David Broman and Brian Andriuzzo founded Syzygy Consulting Group in 1995.
David Broman
Mr. Broman is Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Syzygy Consulting Group. He has over twenty-five years of human resources management experience, both as a corporate executive and expert compensation and benefits consultant. His specialties include executive pay and equity compensation design for both public and privately-held companies. He has designed “pay-for-performance” base salary programs, short-term variable pay plans and long-term incentive compensation plans for companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Broman has also developed sales incentive plans to spur revenue growth and enhance profitability. With extensive international experience, he has a thorough knowledge of global remuneration schemes and has implemented compensation and benefits programs throughout Europe and Asia. Mr. Broman is a recognized expert in Board of Director compensation and effective executive compensation practices, with a unique understanding of cash and stock compensation practices at private technology companies. Finally, Mr. Broman has conducted strategic compensation planning sessions for Boards of Directors and executives, and focus group sessions that improve the link of pay-to-performance for a number of client companies.
Prior to joining Syzygy Consulting Group, Mr. Broman was Director of Corporate Human Resources for VeriFone Incorporated. He was previously Corporate Director of Compensation for Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Director of North America Human Resources for Thomas De La Rue Ltd., a British concern; Corporate Manager of Compensation and Benefits for Coca Cola Enterprises; and Manager of Corporate Compensation, Benefits and HRIS for Burlington Northern Air Express. Mr. Broman began his professional career at Ford Motor Company where he held various assignments in corporate compensation and benefits, employee involvement and total quality management.
Mr. Broman holds a Bachelor of Business from Western Illinois University with dual majors in Computer Science and Marketing. He is a highly sought after speaker on emerging compensation trends and is frequently quoted in the national press on executive compensation and emerging compensation practices in pre-IPO technology companies.
Brian Andriuzzo
Mr. Andriuzzo is Co-founder, Principal and Chief Financial Officer of Syzygy Consulting Group. He has over twenty years of specialized experience in human resources management and finance, both as a corporate executive and expert compensation consultant. His expertise includes design of executive compensation and equity programs for public and private technology and consumer brand companies, development of worldwide base pay programs, and market research and analysis. He has managed a variety of base pay delivery and variable compensation programs, including company-wide bonus and profit sharing plans, sales compensation plans, deferred compensation schemes and retirement income plans. With extensive experience in finance, he has a thorough knowledge of financial planning, analysis and modeling, instrumental to designing effective variable compensation plans.
Prior to forming Syzygy Consulting Group, Mr. Andriuzzo held senior management positions in compensation, benefits and HRIS at Ford Motor Company's USL Capital subsidiary and at 3Com Corporation. He began his professional career at Pacific Gas and Electric Company where he last held the position of Corporate Director of Compensation after various assignments in human resources management and organizational development. Mr. Andriuzzo held a number of multi-disciplined positions throughout his tenure at PG&E in engineering, corporate planning and finance. Before specializing in human resources, he served as Assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Andriuzzo holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Master of Science and Engineer degrees in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the American Compensation Association and holds ACA's Certified Compensation Professional designation. He is frequently quoted in the financial press on executive compensation and private technology company compensation practices.
Syzygy Consulting Group is proud of its staff of consultants and professionals available to support our clients. Our employees source a variety of experiences in several industries with specific expertise in compensation design and administration and human resources management.
For more information about our consulting services, please contact us at 925.284.3669 or info@syzygyconsulting.com.
