UpMo Taps Social Gaming Expert Eli Gild for Breakthrough Social Talent Management Solution
Former President and CTO of KlickNation Joins Category-Defining Social Talent Management Company
(firmenpresse) - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/18/12 -- , the leader in social talent management, today announced the addition of Eli Gild to its executive team as chief technology officer. Gild will head up engineering and technical operations, and lead product strategy and management at UpMo. As the former president and CTO of KlickNation, recently acquired by Electronic Arts, Gild brings an extensive background in social gaming to UpMo and will primarily work on the next phase of UpMo's proprietary Mobility Score.
Gild will bring his experience in gamification, monetization strategies, and building cloud-based solutions to UpMo's product development, engineering, and technology operations. At UpMo, Gild will play an integral role by applying his gaming background to create a social and highly engaging experience for UpMo's user base of employees. UpMo's Mobility Score is the personalized measure of an employees' marketability both inside their company and across their industry.
"UpMo is a great example of a disruptive technology in the untapped social talent management landscape that can empower employees by leveraging the attributes of consumer applications and social games," said Gild. "The Mobility Score is the first way that UpMo is incorporating this engagement into the career management process, this score will change the way that employees view their career by providing them with the knowledge and direction to achieve their goals."
Gild was the President and CTO of KlickNation where he led the core social game development company through the successful acquisition by Electronic Arts in 2011. During his time with KlickNation, Gild improved the gamer experience, effectiveness and game KPIs, and implemented engineering practices that made building new games faster and more predictable. Prior to KlickNation, Gild held strategic posts at companies such as LexisNexis, Amazon.com and McGraw-Hill.
"At UpMo, our focus is on empowering people to be more engaged, satisfied employees at their current jobs," said UpMo CEO Promise Phelon. "Eli is one of the best social gaming professionals in the industry, and is an expert in blending elements of gaming with new technologies to enhance the user experience, motivate employees, and establish measureable results. I believe that his rich background is one of the core differentiators that will set UpMo apart and solidify the company's placement as a leader in the social talent management realm."
UpMo is an internal talent network that helps employees get promoted and put their career on a fast track. UpMo allows users to showcase their talents, expand their skills, seize opportunities and collaborate to find the perfect job or project inside their company. Built for forward-thinking companies that embody ambition, growth and positive change, UpMo enables employees to find and be found for opportunities at their current companies by measuring their own internal mobility potential. UpMo's cloud-based solution helps companies like Intuit embrace employee mobility to dramatically increase productivity, reduce churn, and improve employee engagement. For more information, please visit , email or call 1-888-599-1910.
Heather Edell
H3O Communications
(415) 618-8814
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