SumTotal Systems Adds Execs Through SoftScape Acquistion
October 4, 2010 – SumTotal Systems, Inc., a global provider of talent management solutions, has added Richard Watkins as senior vice president of product development and Christopher Faust as vice president of global marketing. Both come to SumTotal from Softscape as a result of the company's recent acquisition. In his role, Mr. Watkins will be responsible for leading the company's talent management product development initiatives. Prior to SumTotal, he served as the chief technology officer and co-founder of Softscape. Mr. Faust will be tasked with providing market strategy and global marketing leadership to guide the organization's expansion initiatives. He was previoulsy chief marketing officer for Softscape where he was instrumental in making the company a category leader in integrated talent management. “We are thrilled to have both Rick and Christopher on board as both of them will play critical roles in expanding our position as the most complete talent management solution provider,” said John Borgerding, president of SumTotal Systems. “With the addition of their extensive leadership experience and deep industry knowledge, we will continue to lead the market and address customers' demands for an integrated, end-to-end HR solution.”