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Executive Team

Ed Ford, Senior Vice President of Total Recognition
george_fina.jpg Ed Ford, Senior Vice President of Total Recognition, has been a practitioner in the recognition industry for more than 25 years. Ed joined Michael C. Fina in January 2004. Previously, he was President and Founder of FMTrecognition.

In addition to consulting with hundreds of organizations, Ed has presented countless educational seminars, symposiums and workshops. Since 1995, over 4,500 Human Resource professionals – in 20 major U.S. cities, Canada, and the U.K. – have attended his international workshops and seminars on the concept of Total Recognition. Ed is the author of the “Official Recognition Workbook – A New Mandate for Employee Recognition Programs.” In addition, he has published a Workbook on the definition and design of nomination, on-the-spot and peer-to-peer programs, with 30 award-winning case studies.

As a pioneer in the recognition industry, Ed has recently published “Guidelines for a Total Recognition Strategy,” and has authored numerous innovative HR articles for a variety of publications. Ed loves to challenge human resources to reexamine current recognition practices and specifically recommends the “best ways to recognize and reward employees.”

In addition to providing captivating public seminars, Ed also conducts in-house executive previews. He presently heads up a Total Recognition Team, which performs on-location assessments, certification of facilitators, train-the-trainer, and designs custom Total Recognition Programs.

Ed received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Psychology from Brigham Young University and selected graduate studies at the University of Chicago and the Wharton School of Business, known for its emphasis on leadership development. He is an active member of WorldatWork and SHRM. Eds unique leadership skills in the industry have earned him national and international recognitions and accolades as an unfailing authority in the design, implementation, and measurement of Total Recognition Programs.
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