Leading New Zealand-based Software Company Appoints Director of U.S. Operations

Appraisal Smart, a leading provider of on-line employee appraisal management systems, announces the appointment of Michael Beek a its Director, U.S. Operations.

Aukland, NZ (PRWEB) July 26, 2005 -- William Gresse, Appraisal Smart CEO, is pleased to announce that Michael Beek has joined the Appraisal Smart Team as Director, US Operations, effective July 1, 2005.

Michael has over 25 years experience in the software industry in various sales, sales management, and business development roles. Along the way, he has successfully brought new products to market throughout the United States and Europe for publicly-traded companies like Oracle and Bolt Beranek and Newman. Mike has also worked for several Silicon Valley-based startups opening the sales operation in the eastern part of the United States as their products were coming to market. He helped grow these companies to the point where they became attractive to acquiring companies and were subsequently sold.

Mike has focused on selling software solutions that help businesses achieve their goals in areas such as increasing revenues, reducing costs, or maximizing their return on investment in their tangible and intangible assets. He believes that the greatest ROI can be achieved by offering tools that not only automate manual tasks but also provide management with information they otherwise do not or cannot obtain using traditional methods.

"Appraisal Smart is just such an application," according to Mike. "Not only does the system offer an extremely cost-effective way to improve the employee appraisal process, but the ability to interject standards for the way employees are appraised is powerful. In addition, an organization is able to easily see which individuals are ready to take on more responsibility and which need more development. I am excited to be joining forces with Appraisal Smart as it aggressively enters the US market."

Who We Are

Appraisal Smart Ltd. is a leading provider of sophisticated online, web-based Performance Appraisal/Review software. With over 20 years experience in Human Resources Management and Training & Development, with special interest in Performance Management, we continue to ensure that the Appraisal Smart System is based on international best practice principles, backed by solid practical experience.

We have been developing Performance Management and Appraisal Systems for organizations, large and small, for many years. We also have extensive experience in facilitating Strategic Planning Sessions with all levels of management, including top executives, providing us with an in-depth understanding of the crucial link between Strategic Planning and Performance Management.

Our Mission is to assist our clients in making Performance Management and Appraisals/Reviews easy to administer, thereby helping them meet their corporate goals by systematically improving the performance of their human capital.

Appraisal Smart achieves this through a state-of-the-art Internet and Intranet-based system developed by recognized leaders in their field using the latest programming innovations available.

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