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Workscape Expands Executive Team; Hires General Manager to Lead Growing Talent Management Business Unit
Experienced Software and Technology Executive to Drive Next Phase of Company's Leadership Position in Talent Management Category
| Source: Workscape, Inc.
MARLBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2008) - Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced benefits
and talent
management solutions, today announced that Samuel H. Adams has joined
the company as the General Manager of its Talent Management Solutions
business unit. In this capacity, he is responsible for driving all aspects
of the business including revenue growth through various channels, product
roadmap and customer engagement in addition to building scale for future
opportunities based on Workscape's award-winning on-demand solutions.
Most recently, Adams was the president and CEO of St. Croix Systems, a
privately held software company best known for its applications for
enterprise asset management (EAM) for Healthcare. Before that, he worked
at Lawson Software, holding key positions including senior vice president
and general manager, overseeing multiple markets, such as Fortune 1000
multinationals, government, financial services, healthcare and education.
While at Lawson, he drove many successful high growth initiatives that led
up to a successful IPO. Earlier in his career he held marketing and sales
positions at several technology companies including JD Edwards and GEAC. He
earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Tim Clifford, Workscape's president and CEO, observed, "Sam's management of
day-to-day operations, as well as his intense focus on growing our talent
management business, will further solidify Workscape's position as a market
leader in this sector. He possesses a deep understanding of the HR domain
and is a strategic thinker with experience in fast-paced, high growth
environments such as ours."
Adams commented, "This is an exciting time for Workscape, a company that
has earned a solid reputation for being a technology leader that is
squarely focused on meeting and exceeding its clients' needs. I believe
that our combination of Talent Management Solutions -- along with our
complementary outsourced benefits administration offerings -- make us the
one vendor that truly delivers what companies require to address their two
largest workforce expenditures: employee benefits and performance-driven
compensation."
Adams reports to Workscape's CEO and will be based in the company's
Marlborough, Mass. headquarters. He is a resident of Topsfield, Mass.
About Workscape Outsourced Benefits Administration (OBA)
Featuring powerful, easy-to-use technology, Workscape's OBA offerings
include benefit manager analytics for plan management, rapid plan design
change management, and an integrated WebMD content and application to
inform employees of personal health and benefit decision options. At the
heart of Workscape OBA is a 24x7 U.S.-based HR Service Center staffed by
experienced benefits professionals.
About Workscape On-Demand Performance and Compensation
Workscape's award-winning, multi-lingual compensation solution helps
companies streamline compensation cycles, ensure consistency and fairness,
and empower managers to pay-for-performance while adhering to corporate
guidelines and budgets. The company's performance management solution
automates the performance management process and fully aligns goals,
competencies, results and compensation throughout the organization. Both
products are delivered via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, can be
deployed individually or fully leverage Workscape's integrated Web-based
platform and are now also available in Express versions for mid-sized
companies.
About Workscape
Workscape is a leading provider of business-critical HR solutions that have
enabled hundreds of organizations to manage their two largest workforce
expenditures: employee benefits and performance-driven
compensation. Workscape's offerings share a common technology platform,
can be readily integrated with existing IT investments, serve millions of
employees, and are scalable and configurable to meet the distinct
requirements of organizations ranging from hundreds to hundreds of
thousands. One client uses the company's award-winning multi-lingual
compensation solution to compensate hundreds of thousands of employees
across 70 countries. Workscape's outsourced benefits administration
offerings are backed by U.S.-based 24X7 support for managers and employees
on policies and processes. For more information about Workscape, visit
www.workscape.com or call (888) 605-9620.
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