About GPMI

The Global Payroll Management Institute (GPMI) is the world’s leading community of payroll leaders, practitioners, researchers, and technology experts.

Founded in 2015 as a nonprofit organization, GPMI has grown to more than 10,000 subscribers who connect through networking discussions, collaborative opportunities, and access to education and publications dedicated to global payroll strategies, knowledge, research, employment, and training.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create opportunities and forge a community by providing the education, skills, and resources necessary for global payroll professionals to become successful leaders and strategic partners within their organizations.

We accomplish this by increasing the global payroll professional’s skill level by providing world-class education, training, publications, certificate programs, and networking opportunities. We also serve as a central conduit for payroll professionals who process payroll on a global scale. Global payroll professionals can join the community on our website by completing the questionnaire.

Global Vision Award

Our Global Vision Award recognizes a leader in global payroll at a time when the need for global payroll knowledge has soared. The recipient is a recognized global payroll professional in their home country and is actively involved with GPMI. Heading in to its third year, the Global Vision Award will continue to draw attention to leaders and visionaries in the field of global payroll.

Fidelma McGuirk, Global Vision award winner

The 2020 winner of the Global Vision Award is Fidelma McGuirk, founder and CEO of automation technology company, Payslip. Fidelma has 20+ years experience scaling international business and leading multi-national teams, Global HR & IT functions.

The 2019 winner of the Global Vision Award is Kira Rubiano, Customer Engagement Director, US, at immedis. Kira’s #Passionforpayroll is exceptional and only equaled by her global payroll knowledge!

The 2018 winner of the Global Vision Award is Max van der Klis-Busink, RPP, Payroll Manager Netherlands, Shell International BV. Max specializes in building payroll compliance models that adapt to ever-changing business needs.

Global Titan Award

New for Global Payroll Week 2020 is the Global Payroll Titan Award. This award will highlight and recognize the everyday global payroll professional who is doing extraordinary work. These professionals will be chosen by their peers based on the answers they have provided to questions surrounding projects they have led or participated in, leading to a significant change in how payroll is processed globally within their own businesses. Visit the official award page for more details.

Advertising and Sponsorship

GPMI engages a diverse group of global payroll industry leaders and technology experts through a variety of live events, educational webinars, instructor-led virtual education, and the monthly industry eMagazine, Global Payroll.

We will work closely with to develop and create custom opportunities that increase awareness, from campaign conception to perfectly executed strategies.

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