Accolo acquires Teten Executive Recruiting

Accolo, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Teten Executive Recruiting, a retained executive search firm that specializes in using social software to reach and recruit the most qualified candidates. The firm focuses on the hedge fund, private equity, and strategy consulting industries. Founder and author David Teten joins Accoloís Advisory Board.

David Teten said, I first came across Accolo (www.Accolo.com) in my research for my book about online networks, became a client, and then created a partnership with them. When I learned how they had re-engineered the recruiting process to incorporate the power of online networks, I thought: this is the way recruiting should be. I think that the traditional recruiting model is broken and painfully inefficient, and I am excited to have the privilege of working with a team that understands the logical way that companies should manage the process of finding great people.

In this cash and stock deal, Accolo gains access to Teten Executive Recruiting (www.TetenCo.com) clients such as American Real Estate Partners, Net2Phone, OfficeTiger, Trium Group, Zacks Investment Research, and IDT Entertainment. All existing and new Teten Executive Recruiting clients have been moved to the Accolo platform. Teten Executive Recruiting is known as a thought leader in using blogs, listservs, online communities, social network software, relationship capital management software, and biography analysis software for recruiting.

John Younger, CEO of Accolo, commented, We were excited about Teten Executive Recruiting’s list of lighthouse clients and its deep expertise in online networks. This acquisition is the logical culmination of a mutually beneficial relationship. The company is providing us with new strategies to continue raising the bar, and new clients to take advantage of our growing senior executive search capabilities. Just in the past year, we have recruited CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, and Vice Presidents for companies with revenues of $5 million to $1.5 billion.

Jon Weber, President of American Real Estate Partners, commented, Finding top talent quickly and efficiently is a high priority for us. Weíve been pleased with the way Teten Executive Recruiting and Accolo combine their talents to save us time and money to hire the best people. Their solution has worked well for several of our companiesî

Martin Babinec, CEO of TriNet (www.TriNet.com ), emphasized, ìTriNetís long association with Accolo has been borne out of a deep faith and confidence in the companyís innovative approach to sourcing and recruiting. The fact that Accoloís team continues to seek out partners that will expand and deepen its already impressive service delivery is proof that the company wonít rest on its laurels. TriNet is enthusiastic about Accoloís latest milestone and looks forward to its future successes.î

David Teten, CEO of Teten Executive Recruiting, is coauthor of the first business book on these strategies and technologies, The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online. He runs a business resource guide and blog about online networks at www.TheVirtualHandshake.com . David also co-writes a monthly column about online networks for www.FastCompany.com, and was recently honored as a Future HR Leader by Human Capital magazine for his innovative use of social software. David is a member of the Advisory Board of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (www.Womma.org), which is also an Accolo client.

David Teten will continue in his current role as CEO of Nitron Advisors, LLC (www.NitronAdvisors.com ). Nitron Advisors provides hedge funds, venture capitalists, other institutional investors, and law firms with direct insight from a broad network of senior industry experts, located at www.CircleofExperts.com.