Boston - October 19, 2005 - In answer to loud demand for its productivity software, Bullhorn, Inc., the leading provider of On Demand Staffing and Recruiting software, today announced the addition of George LaRocque, vice president, and Dan Kehoe, regional sales manager, to its worldwide sales team.
"Bullhorn has recently enjoyed tremendous growth and welcomed a record number of new customers. Strengthening our sales team, in combination with the debut of the newest version of our software and stronger professional services capabilities, helps us manage our growth responsibly and maintain our position as the industry´s leading On Demand software provider," said Barry Hinckley, president and co-founder of Bullhorn. "George and Dan have a deep understanding of the staffing industry; they both view Bullhorn as an emerging technology leader and chose to join the company to represent our product and be part of a dynamic, growing company. We´re excited to have them on our team."
George LaRocque joins Bullhorn as Vice President of Sales and brings 17 years of staffing industry experience. Prior to joining Bullhorn, George served as General Manager at HireDesk Solutions Corp. George also served on the senior management teams of Massachusetts-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) vendors Deploy Solutions and BrassRing Systems. As Vice President of Sales at BrassRing, George grew recurring revenue from less than $1 million to over $30 million. He was also formerly a principle and founder of the staffing and human resources consulting firm, Benchmark Staffing, Inc.
"Bullhorn has truly differentiated itself in the staffing software industry," said George LaRocque, vice president, sales, at Bullhorn. "The newest version of Bullhorn software has a tremendous number of impressive and unique features, but more importantly, those features are truly aligned with the way staffing and recruiting firms conduct business. It´s more intuitive and easier to use than anything else on the market and it provides a real, positive impact on our customers´ businesses. It´s exciting to join a firm that truly ´gets it´ and brings the best innovations in technology to work in the real world of staffing and recruiting."
Dan Kehoe joins Bullhorn as Regional Sales Manager with responsibility for Bullhorn´s newest regional office in Atlanta. Kehoe brings a wealth of staffing and recruiting software experience to Bullhorn. He previously served as a Sales Executive at VCG Software where he was responsible for sales to enterprise customers with more than $100 million in revenues. Dan also served as Director of Sales for Caldwell-Spartin, where he mentored under Steve Caldwell, considered the pioneer of staffing software, and achieved record sales growth for that 20 year old company. Dan also served as a sales manager at IBS where he worked in systems integration roles with companies such as Home Depot, SunTrust Banks, Mohawk Industries, Carlson-Wagonlit and AirTran Airlines.
"Bullhorn has developed a reputation for pushing the envelope in technology and service to deliver real business value to its customers. I look forward to representing such a dynamic company and being on the front-line as the company enters a next phase of growth," said Kehoe.
Over the past year Bullhorn added over 100 new customers, including two of the ten largest global staffing firms. In addition, Bullhorn achieved a 98 percent retention rate among its current customer base.
About Bullhorn Inc.
Bullhorn is one of the largest and fastest-growing providers of productivity software for the staffing and recruiting industry and the first to offer industry-specific, web-based On Demand solutions. More than 400 staffing firms around the world, including two of the top 10 U.S. staffing firms, partner with Bullhorn to better manage their client and candidate relationships and increase productivity. Privately owned, Bullhorn is backed by GE Asset Management, Austin Investment Management, WR Hambrecht Co, and others. For more information on Bullhorn, visit www.bullhorn.com or call 1(866)538-7795.
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