SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - May 12, 2014) - Findly, the on-demand talent market leader and a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company, announced today that Sal Apuzzio has joined the company as senior vice president, Eastern Region New Business Sales. In this role, he is responsible for leading Findly's sales efforts, driving new business opportunities and showing how the company can solve employers' biggest talent acquisition challenges.
"As Findly continues to bring new innovations to the talent acquisition space, we rely on a team of experienced and service-oriented professionals to deliver those solutions to new audiences," said Jeff Russakow, CEO of Findly. "Sal brings an impressive background as a sales executive that will be critical in leading our sales efforts in the Eastern region and showing more employers how our comprehensive suite of talent acquisition solutions can help them fine-tune their hiring efforts and find right-fit talent much faster."
A sales executive with more than 25 years of experience, Apuzzio brings an extensive background to Findly. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of Sales, Americas for SilkRoad, following his success in leading sales for the company's Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canada region. He also held senior account management and sales positions with a number of leading companies, including IBM, Informatica, Plumtree Software, Interwoven and Platinum Technology. In addition to his professional experience, Apuzzio received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Industrial Relations from Seton Hall University.
Leveraging this experience, Apuzzio will play a major role in promoting Findly's suite of products that deliver on-demand talent. The company's easy-to-use cloud-based products currently include more than two dozen core recruiting and talent management technologies equipped with full social and mobile capabilities that enhance the talent acquisition function. A leader in talent innovation, Findly's platform enables employers to attract, engage and measure the candidates most interested in their employer brand, thereby streamlining the recruiting process and greatly reducing time to hire.
"Findly's innovative talent acquisition solutions have helped some of the world's best known brands connect with the qualified candidates who can bring even greater success to their organizations," said Apuzzio. "I look forward to doing my part to introduce the company's innovative on-demand talent solutions to more companies looking to reinvent the way they connect with top talent."
About Findly
Findly leads the world in talent acquisition innovation. Findly's award-winning solutions combine unrivaled mobile and social capabilities, employer brand strategy, creative, digital and media placement with applicant tracking and assessments to address the challenge of finding the right talent at the push of a button. Built for today's digitally savvy and highly mobile workforce, Findly delivers a compelling unified platform of technology and services to acquire, manage, screen and engage only warm candidates. The result is a more strategic use of talent and enhanced competitive advantage. Learn more at http://www.findly.com.
About Symphony Technology Group
Symphony Technology Group (STG) is a strategic private equity firm with the mission of investing in and being a partner in building great software and services companies. In addition to capital, STG provides transformation expertise to enable its portfolio companies to deliver more value to clients to retain and attract the best talent and to achieve best-in-class business performance. All STG portfolio companies are expected to grow through innovation. STG's current portfolio consists of 12 global companies with combined revenue of approximately $2.5 billion and thousands of employees spread across North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.symphonytg.com.