Taleo, the provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced that technology executive Gary Bloom will join its Board of Directors. Mr. Bloomís election to the Taleo Board of Directors is effective February 8, 2007.
Mr. Bloom brings more than two decades of senior executive experience in software technology to the Taleo Board of Directors. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman and President of Symantec where he led the companyís line of business and corporate development organizations. Mr. Bloom joined Symantec through the companyís merger with VERITAS Software, where he was Chairman, President, and CEO.
Under Bloomís leadership, VERITAS grew from approximately $1.2 billion in revenue in 2000 to over $2.0 billion in 2004. VERITAS became the global leader in storage software and a leading provider of software and services that are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. VERITAS merged with Symantec in July of 2005.
Prior to VERITAS, Mr. Bloom was executive vice president at Oracle Corporation. During his 14-year career at Oracle, Bloom led Oracle’s database business, worldwide marketing, support, education, and alliance organizations, and was responsible for mergers and acquisitions.
ìGaryís experience and proven history of leading companies through high growth make him a great addition to Taleoís board,î said Michael Gregoire, Taleo President and CEO. ìWe look forward to his counsel as we extend our market leadership in on demand talent management.
I am very pleased to join the board of Taleo at this important time in their history, said Mr. Bloom. Taleoís unique combination of proven on demand technology, proven talent management solutions, and an integrated performance management suite will rapidly extend their leadership in human capital management.
Mr. Bloom has previously served on the boards of three publicly traded companies: Globespan Virata, VERITAS, and Symantec. He holds a bachelorís degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University where he currently serves on the Presidentís Cabinet and is the Chairman of the Board of the Cal Poly Foundation.
Mr. Bloom will replace Mark Bertelsen who is retiring from the board after seven years of service.
ìWe thank Mark Bertelsen for his many years of service to Taleo as a director,î said Michael Gregoire. ìMark has been a part of every major decision the company has made and his wise counsel has been a significant contribution in our position as the leader in talent management.î
Gary Bloom Joins Taleo Board of Directors
Seasoned high tech executive brings leadership and experience to talent management market leader
