Chris Staskus to Lead Global Sales at HumanConcepts


SAUSALITO, CA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2010) - HumanConcepts, the leading provider of workforce decision support solutions, today announced that Chris Staskus has been appointed the company's new vice president of global sales. He will report directly to HumanConcepts' president and CEO, Martin Sacks.

"I'm thrilled to be joining HumanConcepts at this exciting time. The company is being recognized around the world as providing high value organizational change management solutions to help human resource and line of business executives," said Staskus. "The company has a powerful and comprehensive product line, and is well positioned to take advantage of an increased level of market interest in these solutions."

Gartner has recognized the Human Capital Management Visualization space as a rapidly growing market. HumanConcepts' solutions for managing organizational change, including visualization, planning, modeling and transitioning, uniquely position the company in this market with significant competitive advantage.

"Companies have a spectrum of events that can trigger a reorganization, such as annual planning, mergers, acquisitions, business expansions and contractions, and they are increasingly becoming aware that our technology solutions can help them manage this process efficiently and effectively," said Martin Sacks, president and CEO, HumanConcepts. "We are excited to have Chris on board to lead our global sales efforts to inform organizations that there is a proven solution in the market that delivers value. Chris has an impressive track record of leading sales teams through periods of rapid growth and he has the right skill-set to help drive customer acquisition and retention."

Staskus has over two decades of experience in software sales and deep experience with building and managing sales teams for startups to public enterprise software leaders. He was most recently vice president of sales for CrownPeak and has held sales management positions with Vendavo, Clarify, and Sybase.

About HumanConcepts
HumanConcepts is the global leader in on-demand workforce decision support solutions. Over fifty thousand businesses worldwide -- including 400 of the Fortune 500 -- use OrgPlus® every day to better understand their workforce and manage change, using information-rich org charts, easy-to-configure workforce metrics, and advanced collaborative modeling tools. Named as Top HR Product of 2008 by Human Resource Executive® magazine, OrgPlus integrates seamlessly with Oracle, SAP, and other leading HCM and HR systems.

HumanConcepts also offers Transition Manager, a comprehensive, on-demand decision support tool designed to help large companies meet the objectives and minimize the risks associated with workforce reorganizations. Transition Manager is the only solution on the market for managing reductions in force, and is currently in use by ten percent of the Fortune 100 companies. By providing real-time insight, reducing legal and compliance exposure, lowering separation costs, and minimizing the loss of key talent, Transition Manager provides immediate and significant value to any company undergoing change.

HumanConcepts is based in Sausalito, California with offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Singapore. For more information, visit www.humanconcepts.com.

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