Quick Start: Essentials of Comp and Base Pay

Catherine Peffen | MCCP, GRP, CSCP, CBP, WLCP

Cathy Peffen is currently vice president, global compensation, benefits & HR services with Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., the only publicly traded pure-play timeshare company. She has been with Marriott Vacations Worldwide since it was spun off from Marriott International in late 2011.

In her role as vice president, Peffen is responsible for developing the strategy and executing against it for HR Services ensuring the HR infrastructure can support the strategic growth goals of the company. This encompasses payroll services, data and systems administration, work environment, HR services (such as leave-of-absence administration, compliance, etc.), and vendor management. Cathy also leads the global compensation and benefits function, including executive compensation, ensuring that the programs and policies align with the long-term business strategy.

Prior to joining Marriott, Cathy was the HR manager for GE Financial Assurance, a division of GE Capital. Her background also includes nearly 30 years in HR, labor relations, compensation, benefits, employment and training in various financial services and insurance companies in Nashville, Tenn.; El Paso, Texas; Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Fla.

Cathy is an active speaker and trainer, and is a WorldatWork faculty member. Most recently, Cathy served as the chair of WorldatWork's Sales Compensation Advisory Council and is past chair of the Compensation Advisory Council.