HRsmart Continues Expanding in the Middle East

Announces Wissam Charaf as Regional Sales Manager

Richardson, TX & Beirut, Lebanon | August 16, 2011 — HRsmart, the only provider of a Unified Talent Management solution in the world, today announced the addition of Wissam Charaf to its Middle Eastern team. Charaf will assume the role of Regional Sales Manager for HRsmart in the Gulf Region and the Middle East.

In his role, Wissam will head the direct and indirect sales for HRsmart in the Gulf Region and the Middle East and will be in charge of channel development.

Prior to joining HRsmart, Charaf handled challenging sales roles across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. He started off his career with Tesi Automazione in Catania, Italy, and then joined Cisco Systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) at a later stage. In his last role, Charaf was the Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East & North Africa at Phion AG. He has significant experience in the Gulf region countries of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, and others.

“We are happy to welcome a team member with such caliber and experience,” said David Alcaraz, Vice President and General Manager of HRsmart Europe, Middle East And North Africa, “HRsmart is already supporting a large client base in Europe and the Middle East, and we are confident Wissam’s presence will contribute to even faster growth in the region.”

Charaf will be supported by the Beirut, Lebanon office where HRsmart has an expert sales staff, experienced implementation team, as well as a diligent client services and development teams. This fully functional office has been providing the latest talent management technology to companies in the region since its inception.

Why HRsmart?

HRsmart’s Unified, SaaS Talent Management Solution enables companies of any size to automate and optimize all talent management functions from one secure, reliable, and fast online solution. Going beyond integrated, HRsmart Unified technology includes applicant tracking system, employee performance system, learning management, career development, and succession planning on one platform.