Fractional HR Leadership
A Wealth of Experience at a Fraction of the Cost
Paul Gibson
Fractional HR Leader & Advisor
Professional ownership advisor with global expertise in operations and human capital challenges such as mergers, talent acquisition, organizational change, leadership succession, executive and board recruitment, and board operations.
Expert in designing attractive and economical leadership compensation systems, advising on current challenges in acquiring and retaining people in turbulent markets, and managing mergers and transformations.
HR team coach and mentor, skilled in building mid-level HR managers into leaders across diverse cultures, industries and business scales.
More than 30 years of expertise in the needs of entrepreneurial leaders has created “owner-whisperer” capabilities and supports the unique issues that often vex high-growth entrepreneurs and families in business.
Certified board chair and director with governance and advisory experience on the boards of private, family, small-cap, scale-up and NFP enterprises.
Fractional & Advisor Roles
Construction
Maple Reinders
Branthaven Homes
Roni Group
Technology
MTE Consultants
Daisy Intelligence
Spark Power
Services
Auto One
RE/MAX Canada
Hamilton Health Sciences
Manufacturing
IKO Industries
Proceco Equipment
Mohawk Medbuy
HR competencies
- Human Capital Strategy
- Organizational Design
- HR Team & Executive Coaching
- Compensation Expertise
- Mediating & Problem Solving
industry sectors
- Construction / Engineering
- Enterprise Technology
- Manufacturing
- Financial Services
- Sales & Service (B2B / B2C)
client scopes
- Family / Private Enterprises
- Small to Mid-Cap $20-500m
- Entrepreneurial Scale Up
- High Growth Enterprises
- Firms in Transition
Executive Leadership History
Services
Sapien Capital
Founder & Managing Director
Sapien was founded to help entrepreneurs, executives, families, and boards to address the people-related challenges of their growing firms.
We help them sleep better at night knowing they have a handle on unique private company needs such as recruitment of talent, professionalization of their HR function, design of their organization, or almost anything on the human side of rapid growth.
We support human capital projects, executive-level coaching, and fractional leadership of the HR team. We lead and operate advisory or supervisory boards, guide generational leadership transition, and help leaders lead
Construction
Mattamy Commercial
President
Commercial development, construction, leasing, and finance.
Mattamy Homes
Chief Human Resource Officer
International land development and homebuilding operations.
Manufacturing
Palliser Furniture
EVP Human Resources
International HR and complex family entanglements.
Noma Industries
Corporate Director Human Resources
HR operations for consumer packaged goods manufacturer.
Financial
Fidelity Investment Canada
VP Human Resources
Led HR and the launch of stand-alone fintech subsidiaries.
Canada Life
Director of Leadership
Accountable for leadership development of high potentials in 5 countries.
Family Business Advisor
An advisor to family-run businesses from $10 million to $2 billion and from a few family members to dozens. Support for family councils to address education and resolve issues, and for advisory boards to bring professional governance, disciplined practices for succession, performance appraisal, and fair compensation to family-run businesses.
