Catherine Veinbachs Named IHRIM Summit Award Winner

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) announced its 2009 Summit Award winner is Catherine Veinbachs. IHRIM’s Summit Award recognizes members who have made significant, long-term contributions to the advancement of IHRIM's mission and goals, and have facilitated the exchange of ideas, solutions and information about issues impacting the industry.
Veinbachs will be recognized April 20 at IHRIM’s 2009 HRIMStrategies Conference & Technology Exposition in San Diego, Calif.

A long-time IHRIM member, Veinbachs has contributed to the growth and recognition of IHRIM and the HRIM profession as a former board member and as a member of the steering committee that developed the IHRIM Global Special Interest Group. She was also a founding board member of HROA-Europe.

Additionally, she contributed to two IHRIM Press books: Out of Site: An Inside Look at HR Outsourcing and Boundaryless HR: Human Capital Management in the Global Economy. She has been featured in articles in both the IHRIM.Link and IHRIM Journal. Veinbachs also has presented at a number of industry events in the United States and abroad – including several highly rated IHRIM conference presentations.

“Cathy has participated in a wide range of IHRIM activities and is well respected internally in the arena of HR information management and outsourcing,” said Lynne Mealy, IHRIM president and CEO. “We appreciate her contributions to our association and to our industry.”

As principal of HR Effectiveness at Mercer Consulting, Veinbachs provides consulting expertise to her clients in the areas of HR strategy alignment and HR service delivery optimization. She helps clients identify how business strategy drives HR strategy, and how to position HR as a strategic partner in organizations. She has particular expertise in working with multinational and global organizations.

Since 1980, the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading HRIM clearinghouse, has been uniting a dynamic group of practitioners, vendors, consultants, students and faculty to share best practices and the latest technological trends. Through membership, educational programming, listservs, networking forums and IHRIM’s annual conference, HRIM professionals can receive valuable knowledge that will enhance both their own careers and their companies’ success.

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