Identify how to optimize your rewards program based on the new trends
• Demonstrate where the industry is headed and how incentive programs can motivate employees to become more actively engaged in a company’s success

David Eason is CEO of Berkeley Payment Solutions, one of Canada’s fastest growing private companies. Berkeley delivers innovative incentive solutions to many of North America’s most prominent and respected companies. David is regularly sought out as an incentive industry expert and has been featured in Canadian and U.S. publications including The Globe and Mail, National Post, Canadian Business, Canadian HR Reporter, Paybefore magazine and Marketing magazine, among others.

David has a wealth of business and financial services experience. Prior to Berkeley, he was a director with the American Express global corporate client group, where he developed and executed expense management strategies that delivered tens of millions of dollars in bottom-line savings to both American Express and a number of its Fortune 500 clients. Prior to joining American Express, David worked in Deloitte Consulting’s strategy practice. In this role, he worked with several global financial institutions and was instrumental in developing strategies for the small business banking division of a Canadian chartered bank. David holds a BA in economics from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

For more information on the Canadian Incentive Trends Survey or to arrange an interview with David Eason, please contact:

Lisa Gervais
Marketing Manager
lgervais@berkeleypayment.com
416-642-6924 x834

Latest Blogs

So, what is a prepaid corporate incentive card anyway?

April 6, 2011

Using prepaid Visa cards as an incentive tool has become increasingly popular in the U.S. and U.K. over the past five years, and we're now seeing this trend take hold in Canada in a noticeable way. Yet we have found that there are still some misconceptions about what exactly prepaid corporate incentive cards are and how they work. We'll try to clear up those misconceptions here.

Message from the CEO

February 24, 2011

Over the past five years, we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the popularity of prepaid corporate incentive cards in the U.S. and the U.K., as more and more companies have chosen prepaid incentive cards over traditional rewards programs. And now, this trend is beginning to take hold among Canadian businesses.

Corporate Incentive Programs Create Competitive Advantage

February 1, 2011

In May 2010, we conducted a survey on Canadian corporate incentive trends. We surveyed companies of all sizes across various sectors, and asked them their thoughts on corporate incentive programs. What we found was that today's executives view the development and implementation of corporate incentive programs as very important, and they're allocating budgets to reflect this.