Raleigh, N.C., USA - November 13, 2010, Raleigh, N.C., USA - Peopleclick Authoria, a provider of human resources services, announced the return of Charles S. Jones as chief executive officer.
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Before becoming Chairman and CEO at Peopleclick Authoria and Managing Partner of Bedford Funding, Mr. Jones was Chairman and then CEO of Markham, Ontario-based Geac Computer Corporation, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed software company with annual revenues approaching U.S. $500 million.
During Mr. Jones’s tenure, he transformed the Geac business with two large public-company acquisitions and built an innovative and market-leading business intelligence software enterprise focused on the financial value chain.
On October 1, 2001, the Wall Street Journal named Geac the number one performing global stock. In 2004, Mr. Jones was named on the top 25 list of CEOs in Canada and, in 2005, on the top 10 list of CEOs in Canada by Canada’s National Post newspaper.
The company also announced that the following executives have been appointed to join the company’s executive staff: Doug Ring, Christian Merhy, and Mike Ditson.
Doug Ring - Chief Technology Officer. With more than two decades of executive experience, Mr. Ring brings a wide range of technical and human capital management knowledge to his current role.
Mr. Ring most recently drove the technical and product guidance strategy for Bedford Funding. He previously held several executive roles including CTO of Geac, Director of Emerging Technologies at Dun & Bradstreet, and spent a number of years in Human Resources consulting.
Christian Merhy – Vice President Marketing. Mr. Merhy brings more than 20 years experience leading product marketing, customer acquisition, and sales enablement teams. He will be responsible for driving Peopleclick Authoria’s Talent Management marketing strategy, and the overall development and communication of the company's voice in the market.
Previously having served as Authoria’s Sr. Director of Marketing, Mr. Merhy brings expertise in customer buying strategies for recruiting, compensation, performance and succession planning solution sets. Prior to Peopleclick Authoria, Mr. Merhy launched upwards of 50 products and solutions for leading software companies including BMC Software and Rational Software.
Mike Ditson – Vice President Corporate Education and Development. Mr. Ditson will be responsible for driving corporate education and sales enablement programs. Over the last five years with the company, Mr. Ditson has held several leadership positions in product management, product marketing and services.
Mr. Ditson has worked closely with both customers and product teams to fully understand the human capital needs of large enterprises, and to build the innovation and services needed to ensure successful adoption of new integrated Talent Management initiatives. ■