Taleo Names Neil Hudspith as Group Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa
With more than 25 years of international industry experience, Hudspith selected to lead Taleo's operations in EMEA
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON — August 30, 2005 – Taleo Corporation, a worldwide provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced the appointment of Neil Hudspith as group vice president and managing director, EMEA. In this role, Mr. Hudspith is responsible for sales and operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Taleo President and CEO Michael Gregoire. Mr. Hudspith brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the IT industry, working in both European and Asian markets.
"Neil's in-depth, diverse international experience and impressive track record working with global organizations will be a tremendous complement to our team as we continue to grow our EMEA operations," stated Gregoire.
Mr. Hudspith spent the majority of his career with IBM, starting out as a pivotal member of the Lotus leadership team running EMEA, during which the UK served as the largest subsidiary outside of North America. Mr. Hudspith also held a variety of management positions at IBM throughout the company's operations in the Middle East, serving as a regional manager for the company's business development efforts throughout the Middle East, India, Greece, Turkey and Israel.
Mr. Hudspith went on to run IBM/Lotus development for the Asia Pacific region managing more than 1,300 employees and a revenue stream in excess of $320 million USD. Mr. Hudspith has also held executive management positions at Vitria and Commerce One.
"I am extremely pleased to join Taleo and look forward to furthering our operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa," said Hudspith. "I chose to join Taleo based on the value that our talent management solutions have in helping organizations of all sizes increase business performance. I look forward to working with the Taleo team and our customers to ensure that companies throughout EMEA achieve value through comprehensive and consistent talent management."
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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