Bullhorn Names Deborah Besemer to Board of Directors

Adds Strategic Sales and Globalization Experience to Fast-Growing Staffing and Recruiting Software Leader

Boston 11/19/2008 02:00 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

Bullhorn, the global leader in On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, today announced that Deborah Besemer has joined its board of directors. Formerly the CEO of BrassRing and executive vice president at Lotus Development, Besemer brings extensive executive experience on organizational optimization, direct sales and channel strategy and globalization to Bullhorn.

“Bullhorn is experiencing tremendous growth with more than 1,400 customers in 30 countries. As we move the company into its next growth phase, we are pleased to have Deb Besemer as part of our experienced team of advisors,” said Art Papas, CEO and co-founder of Bullhorn. “Deb’s experience and expertise in driving organizations to new levels of leadership and growth, particularly globally, will be a tremendous asset to Bullhorn.”

“Bullhorn is poised to accelerate its leadership on a global scale in staffing and recruiting software,” said Deb Besemer. “The comprehensiveness of its solutions, its leading brand, and the company’s industrial strength service delivery and professional services position the company as a strategic business partner to its customers worldwide. I look forward to helping Bullhorn extend and enhance that partnership.”

Besemer was most recently the president and CEO of BrassRing, a leading provider of talent management solutions. Under her leadership, revenues grew consistently, from $1 million in revenue to $40 million until she oversaw the sale of the company to Kenexa Corp. for $115 million. Prior to joining BrassRing, Deborah was president of Systemsoft Corporation and spent more than a decade at Lotus Development, where she managed worldwide field operations with revenues in excess of $1.3 billion and more than 4,000 employees in 46 countries. Deborah is a former Chairperson of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (formerly Mass Software Council) and served on the Board of Trustees for 9 years. She served on the University of Massachusetts High Tech Executive Council and The New England Small Business Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She is also currently serving on the board of directors at Double-Take Software and My Perfect Gig and is a former director of Kubisoft, Inc. and Eprise Corporation.

Bullhorn is the staffing and recruiting industry’s only On Demand, integrated front office solution. Comprising email, calendaring, candidate sourcing, an applicant tracking solution, customer relationship management and job management, Bullhorn enables users to communicate and collaborate with contacts, candidates, colleagues and clients in real-time to generate, source and fill job orders, or make placements, at anytime and from anyplace. Bullhorn’s users include staffing and recruiting firms of all sizes, from a wide range of industries – including information technology, professional services, office/clerical and healthcare. The Bullhorn Blogger is the company’s online community where customers, partners, Bullhorn professionals and prospective customers share ideas and best practices to advance the productivity of the staffing and recruiting industry through the innovative use of Bullhorn’s On Demand, integrated front office staffing and recruiting software.

About Bullhorn, Inc.
Bullhorn is the global leader in On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, providing the only completely integrated front office solution for staffing and recruiting firms. Bullhorn's customers achieve the highest placement rates in the industry. By enabling recruiting, sales and management to live and work together, Bullhorn synchronizes sales and recruiting to generate, source and fill job orders in real-time, at anytime and from anyplace. Delivered through software as a service, Bullhorn continually meets the evolving business needs of its customers. More than 1,400 firms and 14,000 users worldwide, including some of the largest global staffing firms, partner with Bullhorn to meet the employment demands of the global economy. For more information, visit www.bullhorn.com or call +1(888)GoLive8.

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