WANTED Technologies Names Scott Burton as New CEO

WANTED Technologies an innovator in online advertising intelligence, appointed Scott Burton as its new chief executive officer effective August 2007. David Tanguay current CEO and founder will act as an advisor to enable a smooth transition.

Scott and I share a strong vision on developing WANTED's core strengths and making sure it remains the new online media intelligence provider of choice for our clients. said David Tanguay, WANTED's founder and departing CEO. Now that WANTED has emerged from the start-up phase, it is time to tap the right experience to take the company to the next level.

I'm very excited to join the WANTED team, stated Scott Burton, new President and CEO. As a veteran in the online recruitment sector and the workforce management marketplace, I can see WANTED solutions significantly improving the efficiency of newspapers, online media, staffing agencies and recruitment process outsourcers. The online classified category is growing strong within the recruitment, realestate and automotive segments. WANTED's recent acquisition of Corzen now positions us to become the market leader in this growing space.

Scott has held positions at Accenture, The Hunter Group, Towers Perrin, Development Dimensions International (DDI) and recently as CEO of ClearPicture. As a business leader in the Human Capital Industry, Scott has a proven track record of increasing value to customers, employees and shareholders. He has developed business strategies and implemented enterprise-wide initiatives that have improved sales, profitability, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, product innovation and quality. As a consultant and advisor to Fortune 500 executives, Scott has worked with many of the best companies in the world to enable similar business results.

WANTED's board selected Scott based on his success with leading and rapidly growing enterprise product companies, his experience and relationships in the human capital management space and his extensive involvement in building and managing teams focused on creating customer value, said Jan Oosterwaal, chairman of the board for WANTED. After an expansive search for a CEO, Scott was our top choice. We are thrilled to have him join our team. Scott's experience and expertise significantly strengthens our ability to execute our strategy and accelerate growth.

WANTED is uniquely positioned with technology assets and people skills to bring order to chaos in the marketplace for online advertising, said Burton. I look forward to contributing to the growth of this business.

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