ORC Worldwide Appoints William C. Bruce to Lead Global Labor and Employee Relations Practice
July 10, 2008
NEW YORK--ORC Worldwide (ORC), a leading international human resources consulting and management firm, today announced the appointment of William C. Bruce as senior vice president of the firm’s global labor and employee relations practice area.
“The international marketplace is increasingly complex, and factors such as globalization and a falling U.S. economy will continue to impact organizations’ talent domestically and abroad,” said Robert Freedman, president and CEO of ORC Worldwide. “William’s intimate knowledge and expertise in this arena enhances the value ORC brings to the table. I am confident that his proven leadership will be a tremendous asset to our company and our clients.”
Bruce brings 30 years of experience in building and implementing employee relations strategies, facilitating successful global collective bargaining agreements and managing European works councils to his new position. Most recently, he served as counsel to the New York law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King. He is also the former vice president of labor and employee relations for United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he was responsible for 220,000 employees in six operating units. In addition, he has served as legal counsel for a number of major corporations and a private university.
Bruce has been featured as an expert on labor relations on CNN and ABC’s Nightline as well as in The Wall Street Journal, and served as adjunct professor at the Hartford Graduate Center of Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. He earned his law degree from Yale Law School and holds a B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from the University of New Haven. He is admitted to the bar in Connecticut, Florida, and the District of Columbia.
About ORC Worldwide’s Global Labor and Employee Relations Practice
The ORC global labor and employee relations practice area provides region-specific expertise in North American and European labor matters and supports five peer networks: the International Social and Labour Affairs Forum, the Labor/Industrial Relations Advisory Group, the Canadian Labour/Industrial Relations Advisory Group, the Pacific Rim Labor/Industrial Relations Advisory Group, and the Council on Labor Law Equality. For more information, visit www.orcworldwide.com/hr/labor/index.php.
