2026 HR/TD RAP Session 4

Join Us for the 2026 HR RAP Sessions!

Presented by the Community Bankers Association of Georgia

Connect. Learn. Lead.

The Human Resources RAP Sessions are quarterly dynamic roundtable sessions designed exclusively for HR professionals in Georgia's community banking industry. Whether you're navigating the latest legal developments, looking for expert insights on hot-button HR issues, or simply want to connect with peers facing similar challenges, the RAP Sessions offer a valuable forum for collaboration and growth.

Session 4: Compensation Practices to Attract and Retain Key Personnel

As the community bank landscape continues to evolve due to M&A, executive retirements, AI integration and the like, this session will focus on the basics of establishing quality compensation practices to attract and retain key personnel.

Topics will include:
•    Compensation Philosophy – Why are these important?
•    Benchmarking Positions – What is the best methodology?
•    Executive Compensation Best Practices: Understanding the proper design elements.
•    Commercial Loan Officer Incentives: What is market and is your bank competitive?
•    Director Compensation: How should this be reviewed and managed?

In addition to use cases, Blanchard Consulting Group surveys and databases will also be incorporated into this presentation to provide hard data sets on industry trends.  

The end goal is to provide the human resource leaders with the appropriate insights to help drive stability and continuity of key employees through relevant and proven compensation practices.

JR Llewellyn, Managing Director Newcleus Bank Advisors

Jeff Fairchild, SVP & Lead Consultant Blanchard Consulting Group

FACILITATOR: 

Lori Godfrey, Chief Operating Officer
CBA of Georgia

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS:
Jeff Fairchild is the Senior Vice President, Lead Consultant at Blanchard Consulting Group.  Previously, Jeff served as the SVP, Managing Director of Newcleus Compensation Advisors.  Jeff has experience consulting with Compensation Committees, Board of Directors, and Senior Executives to review executive and director compensation practices and related compensation programs relative to market best practices since 2010. He guides and assists clients in developing cash and equity annual and long-term incentive plans as well as provides analysis and guidance to ensure market-aligned pay and proper salary grade structures. Jeff graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration followed by receiving his Master of Business Administration from Mercer University.  He has worked in various industries including Energy, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, Legal and Financial Services.


JR Llewellyn provides both strategic direction and tactical planning expertise for all compensation programs designed by Compensation Advisors. Over the past 7 years, Llewellyn has offered the guidance and creativity needed to craft customized non-qualified compensation plans, equity allocation plans, annual incentive plans, and comprehensive executive and director compensation reviews. Through his efforts he has firmly positioned the company as a leader in the compensation consulting industry. He has been instrumental in the creation and launch of a patent-pending retirement methodology program developed by Compensation Advisors called LINQS+ (Lifetime Income Non-Qualified Solution). In addition, JR brings professional experience as a financial advisor from Morgan Stanley. Prior to his career in the financial industry, he played golf professionally on the NGA Hooters Tour and other mini tours in the southeast. He holds a BBA with a Banking concentration as well as Series 7, 66 and 31 FINRA Securities Licenses and insurance licenses.