IT Staffing Report: Jan. 15, 2015

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Work Market names new CEO

Work Market today announced Stephen DeWitt joined the company in late December as CEO. He replaced company co-founder Jeffrey Leventhal, recognized on Staffing Industry Analysts’ The Staffing 100 list of influential people in the industry. Leventhal remains with the company in a board position and will continue to influence the business.

Work Market provides a SaaS platform that connects enterprise buyers with onsite contingent workers. The venture-backed business launched in 2010.

DeWitt has held executive positions with companies including Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems and Symantec. He most recently was senior vice president of worldwide enterprise marketing at Hewlett-Packard. Dewitt was also CEO of technology start-up Cobalt Networks, leading the company from its infancy to an eventual IPO and multi-billion dollar acquisition by Sun Microsystems. Earlier in his career, he held the positions of vice president and general manager, enterprise network management, and vice president of enterprise marketing for Cisco Systems, and he served as vice president of worldwide marketing for Symantec.

“Work Market was founded to change how business is done, and in today's freelance economy, that means facilitating the way companies connect with and manage their freelance talent,” said President and Co-founder Jeff Wald. “As we continue to deliver new innovation to the industry, it is only fitting that we appoint a leader who is just as game-changing and forward thinking as our company. I am pleased to welcome Stephen as our new CEO, as his extensive Silicon Valley know-how and history of leading companies to success make him the best choice for this role.”