MONTAGE/SHAKER
Peter Baskin, a 20-year veteran of the SaaS recruiting space, has been named Chief Product Officer of the newly-merged Montage, the single solution to engage, interview and hire better candidates, faster, and Shaker International, a leading provider of predictive talent intelligence and assessment solutions.
Baskin will be charged with advancing the product vision and strategy for the combined entity, which is the only recruiting technology provider on the market to combine the power of a SaaS-based platform with predictive intelligence and talent analytics to enable better candidate experiences and inform smarter hiring decisions for 100% of an organization’s hires. Baskin will lead the development of the combined entity’s revolutionary recruiting automation platform, while also focusing on ensuring the company’s continued development and ethical use of AI and machine learning in hiring. He will oversee a team comprised of talented product managers, data scientists and UI and UX designers.
“As Montage and Shaker International continue our path of market leadership together, we are excited to have Peter join us during this critical transformation period,” said Kurt Heikkinen, CEO of the combined company. “Peter has deep expertise in helping growth-stage companies define product vision, drive innovation and operationalizing this strategy to win in the market. I’m confident in Peter’s ability to help our combined company reimagine the future of talent acquisition and help organizations achieve better, faster and smarter hiring decisions.”
SNAG NAMES CEO
Snag, the country’s largest and fastest-growing platform for hourly work, announced today new changes to its executive leadership team. Mathieu Stevenson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.
Stevenson succeeds Fabio Rosati who will return to his role as Executive Chairman of the Board. Stevenson will lead the company forward, with Rosati’s active involvement, to realize Snag’s mission of revolutionizing how hourly workers and employers connect.
“We are well on the way to becoming the first truly on-demand platform for hourly work, connecting millions of hourly workers with hiring employers instantly,” said Stevenson. “I joined Snag because I believe in the team’s vision for the future of Snag, and I’m confident we have the right vision, the right strategy, and the right people to transform the hourly work space.”
PEOPLE STRATEGY
PeopleStrategy Inc.®, a full-service brokerage and provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced Jerry Tasker as the new chief client officer to create exceptional experiences for its clients.
Tasker is a 30-year veteran of building and leading implementation and service teams. He gained deep expertise early in his career leading technical and functional aspects of payroll delivery at Delta Air Lines. He spearheaded successful client implementation experiences in enterprise resource planning and has a detailed background implementing core HR, payroll, benefits, and learning solutions at organizations such as AnswerThink, 121g, and Rimini Street.
As chief client officer, Tasker will improve implementation processes and cut the time it takes before a client begins using the software.
“Jerry’s experience is a key part of our initiative to develop a more efficient process that will reduce the time required to implement our eHCM Suite, and, in turn, get clients up and running faster with the tools they need,” PeopleStrategy CEO Randy Cooper said. “We’re proud to add Jerry to our team of heavy hitters to help small businesses manage the entire employee journey from onboarding to benefits to retirement with one provider.”
Prior to joining PeopleStrategy, Tasker was president and principal of Asentek, a consulting company he founded that provided project management and packaged solution and system implementation services to private, governmental, and non-governmental organizations in the U.S., Africa, and Europe.