SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SuccessFactors,
Inc., (NYSE: SFSF) the global leader in cloud-based business
execution software, today announced the promotion of Dr.
Karie Willyerd to chief learning
officer (CLO) from her previous role as vice president of learning
and social adoption. Willyerd first joined SuccessFactors in
March 2011 through the company's
acquisition of Jambok. A seasoned industry leader, Willyerd will
oversee the company's Learning Services group, which provides
formal and informal learning solutions for customers, partners and
employees.
"SuccessFactors has always been about talent. We provide
solutions that help organizations attract, align, develop and
retain the talent that will help them win in the marketplace," said
Doug Dennerline, president of
SuccessFactors. "Our company has continuously been one of the
fastest growing SaaS companies in the world and we believe in
drinking our own champagne to elevate the performance of our team.
Karie has already added a lot to SuccessFactors with the
revolutionary technology behind Jambok, and I know her
award-winning expertise and leadership will be just the right fit
to take us to the next level."
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, SuccessFactors is
one of the most widely deployed cloud-based business software
applications in the market. In June, SuccessFactors completed its
acquisition of Plateau Systems, creating the broadest
software-as-a-service (SaaS) human capital management (HCM) suite
in the market with approximately 15 million subscription seats.
"What excites me about this new role within SuccessFactors is
that I get to use some of the best applications on the planet to
support how we develop our people," said Willyerd. "As an
industry leader, SuccessFactors attracts phenomenal talent. I've
always wanted to help a company develop its people through a big
growth curve, and now I finally get that chance. I am excited about
the opportunities ahead as we continue to scale and grow."
Willyerd is an industry veteran and the former CLO for Sun
Microsystems, where she led a team that won more than 30 awards
from 2008 through 2010, including the ASTD No. 1 training
department in the world. She is also the co-author of The 2020
Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep
Tomorrow's Employees Today
(http://www.the2020workplace.com/). Willyerd has a
doctorate from Case Western Reserve, a
master's from Boise State, and a
bachelor's from Texas Christian. She splits her time between
San Francisco and Fort Collins, Colorado.
About SuccessFactors
SuccessFactors is the leading provider of cloud-based Business
Execution Software, which delivers business alignment, team
execution, people performance, and learning management solutions to
organizations of all sizes across more than 60 industries. With
approximately 15 million subscription seats globally, we strive to
delight our customers by delivering innovative solutions, content
and analytics, process expertise and best practices insights from
serving our broad and diverse customer base. Today, we have more
than 3,500 customers in more than 168 countries using our
application suite in 34 languages.
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