In continuation of its strategic and relentless pursuit of
innovation and growth, Workhuman®, the company revolutionizing the
way employees celebrate, connect with, and appreciate each other in
the workplace, announces several key leadership appointments. These
appointments underscore the organization’s commitment to business
growth while leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other
emerging technologies to develop superior employee recognition and
employee engagement solutions that help companies foster cultures
of gratitude, transparency, and resiliency. The appointments
include:
Richard Maclachlan, Chief Marketing
Officer: Based in Framingham, having joined Workhuman in 2021,
Maclachlan quickly rose from VP of Integrated Strategy to SVP,
Global Head of Marketing, demonstrating a growth-first mindset and
a proven ability to scale operations effectively. As the Chief
Marketing Officer (CMO), Maclachlan will oversee the Global
Marketing team, handling responsibilities across brand and
creative, product marketing, digital transformation, growth
marketing, revenue operations, and global communications.
Maclachlan's focus will be on refining and communicating
Workhuman’s value propositions, making them clear and compelling to
customers, both current and future. Maclachlan will leverage
Workhuman’s rich history of innovation with emerging technologies
to optimize go-to-market strategies to infuse new energy into the
Workhuman brand and reinforce customer trust to accelerate
Workhuman's global market share, and pipeline velocity, with a keen
focus on expanding customer acquisition, retention, and
expansion.
“We're on a mission to make work more human
for every company on the planet, and I feel deeply responsible for
bringing that vision to life through a cohesive and AI driven
strategy that enhances our brand's global presence and delivers
tangible growth while showcasing the genuine impact of our
solutions on workplaces globally," said Maclachlan.
Kevin Heinzelman, Senior Vice
President, Product Management: Initially joining Workhuman in
2019, Heinzelman has held several leadership positions throughout
his tenure across ecommerce and product management, most recently
serving as VP, Product Management. With the goal of
streamlining operations and bolstering Workhuman’s product
strategy, Heinzelman has been promoted to Senior Vice President
(SVP) of Product Management where he will oversee Workhuman’s
Product Management and Design, Business Analytics, and Workhuman iQ
teams. Heinzelman plans to leverage the collective expertise of
these teams to guide and accelerate Workhuman’s momentum toward AI
dominance, developing advanced new models and use cases, ensuring
Workhuman remains at the forefront of revolutionizing employee
recognition and engagement solutions for the modern workplace.
“By capitalizing on the unique strengths of
each department and aligning our efforts into a unified strategy,
we're not just refining our product roadmap – we're shaping the
future of employee recognition and setting new benchmarks for
innovation and technological excellence,” said Heinzelman.
Shmulik Barel, Vice President,
Product Engineering: With a robust background in leading
technology disruptors through hyper-growth phases, Barel will work
to create hybrid intelligence systems that blend human and AI to
redefine efficiency and innovation in the workplace. Based in the
company’s Dublin headquarters, Barel will apply learning from his
various C-level roles across operations, product, and engineering
to enhance Workhuman’s core product suite and develop new AI-driven
tools that facilitate dynamic workforce and employee engagement.
Before joining Workhuman, Barel served as the CEO of a mobile
startup, and Chief Operating Officer of a customer engagement and
loyalty SaaS platform, prior.
“Recognizing the evolving challenges in
workforce management, including keeping employees engaged,
productive, and motivated, my goal in joining Workhuman is to drive
meaningful change through innovation powered by the synergy of
human and artificial intelligence,” said Barel.
Jose Malpartida, Vice President,
Product Management, Recognition Solutions: Malpartida brings
over a decade of experience in product management, serving in
various leadership roles across a diverse range of companies,
including Amazon, Wayfair, and cybersecurity startups, Aura, and
Bond. Operating out of Workhuman’s Framingham office, Malpartida
will leverage his passion for innovation and optimizing customer
experiences to develop and deliver enhanced social recognition
solutions that will help Workhuman customers foster cultures of
appreciation and connection. To achieve this, Malpartida will focus
on integrating AI and other emerging technologies into Workhuman’s
technological infrastructure to optimize and enhance the customer
experience.
“I firmly believe that AI will be
instrumental in accelerating Workhuman’s mission to cultivate more
compassionate workplaces, and I look forward to applying my
experience with emerging technologies to drive meaningful change in
the way we work,” said Malpartida.
“Leveraging cutting-edge technologies to foster innovation and
push the boundaries of what is possible in the workplace is deeply
embedded into Workhuman’s ethos and DNA,” said Eric Mosley,
Workhuman co-founder and CEO. “Each of these distinguished leaders
brings a wealth of experience in using AI and other emerging
technologies to inspire their teams to embrace new ways of working
and drive meaningful business outcomes. Their collective expertise
will be pivotal in our mission to make work more human for every
person on the planet.”
As the pioneer in employee recognition technology, Workhuman is
committed to continuous innovation and transforming the modern
workplace into a vibrant and diverse ecosystem of appreciation and
connectivity. Most recently, Workhuman announced the addition of a
generative AI assistant to Workhuman iQ, the industry’s most
comprehensive AI-powered social analytics solution. Workhuman's AI
Assistant allows customers to gain instant access to an aggregate
knowledge base encompassing the strengths, weaknesses, and untapped
potential of their entire workforce – all without the need for data
analytics expertise.
Gleaning data from millions of authentic human interactions,
Workhuman’s Social Recognition programs build environments where
employee engagement and productivity can be directly measured to
uncover – and break down – the barriers and real human issues
holding employees back. In fact, according to a recent study from
Workhuman and Gallup, recognition comes with significant cost
savings. By making recognition an important part of company
culture, a 10,000-person organization with an already engaged
workforce can save up to $16.1 million annually due to reduced
employee turnover. Additionally, these programs have the potential
to boost productivity by 9 percent, showcasing the tangible returns
on investment for organizations that prioritize cultivating
cultures of recognition and gratitude.
For more information on Workhuman’s innovative employee
recognition and engagement solutions, please visit
www.workhuman.com.
About Workhuman Workhuman® is helping companies meet
today’s biggest human capital challenges - including unprecedented
turnover, employee engagement, hybrid work environments, and DEI -
through the Workhuman Cloud®, a secure SaaS platform that provides
the industry’s best-in-class Social Recognition® solution. As the
leading global provider of technology solutions, analytics,
expertise, and services helping organizations of all sizes build
and foster workplace cultures powered by employee recognition and
crowdsourced feedback, Workhuman is revolutionizing the way
employees celebrate, connect with, and appreciate each other in the
workplace. Combined with unmatched data through iQ™, Workhuman
gives HR and business leaders proactive insight to understand
issues as they develop and tools to help them make the right
decisions to align business objectives and culture to deliver
immediate impact. And, with world-class award redemption from our
proprietary global e-commerce network, Workhuman is committed to
building more connected human-centered workplaces that recognize
the value and potential of each and every employee.
For more than 20 years, Workhuman has been pioneering the human
workplace by disrupting legacy and obsolete HR approaches to
improve the employee experience at work, with solutions that engage
with approx. seven million customer employees in 30+ languages, in
180 countries, generating 100 million instances of human
connection. With dual headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and
Framingham, Massachusetts, Workhuman deploys solutions and services
at scale and is committed to helping companies improve returns on
their most important investment– their people. For more
information, please visit www.workhuman.com
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