This closing keynote session reviewed strategies for retaining an acquisition target's key team members, including the structure of financial incentives and retention agreements for key executives that align with critical cultural and performance objectives. Liz Martin, Senior M&A HR Manager at Microsoft; Gina Sandon, Director, Global Merger & Acquisition Synergy at IBM; Jim Terpstra, Senior Director, Corporate Development at Groupon; and Ana Dutra, Board Director at CME Group, Eletrobras, & Elkay Industries shared their experience managing human capital risks and considered methods for repeatable post-merger performance improvement through cultural assimilation.
