NEW YORK, NY -- 09/23/08 --
SelectMinds, Inc., the leading provider of
corporate social networking solutions, today announced the appointment of
Michael M. Richardson as chief technology officer. As CTO, Richardson is
responsible for the overall strategic direction of SelectMinds corporate
social networking solutions including technology development, deployment
and product strategy.
With more than 25 years of high tech and engineering experience, Richardson
has served in key executive leadership and CTO posts at many leading edge
global technology companies, serving the needs of Global 2000
organizations.
Prior to joining SelectMinds, Richardson served as CTO at Sterling
Infosystems, a leading provider of pre-employment screening and human
capital management services. While there, he overhauled the company's
product vision and global technology strategy, driving the development of
an entirely new enterprise technology platform, and related new products.
Under Richardson's leadership, Sterling Infosystems was recognized for
national Product Technology prowess two years in a row by InfoWorld
Magazine, through their Top Ten Technology Project Awards.
Richardson has also held leadership positions at other top technology
companies including Smart Systems Technologies Inc., Eventra, InterWorld
Corporation, and HP. Richardson is a graduate of the University of
Minnesota Institute of Technology where he received dual Bachelor degrees
in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering and has more than 18 patents
to his credit.
"Michael's technology leadership experience and successful track record at
top enterprise software companies brings a new depth and perspective to our
development efforts," said Anne Berkowitch, CEO, SelectMinds. "We welcome
him to the team and look forward to his contributions as we continue to
strengthen and broaden our corporate social networking solution portfolio
that delivers value and business results to our clients."
"I am excited to join SelectMinds and look forward to leading a team of
dynamic and talented development professionals," said Richardson.
"SelectMinds is well positioned for continued growth and I look forward to
being a driving force behind that growth as we continue to strategically
build out our solution portfolio and help revolutionize the corporate
social networking marketplace."
About SelectMinds
SelectMinds is the leading global provider of secure, corporate social
networking solutions. Using the power of Web 2.0, SelectMinds helps
organizations build connections among and between groups of employees,
alumni, retirees, women, and other constituencies. These powerful
connections drive increased knowledge sharing and collaboration, enable
strategic talent sourcing, and foster employee development and retention.
The result is a higher performing organization with the ability to innovate
quickly, increase productivity, and hire and retain key talent.
SelectMinds clients consist of leading organizations including JPMorgan
Chase, Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin, BearingPoint, Latham & Watkins,
Schlumberger, and Deloitte. For more information, visit
www.selectminds.com.
Press Contact:
Kate Leeson
Sr. Director, Public Relations
SelectMinds, Inc.
646-722-6032
Kate.Leeson@selectminds.com
