Council of Advisors

Thomas J. Reno
Mr. Reno provides guidance and technical expertise to client organizations in all aspects of human resource management, with primary emphasis in Compensation Consulting.  He is especially involved in providing guidance to Senior Management of Corporations including the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee members.

 
Representative Accomplishments 

·         Over 30 years experience in all aspects of employee benefits and compensation consulting.  Over twenty of those years included experience as a Principal in the consulting practice of two major accounting firms. 

·         Major emphasis has been in the executive compensation area, incentive compensation, job pricing, including issues related to incentive stock options, non-qualified retirement plans, and deferred compensation. 

Affiliations 

Mr. Reno is a Trustee of Amigos de las Americas Foundation and Past Chairman of the International Board of Amigos de las Americas, Past Chairman and Director for the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Center for the Performing Arts, and Past President of the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association of Northwest Harris County.  Mr. Reno is a Board Member and officer and member of the National Association of Corporate Directors Houston Chapter.  He was a previously a member of the Board of ACR Group, Inc. an American Stock Exchange Company before it was acquired by WATSCO in August of 2007.  He is a member of the Southwest Benefits Association and the American Compensation Association. 

Background 

Prior to starting Thomas J. Reno & Associates, Inc., Mr. Reno was a Partner with KPMG, he served as Partner in Charge of the Central Region Compensation & Benefits Consulting Practice.  He received a BS in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, he also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1964-1970.  He holds a “Certificate of Director Education”, a nationally recognized designation for Corporate Directors from the NACD Corporate Directors Institute in October 2006. 

Education

Bachelor of Science 1967, Business Administration-Major
Marketing, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Military Service
United Stated Marine Corps Reserve, 1964-1970.