San Francisco, CA - November 4, 2004 - Taleo Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise staffing management services and solutions, today announced the promotion of Martin Morel from vice president of technology to chief technology officer, and Robert Michon from director of production and ASP technology to vice president, IT services. In addition, Taleo announced the promotion of Scott Pitt from finance director to vice president, finance and Josh Faddis, from legal director to vice president and corporate counsel. Taleo was recently recognized as the 11th fastest growing technology company in North America in the Deloitte Fast 500, and the 7th fastest growing technology company in Silicon Valley in the Deloitte Fast 50, for its industry-leading five-year growth rate.
As CTO, Morel reports to Taleo Chairman and CEO Louis Tetu, and leads the companyís software architecture, development, release management, product management, and information technology teams. Morel joined Taleo in 2002 with more than 23 years of experience in managing technology development groups for large-scale enterprise applications software projects. Prior to joining Taleo, Morel was chief technology officer at Mediagrif Interactive Technologies’ eContent division (known as Flow Systems), a publicly traded eCommerce solutions provider. Prior to that, he served as vice president of research and development at Baan Supply Chain Solutions.
ìWe are very pleased to recognize the contributions of so many leaders within Taleo for their role in our companyís growth,î said Tetu. Enabling that growth, Martin Morel has played a significant role in ensuring that our solution infrastructure, production and architecture serve our customers well, and we look forward to his continued contributions. Martinís expertise in managing development and technology groups will continue to help us serve our customers with the industryís leading solutions, scalability and uptime.î
Taleo maintains the industryís leading uptime for its solutions delivered over the Internet to more than 365,000 users in 85 countries, and serves 20 million candidates from 190 of the worldís 193 countries and independent states.
Robert Michon, in his new role of vice president of IT services, reports to Morel and oversees Taleoís information technology group and production environment. Michon joined Taleo in 2003, bringing more than two decades of experience in both corporate and government sectors, where he successfully lead technical advisory, architect and analyst teams for leading organizations in North America.
ìI look forward to continuing to work closely with Robert on further enhancing and developing the architecture, infrastructure and production of our award-winning solutions. Robert has contributed greatly to our technology advancement and we look forward to his continued contributions on our team,î stated Morel.
As vice president and corporate counsel, Josh Faddis continues to report to Taleo CFO Jean Lavigueur and oversees all corporate legal activities throughout Taleo. A seasoned attorney and Taleoís primary inside counsel since 2001, Faddis brings significant experience in technology licensing transactions, intellectual property protection, international data privacy and data security, technology partnerships and mergers and acquisitions to Taleo. Prior to joining Taleo, Faddis practiced in the intellectual property group at Fulbright and Jaworski, LLP where he handled copyright, trademark and trade secret matters.
Taleo Vice President of Finance Scott Pitt also continues to report to Lavigueur. Pitt joined Taleo in July 2003, bringing over a decade of finance and consulting experience to the company. A Certified Public Accountant, Pitt brings in-depth financial experience from high growth technology companies and a top tier accounting firm, where he oversaw the companyís financial operations, corporate budgeting and was heavily involved in merger and acquisition activities.
Lavigueur said, ìJosh Faddis and Scott Pitt have contributed significantly to Taleoís growth, and we are extremely proud to recognize their many contributions. We look forward to their continued contributions in their newly expanded roles and congratulate them on their well-deserved promotions.î
Taleo announces executive promotions
Taleo recognizes the contributions of four key leaders for their role in the companyís industry-leading growth