QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - WANTED Technologies
(TSXV: WAN), the leading supplier of big data analytics for the
human capital marketplace, announces the election of the Board of
directors of the Company. The shareholders of WANTED approved at
the annual shareholders' meeting held on December 4th, 2014 the re-election of
Meredith Amdur, Tim Baskerville, Jean Énault and André Forest as
well as Mr. Jean Lavigueur who
joined the Board in May 2014.
The shareholders of WANTED also approved the addition of
Moe Khosravy and Steve Sieck as Board members, to bring the total
number of members to seven.
"I'm very pleased to announce the addition of Moe and Steve to
WANTED's Board of Directors," said Chairman Tim Baskerville. "Their backgrounds in
successfully shaping the future of technology and business
information companies makes them a great complement to the
leadership team."
Mr. Khosravy is an experienced software, data platform, and
analytics executive. He currently serves as General Manager and
Head of Applications & Developer Platforms at Intel
Corporation, working on the cloud-connected Wearable computing
initiatives. He was previously VP of Mobile & Cloud Data
at VMware and before that spent 8 years at Microsoft, where he
led the company's marketplaces and information brokerage business
for data and apps. Mr. Khosravy is responsible for 70+ patent
disclosures spanning data monetization, big data computation and
analytics, and information based experiences across both consumer
and enterprise. He received his MBA
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied
Neuroscience/Computer Science at the University of Minnesota. He advises several
MIT-spawned startups on technology, IP,
product and go-to-market from his base in Palo Alto, CA.
Mr. Sieck is President of SKS Advisors, Inc., a strategy
consulting firm specialized in business and professional
information services. He has served as an information industry
analyst, research/advisory firm executive, and strategic management
consultant to leading global providers of high-value information
services to professionals and business decision makers., Mr. Sieck
previously served as Managing Partner for EPS, Ltd., a UK-based
information industry advisory firm, and led the global Media
industry practice of iXL/Scient, one of the largest
internet-specialized business integrators of its day. He worked in
the Information, Communications & Entertainment practice of PwC
Management Consulting Services, and before that was Vice President,
Electronic Services at Link Resources and IT industry research
leader IDC.
The Company also announces that, at the annual shareholders'
meeting, the Stock Option Plan adopted on August 26, 2005 and amended on May 15, 2014 has been approved. The May 15, 2014 amendment provided for the extension
of stock options whose expiry falls during a blackout period.
The Company also announces the ratification and approval of the
Shareholders Rights Plan adopted on November
4, 2014 during the annual shareholders' meeting.
About WANTED Analytics™
WANTED Analytics™ helps recruiting organizations make
better decisions faster with real-time business intelligence on
jobs, employers, and talent. Analytics brings together, for the
first time, years of hiring demand and talent supply data to create
a true talent intelligence platform for hard-to-fill positions.
Clients in the staffing, HR, RPO, media, and government sectors
use WANTED Analytics™ to find sales leads, analyze
employment trends, gather competitive intelligence, forecast
economic conditions, and source hard-to-fill positions.
About WANTED Technologies Corporation
WANTED Technologies (TSX-V:WAN) provides real-time data
analytics for the talent marketplace. Founded in 1999, the
company's headquarters are in Quebec
City, Canada, and it maintains a US-based subsidiary with
primary offices in New York City.
WANTED began collecting detailed Hiring Demand data in June 2005, and currently maintains a database of
more than one billion unique job listings. For more information or
to sample WANTED's services, visit www.wantedanalytics.com.
WANTED is also the exclusive data provider for The Conference
Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series®, the monthly economic
indicator of Hiring Demand in the United
States.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE WANTED Technologies Corp.