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Why Global Payroll Matters to Multinational COOs
“What role does the COO play in your organization?” If you were to pose that question to five different CEOs, you could easily get five different answers. The role of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), who is often the “second in command” for a multinational organiza…
Meet Linda Obertin, CPP, Senior Director, HR – Global Lead Payroll, Hilton Worldwide
Linda Obertin, CPP, Hilton Worldwide’s Senior Director, Human Resources – Global Lead Payroll, and a member of PayrollOrg’s Board of Directors, is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of global leadership experience, holding senior roles within Fortune 1…
Beyond Business Cards—The Value of Executive Networks
Leadership careers rarely follow a straight line anymore. Companies restructure, markets shift, and strategies evolve overnight. Every leader knows the feeling: one day the work feels steady, the next the landscape shifts. A merger, a new CEO, a sudden opportunity, o…
Payroll Governance Is the Hidden Core of Your Enterprise
Many of us did not initially set out to lead payroll, yet here we are. Like many others, an unexpected organizational change placed me in charge of payroll. If you find yourself in a similar situation, you’re in the right place. As a top payroll decision-maker, you a…
Introducing CPO—Your Magazine That Empowers Leaders
Welcome to the inaugural issue of CPO—The Magazine for Chief Payroll Officers and Corporate Payroll Leaders. This is the first publication aimed at executive payroll professionals brought to you by PayrollOrg, the payroll industry leader in education, publications, a…
Meet Davida Lara, Executive Vice President of Payroll Services, Entertainment Partners
Davida Lara, Entertainment Partners’ Executive Vice President of Payroll Services, combines a high level of proficiency in business applications, business processes, and organizational management in leading her payroll teams. She believes in tailoring client needs to…
The Characteristics of a Chief Payroll Officer
In a perfect world, we might be able to produce, or become, a Chief Payroll Officer (CPO) with the mere snap of our fingers, but unfortunately, that is not the case. As our career progresses and we finally reach the most senior payroll position, that does not mean we…
Leaders Address Mutual Challenges, Emerging Trends in Payroll
The second-annual Executive Summit at Payroll Congress 2025, hosted by PayrollOrg and sponsored by Strada, gathered senior payroll professionals and industry leaders around the globe for an exclusive day of collaboration, operational excellence, and networking. The E…