Marie Castillo, CFO & Founder

Marie co-founded KSI with Scott in April 2011. Marie’s career covers multifaceted experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Business Analysis, Payroll, HR, and Data Management  working with large organizations as a Consultant or in Operations utilizing leading technologies. Marie took the leap with Scott to set up HCMPACT in order to continue the passion of her work in a boutique firm without the large corporate company constraints. Marie believes that a strong team that is built on trust, passion and purpose makes a successful business.

Marie loves to travel with her family in addition to business travels that go along with the job. She enjoys cooking, baking, hosting parties and doing outdoor activities. Marie performs a variety of philanthropy efforts as she believes in making a positive impact in the lives of others.

Scott Showers, President & Founder

Scott setup KSI with Marie Castillo in April 2011 and then HCMPACT was born in 2018. Previously having worked as a Corporate Director of Service Delivery in Towers Watson, Scott’s passion has always been around the enablement of HR and the delivery of HR technologies to improve employee engagement and productivity.

Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 daughters. As a native of Houston, he is avid supporter of the Houston Rockets and Astros and attends games when possible.

Jim Lamb, VP of Strategic Alliances

Jim is our VP of Strategic Alliances, bringing a wealth of experience in enterprise sales and strategic partnerships. He began his career at ADP before joining Ultimate Software, where he played a key role in enterprise sales. Following the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos to form UKG, Jim transitioned to the UKG Alliance team as a Field Alliance Director, helping to align strategic partners for various business needs. 

Jim is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between HCMPACT and UKG by working closely with the UKG alliance team to ensure ongoing collaboration and mutual success, in addition to building and growing the partnership relations with HCMPACTs other partners.

Outside of work, Jim enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and relaxing at the lake.

Gil Gruwer, VP of Sales & Business Development

Gil is our VP of Sales and Business Development.  He began his career as an auditor for E & Y after later becoming a VP and GM with a large National Staffing company for over 25 years.  Gil spent 14 years working for Ultimate Software/UKG in Enterprise Sales bringing a wealth of experience in Sales and Client Services.  With Gil’s experience and knowledge, his prime focus is on the Growth and Business Development for our business. 

Outside of work, Gil enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and trying to play as much sports as possible, in addition to attending Maverick and Texas Longhorn games when possible.

Lorna Barrett, Managing Director, Global Operations & Transformation Services

Lorna joined HCMPACT in October 2011 as a Senior HR Consultant. She met Scott and Marie in one of their previous project engagements and clicked with their style, approach and ethics. Lorna moved into the HCMPACT Leadership Team in April 2016, to build and develop the HCMPACT practices that are in place today. Like the other Directors, Lorna’s role not only focuses on the client delivery, but managing the teams and operations within HCMPACT. Lorna has spent her whole career within the HR arena, starting out in industry, completing her CIPD and moving into HR and payroll project implementations before moving to HR consultancy. Lorna’s passion is to see clients grow, develop and successfully implement the end project.

During Lorna’s downtime, she continues to use her project management skills with the house renovating project with her husband on their 18th century cottage, plus enjoys getting out and about off-roading in her jeep with the family.

Lara Kincannon, Managing Director Global Client-Side Services

Lara joined HCMPACT in April 2012 as a Senior HR Consultant, moving to her Director role in April 2016, to build and develop the HCMPACT practices that are in place today. Like the other Directors, Lara’s role not only focuses on the client delivery, but managing the teams and operations within HCMPACT. Like the other Directors, Lara met Scott and Marie in one of their previous project engagements and was excited to move to HCMPACT to continue working and growing the company with them. Lara’s career has been HR focused, working in many different HR roles within industry and moving into HR consultancy in 2012.

Lara enjoys her role as mother to two, is an active reader and likes weightlifting.