Taleo Appoints Debbie Shotwell Group Vice President, Human Resources and Talent
Former PeopleSoft executive with more than 25 years of industry experience to lead Taleo’s global human resources practice
SAN FRANCISCO — September 6, 2005 – Taleo Corporation, a worldwide provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced the appointment of Debbie Shotwell as group vice president, human resources and talent. In this role, Ms. Shotwell is responsible for overall operations and initiatives throughout Taleo’s global human resources (HR) and talent management functions. Ms. Shotwell reports directly to Taleo President and CEO Michael Gregoire.
“I am delighted to welcome Debbie to Taleo and the executive team,” stated Gregoire. “In addition to overall management of our global HR function, Debbie will ensure that we continue to attract, develop and retain the industry’s best talent, which has always been a key market differentiator for us. Debbie’s experience in developing strategic talent management initiatives at dynamic, global technology companies is a true asset to our team.”
Prior to Taleo, Ms. Shotwell served in a variety of HR management positions at PeopleSoft, most recently serving as vice president, global human resources services. During her four years at PeopleSoft, Ms. Shotwell led the organization through several acquisitions and growth periods, including the transition of talent from JD Edwards to PeopleSoft and Oracle’s acquisition of PeopleSoft. Ms. Shotwell also led the development and delivery of company training programs, leadership development, and talent retention and growth strategies. Through her value-added, consultative approach, Ms. Shotwell was a key catalyst in PeopleSoft’s global talent management initiatives that helped to further the organization’s performance.
Before joining PeopleSoft, Ms. Shotwell served as vice president, human resources, at American Protective Services. Here she was responsible for all areas of HR for the company’s 18,000 domestic employees. Throughout her career, Ms. Shotwell also held HR management positions at leading organizations including PacifiCare Health Systems, Sutter Health and Intel.
“I am honored to join the talented and driven team of professionals at Taleo,” stated Shotwell. “I look forward to drawing upon my years of global human capital and talent management experience with high growth technology companies to further develop and retain Taleo’s talent and align it with the company’s strategy in order to increase our overall business performance.”
About Taleo Corporation
Taleo delivers on demand talent management solutions to leading companies worldwide. Taleo enables organizations of all sizes to assess, acquire and manage their workforce for improved business performance. Taleo arms HR executives and staffing directors with the capability to wring out talent management costs, respond more quickly to organizational demands and drive workforce quality. Taleo turns talent management into a source of value, competitiveness and workforce performance management. Taleo solutions are at work for the world’s most demanding businesses comprising more than 400,000 registered users across 88 countries and 24 million candidates from virtually all countries in the world.
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