Halogen Software Appoints New Executive Team Members

Chief Marketing Officer Paul Fitzpatrick and Vice President, Product Management and Strategy David Mennie join talent management leader's executive roster  

OTTAWA, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Halogen Software Inc. (TSX: HGN), a leading provider of cloud-based talent management solutions, today announced the appointment of two new executive team members — Paul Fitzpatrick and David Mennie — to the company's leadership roster.

Mr. Fitzpatrick joins Halogen as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), following former CMO Donna Ronayne's retirement in July. He will lead the expansion of Halogen's strong market positioning and brand awareness and drive demand generation for its award-winning solutions.

Mr. Fitzpatrick joins Halogen from ResponseTek, a leading provider of SaaS solutions for customer experience management. At ResponseTek, he led the global sales and alliances team. Prior to that role, he had a long tenure with IBM and Cognos, most recently as the global marketing leader for IBM's Enterprise Content Management division. In this role, he unified several brands, led a large marketing team and drove strategic marketing programs and breakout moves for this successful $1B business unit. During his career at IBM and Cognos, Mr. Fitzpatrick also held key leadership roles in industry marketing, product marketing, business development and sales.

Mr. Mennie joins Halogen as Vice President of Product Management and Strategy, reporting to Karen Williams, Halogen's Chief Product Officer. In this role, Mr. Mennie will lead the company in defining and amplifying its future solution vision, while building on Halogen's product strengths and driving technical innovation.

Mr. Mennie joins the company from Acquia, one of North America's fastest growing PaaS and SaaS software companies, where he ran global product marketing. Prior to Acquia, he led the product go-to-market strategy for a portfolio of over 30 products and solutions for the $750M Enterprise Content Division of EMC Corporation, leveraging his earlier experience in engineering leadership roles.

"Both Paul and David bring a proven, customer-centric focus and incredible domain expertise, leading fast growth teams in dynamic, mid-enterprise SaaS markets," said Les Rechan, President and CEO, Halogen. "We're thrilled to have them join our leadership team to help build on the strength and momentum of our global marketing and product organizations, and help position Halogen and our customers for even greater success."

About Halogen Software

Halogen Software (TSX: HGN) offers a cloud-based talent management suite that puts ongoing, next-generation performance management principles at the center of all talent programs, including learning and development, succession planning, recruiting, and compensation. With over 2,100 customers worldwide, the company has been recognized as a market leader by major business analysts and has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Halogen's powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions, which also include industry-vertical editions, help organizations win with talent, by aligning their talent and business strategies to deliver exceptional outcomes. For more information, visit: http://www.halogensoftware.com. Subscribe to Halogen Software's TalentSpace blog: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/ or follow Halogen Software on Twitter: http://twitter.com/HalogenSoftware.

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