PARIS and MONTREAL and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jun 19, 2012) - Technomedia, a leading provider of Talent Management Solutions, today announced that Christophe Bergeon has joined the company as its General Manager, EMEA. In this role, he is responsible for leading business development and managing sales and services teams as the company expands its operations throughout the key EMEA region.
Prior to joining Technomedia, Christophe spent six years with Taleo, where he led the organization's sales in the Southern Europe region. During his tenure, he developed a sales team of 15 people, oversaw significant revenue increases and grew Taleo's share of large enterprise clients by double digits. Before that, he was the Sales Director in charge of development at Influe, a software editor part of the Generix Group. Christophe also led sales activities for MeetingOne, a virtual conferencing provider. Christophe started his career in finance, serving as the controller for French software company Lectra Systems. In addition to his extensive sales experience, he also specializes in budget creation, business development and recruitment.
Alain Latry, President and CEO, Technomedia, commented, "Christophe's extensive experience creating successful global sales strategies will certainly help us advance our business goals. As he has a history of developing high-performing sales teams and significantly growing revenue, his expertise is integral as we continue our expansion throughout the EMEA region."
In September 2011, Technomedia acquired the Hodes iQ talent acquisition solutions operating unit from Bernard Hodes Group, which is part of Omnicom Group Inc. As a result, Technomedia has intensified its international market expansion, while earning industry recognition as a leading provider of Talent Management Solutions.
Christophe said, "I am delighted to have joined Technomedia at this exciting time. I look forward to developing business strategies and putting together sales teams that will advance the company's operations into new markets and lead to ongoing growth and success."
Based on Technomedia's success and leading position in the French market, the company plans to enter rapidly into other strategic countries in Europe.
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Since 1996, Technomedia has developed and delivered the integrated global talent management solutions that enable organizations to drive high-performance business results by unifying the collaboration between employees, managers and candidates. Committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and ranked No. 1 in this category by Bersin & Associates, Technomedia provides the innovative technology, proven solutions and agile support to help clients create the world's most successful workplaces.
The full power of Technomedia customer-centric focus is integral to every client relationship. The company's comprehensive talent management offerings are designed to complement existing systems, while bringing deep functionality to critical aspects of talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, compensation, talent profile management, and learning and development. Hundreds of clients in more than 70 countries rely on Technomedia to analyze and recognize improved talent results. For more information, visit www.Technomedia.com.