Batrus Hollweg International Appoints New Director of Research

Paige Munro, Ph.D., joins Batrus Hollweg International to lead research team on all product development, validation and organizational research initiatives.

Dallas, TX (HRMarketer/PRWeb) June 1, 2007 -- Batrus Hollweg International (BHI), a consulting firm specializing in Talent Gauging and High Definition Selection Science, announced today that Paige Munro, Ph.D., has been named as Director of Research.

Paige will lead the Batrus Hollweg research team on all product development, validation and organizational research initiatives. She brings more than a decade of experience working with Fortune 500 companies on development and validation of talent assessments along with extensive expertise in employee opinion, market research and organizational research.

Her leadership in research and psychometrics further expands our Talent Gauging expertise and will help our firm continue to grow along with our clients.

“Combining a passion for performance with the power of research and metrics, Paige generates valuable insights to help clients leverage organizational productivity,” said Linda Pharr, Chief Operating Officer and President of Batrus Hollweg International. “Her leadership in research and psychometrics further expands our Talent Gauging expertise and will help our firm continue to grow along with our clients.”

Before joining Batrus Hollweg, Paige founded Perform Consulting Network, a boutique consulting company providing test development, survey and research based consulting to a variety of industries including entertainment, financial services, hospitality and government. Previously she was the head of field selection for MetLife where she redeveloped and deployed the web based selection battery used for the field sales force. She also developed all field sales representative interview guides and role plays, as well as conducted a variety of research on retention, recruiting practices, and training evaluation.

Before joining MetLife, Paige was a leader in the selection unit at the New York / New Jersey Port Authority. Following the 9/11 disaster, most of the 200 selection tests used by the Authority were lost. Paige was instrumental in redeveloping a large portion of these tests. She developed selection tools for top LaGuardia, Newark and John F. Kennedy airport directors in addition to participating in the development of the policemen selection test battery.

Paige began her career as part of the selection unit at Verizon. She was hired by Bell Atlantic and was one of only three Industrial Psychologists instrumental in merging GTE and Bell Atlantic's field force testing requirements and instruments into a seamless process used for the newly merged Verizon. She conducted research on thousands of job titles and was instrumental in the implementation of revised testing methods for the newly merged company.

Paige holds a B.S. in Psychology from Oregon State University, a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine, as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego. She won the Outstanding Doctoral Award for her dissertation on the development and validation of a new employee opinion instrument which strongly predicts employee retention and productivity.

About Batrus Hollweg International:
Batrus Hollweg International (BHI) is a leading human capital consulting firm specializing in Talent Gauging™ -- assessing and developing people to drive organizational results. With 37 years of experience, BHI provides companies with objective, quantifiable solutions for: selecting the best talent; minimizing hiring mistakes; growing internal talent; aligning talent competencies with business goals; gauging company climate to identify barriers and leverage points; and filling the succession planning pipeline with more precision. BHI Talent Gauging is powered by High Definition Selection Science™. For more information, please visit: www.batrushollweg.com.

Contact: Peggy Marshall
469-241-9701

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