PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2006 - VirtualEdge (VE), a world-leading provider of Enterprise Staffing Software, announced today the formation of its 2006 Global Executive Advisory Board (EAB). The focus of the Executive Advisory Board is to enhance the overall customer experience by sharing strategic directions and product enhancements to ensure that VirtualEdge´s Talent Lifecycle Software solutions are closely aligned with the current and future workforce needs of its customers. VirtualEdge will continue leadership in the Talent Lifecycle Software market by clearly understanding the business, economic and technology trends of top-tier enterprises.
"VirtualEdge does an excellent job of listening to its customers. Being a part of the Executive Advisory Board gives me an even greater sense of the company's culture of responsiveness when I see just how quickly they turn feedback into action," said Quinn Merritt, Director, Recruiting Human Resources for Fox Networks Group and new member of the Executive Advisory Board.
"Our customers are our greatest assets," said Joanne Boyle, Customer Marketing Manager of VirtualEdge. "The Executive Advisory Board provides us with deep insights into how we are doing today and how to meet customers' evolving needs well into the future." She added "We are thankful that each of these incredibly talented individuals who were selected for their experience and overall staffing expertise, who are well versed within the marketplace and who have relevant insight regarding the critical issues that company´s face operationally. Their insight, along with all the incredible feedback we get from our customers, ensures that we will continue to develop and deliver world-class products and services that solve real problems for staffing management."
VirtualEdge´s Global Executive Advisory Board brings together its most innovative and aggressive customers for an open forum of ideas and suggestions to help augment its internal market development efforts, and to provide additional industry knowledge. The advisory board will work with the company's executive team to extend the company's position. This year´s board is comprised of the following representatives.
Returning EAB Members:
* Nury Plumley, e-Staffing Director for Agilent Technologies -- is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis.
* Erin Olson, Talent Acquisition Manager for Intuit -- is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses, consumers and accounting professionals.
New Customer EAB Members:
* Quinn Merritt, Director, Recruiting Human Resources for Fox Networks Group
* Gregg Paul, Staffing Services & Process Leader for Genworth
* Dave Lawson, Worldwide Director of Staffing for Marvell Semiconductor
* Nancy Ott, Director of Human Resources for Quad Graphics
* Michelle Storbakken, Career Services Lead for Quad Graphics
* Courtney Coffman, HR Manager of Special Projects for Chevron Corporation
* Kyle Bromley, HR Manager of Selection and Compliance for Chevron Corporation
The Global Executive Advisory Board will be comprised of VirtualEdge users throughout the world. The VE Talent Lifecycle Suite has already gained significant adoption by global organizations due to its leap forward in technology supporting global staffing processes and configurable localized workflow. In addition the Executive Advisory Board brings significant industry experience, leadership and knowledge that will enhance VE´s ability to identify and capitalize on trends within the emerging enterprise staffing industry.
Chief Executive Officer Diane Smith stated, "We´re very pleased to announce the formation of our 2006 Global Executive Advisory Board and to see our customers partnering with each other and working with the VE team to ensure that their long-term needs are met." She added, "By candidly discussing our product plans and obtaining direct insight on industry issues, we are very well positioned to continue our market leadership in developing the world-class products that impact the overall talent capital of our customer´s business."
About VirtualEdge
VirtualEdge Corporation (VE) is a worldwide leader in Talent Lifecycle Software. VE provides the enterprise software foundation enabling companies to optimize the flow of talent throughout the organization, significantly improving productivity and fundamentally impacting the overall capital of the business. VE is the trusted solution partner for approximately one million users at more than 100 enterprises in over 80 countries. Many of the world´s foremost organizations such as Agilent Technologies, Avery Dennison, Campbell Soup Company, Chevron Corporation, CITGO, Delta Airlines, Genworth Financial, Honda of America Manufacturing, Rohm and Haas, sanofi-aventis, The Schwan Food Company, Schneider National Inc., and SunGard utilize VE solutions. To learn more about VirtualEdge, visit www.VirtualEdge.com or in the United States, call (877)485-5454.