Leadership Team
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Karen Beaman
Chief Executive Officer and Global Strategic Advisor | San Francisco, CA, USA
A widely recognized global HR industry leader, Karen Beaman has 30 years of experience in the fields of information systems and human resource management. Before founding Jeitosa in 2004, Karen built and managed several other highly-regarded global consulting businesses. She is a recognized global leader, having lived and worked internationally for over 15 years and through her research on transnational models, shared services, global mindset, and the globalization of HR and HRIS.

Steve Parker
Vice President, North America and Global Strategic Advisor | San Francisco, CA, USA
Steve Parker has over 35 years of professional services experience in human resource management and information systems development. He has worked with dozens of organizations in transforming their HR functions to meet business goals and leverage their HCM investment. Steve is responsible for enterprise consulting services and business development for North America.

Freddye Silverman
Vice President, US Eastern Region | Baltimore, MD, USA
A respected and recognized leader in the HR technology solutions field, Freddye Silverman has more than 25 years experience as a practitioner and consultant in both HR and IT. Freddye also has a teaching background in foreign languages which enhances her global view.

Christian Adlung
Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Global Strategic Advisor | Bremen, Germany
Christian Adlung brings to Jeitosa’s Europe operations more than 20 years of experience in information technology, development and project leadership of payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) systems. Christian has over 15 years experience in a global/EMEA business environment with significant experience working with large corporations on HCM service models and business process reengineering.

Luiz deOliveira
Vice President, Latin America and Global Strategic Advisor | São Paulo, Brazil
Luiz de Oliveira has more than 25 years experience in information systems and human resource management. Before joining Jeitosa, Luiz served as Senior Product Strategist, setting the strategy and developing the design for Workday’s new global HCM offering. Previously he was responsible for Customer Service, Sales and Marketing in Latin America for ADP and served as Vice President for ADP Global Services, developing global payroll solutions, implementing and supporting global accounts.

Ian Turnbull
Vice President, Canada and Global Strategic Advisor | Toronto, Canada
Ian is a senior executive with 30+ years cross-industry experience in the HR and HRMS fields. He has a strong general management focus and extensive experience with Human Resources, Payroll, Finance and Information Services. Ian is responsible for our Canadian enterprise consulting services.

Grant Du Plooy
Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Cape Town, South Africa | Walnut Creek, CA, USA
As an executive and technology retained search specialist, Grant began at Silicon Valley’s highly-respected BridgeGate Group, before joining AG Consulting to help lead their talent acquisition requirements in the booming ERP consulting market. He launched a successful boutique technology search firm, Tolfrey Group, with a focus on servicing technology start-ups and ERP/SaaS clients. Grant is currently responsible for Jeitosa’s global talent acquisition.

Gunjan Aggarwal
Director, Finance and Accounting | New Delhi, India | San Pablo, CA, USA
Gunjan Aggarwal has over 14 years of experience in finance and accounting, including the set up of new companies and preparing, analyzing and finalizing accounts. Previously he was head of the invoicing and recovery department of a leading electricity distribution company. His experience also includes audit-related activities for various organizations and managing large numbers of customers, providing the satisfactory resolution to their queries.

Marc Birnkammer
Manager, Global Marketing Communications | Annecy, France | San Francisco, CA, USA
With his extensive international business background, Marc is responsible for marketing strategy and Jeitosa’s worldwide client communications. He has diverse experience in various cultural settings and legislative frameworks across the world and is fluent in four languages. Marc is also active in the non-profit space, where he founded Tradadev, a well respected organization that helps some of the most influential non-profits manage communications on a global scale.



