Chief Executive Officer of RPOworldwide Awarded Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA) '2007 Thought Leader of the Year'
RPO Executive Steve Shangold Recognized for Innovative Offshore Recruitment Process Outsourcing Model amongst Elite Group of Industry Peers
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – April 23, 2007//PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – RPOworldwide, a leading
provider of offshore Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO) services, today
announced that company CEO Steve Shangold has been named as the Human
Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA)'s "2007 Thought Leader of the
Year." This year's program, 'Be Extraordinary,' honored successful nominees
who demonstrated extraordinary insight, vision, service, or other
significant HR transformational attributes.
"Steve has led a remarkable evolution from a traditionally staffing-
oriented business model into an impressive up-and-coming full-service RPO
provider, RPOworldwide," commented HROA Executive Director Richard Crespin.
"The offshore recruiting model which Steve helped create substantially
contributes to the ability of the full service HRO companies which
RPOworldwide works with to offer lower cost, more sustainable
relationships. At a time when many are asking questions about the ability
of HRO providers to profit and flourish in this market, Steve is helping to
drive more money to the bottom-line for these companies and helping to
secure the long-term viability of our industry as a result. For this
extraordinary forward thinking, Steve has been recognized by his peers as
this year's HROA Thought Leader of the Year."
In receiving the award, Mr. Shangold commented, "I would like to
express my appreciation to the members of the HROA for this award, and
acknowledge the tremendous contributions made by my fellow nominees. This
award recognizes the increased awareness that the future of talent
acquisition is evolving from traditional, locally-based recruiting models
to one of Global Centers of Excellence, which offer enhanced speed, reach
and efficiency."
The HROA is a premier membership association focused on advancements in
human resources transformation and provides education, advocacy, and the
promotion of best practices in Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) and the
emerging market of Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO). The third annual
Awards Gala was held at the New York Hilton on Tuesday, April 17th, 2007.
Attendees numbered in the hundreds, and were comprised of top industry
executives, including executives from iGATE Corporation and RPOworldwide.
More information about the HROA Thought Leader of the Year award can be
found at the HROA website: http://www.hroassociation.org.
Additional information about Steve Shangold and RPOworldwide can be
found on the company's website: www.rpoww.com, or by contacting the
corporate office: 877-354-8226.
About RPOworldwide:
RPOworldwide's innovative offshore model offers round-the-clock access
to the world's best candidates, delivering the maximum number of
high-quality hires, with shorter time-to-fill, at reduced cost-per-hire.
Our Global Recruiting Centers of Excellence located in Asia, Central
America and Europe deliver a full-range of recruiting services, including;
Sourcing, end-to-end Recruiting, Assessments, and Onboarding. RPOworldwide
leverages leading tools, technologies, and proprietary process
methodologies. RPOworldwide is a subsidiary of global IT and BPO provider
iGATE Corporation (Nasdaq: IGTE). To overcome your recruiting challenges,
optimize your recruiting capabilities, and outperform your competition,
contact: info@rpoww.com or 1.877.354.8226.
About iGATE:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based iGATE Corporation is the first fully
integrated technology and operations firm with a global service model.
iGATE Corporation, through its offshore subsidiary, iGATE Global Solutions
Ltd., enables clients to optimize their business through a combination of
process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process
outsourcing and provisioning. Services include consulting, enterprise data
management and data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics,
design, development, systems integration, package evaluation, and
implementation, re-engineering and maintenance. iGATE Corporation also
offers IT Professional Services in the areas of packaged application
implementation, custom development, web services and business intelligence.
The Company services more than 300 clients across five continents.
Clients rely on iGATE for high quality service, responsiveness, and cost-
effective global reach. More information about iGATE is available at
http://www.igatecorp.com/.
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Media Contact:
Christopher R. Evans
Manager of Global Marketing
RPOworldwide
412.787.2100
412.494.9272
cevans@rpoww.com
www.rpoww.com