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HR Tech Group Announces Reps From Avigilon, Hootsuite & BuildDirect to Join Board
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Vancouver, BC, January 24, 2014--(T-Net)--HR Tech Group announced today the new slate of individuals that have joined its Steering Committee for 2014.
The Chair of the committee is Laura DiFelice, Director People Practices at Avigilon Corporation, a Vancouver-based company that is in significant growth mode. Sabrina Jaksa, Talent Acquisition Manager at HootSuite will continue to implement social media initiatives for the association in her role as leader of the Membership & Communication portfolio along with Jen Geddes, HR Manager for Ping Identity.
New to the Committee this year is Heidi Rolston, VP of People at BuildDirect, an online supplier of home improvement products that is also experiencing high growth. Heidi brings knowledge in employer branding, previously having worked at companies like Crystal Decisions, WestJet and the Forzani Group. Heidi will lead the SIG groups (special interest groups) for the association which include a popular Recruitment SIG, attended by tech recruiters from local companies who meet monthly to discuss recruitment strategies.
"Recruitment is a hot issue for many of our local companies" says Allison Rutherford, Executive Director of the HR Tech Group. "By working together to share and exchange information, our companies are helping attract world class tech talent to Vancouver which benefits us all. This year's Steering Committee is made of individuals with a tremendous depth of experience in implementing effective human resources practices to help businesses succeed. I am delighted to be able to draw on this think-tank of knowledge to provide workshops and resources to all of our members to help advance the strategic value of HR for local tech companies."
Jan Laishley, Manager of HR at Ballard Power Systems, will continue in her role as leading Programs & Events for the association. She will be joined in Programs by Daniel Berardo, Manager of HR at Absolute Software.
The HR Tech Group has been providing the leading BC Tech Salary Survey for more than 20 years, with Towers Watson producing the report. The survey is sold nationally, as it represents a sizeable population of tech workers. Managing the Compensation & Benefits portfolio, and new to the Steering Committee this year, is Terry Hibbert, Director of HR at Talemetry, whose previous experiences include Intrinsyc Software and MDA. Terry and Natasha Gordon, Director of HR at Hostway Corporation, will manage both the salary survey and the association's group benefits buying plan with Morneau Shepell, which has provided significant benefits to member participants.
Photos and full bios of these individuals can be found online here.
About HR Tech Group:
The HR Tech Group is an association of BC tech companies whose human resources representatives belong to network, share and exchange relevant information for their businesses. It also provides the leading BC tech salary survey, produced by Towers Watson.
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Media contact:
Allison Rutherford
arutherford@hrtechgroup.com
604-874-2653
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