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Trail Blazing Tech Firm Appoints CTO

Revolutionary HR software company BrightHR has appointed its first Chief Technology Officer, who will join as a board director as part of the firm’s plans for continued rapid expansion through the UK and internationally.

Taking up the role of CTO is Alastair Brown, who joins from Laterooms.com where he has held the position of Director of Delivery since 2014. This is a key role which will see Alastair taking a board level position to help drive forward growth plans, placing development at the very heart of every decision.

Since launching their new HR solution in November 2015, BrightHR has already established itself as a fast-growing, entrepreneurial firm, employing more than 90 people at its Manchester city centre headquarters.

Led by Paul Tooth, CEO and Paul Harris, CMO, both former leaders of global accountancy software business Sage, BrightHR has attracted major talent from leading organisations from across the North West.

Speaking about Alastair’s appointment, Paul Tooth commented: “Alastair joins the business at a very exciting time. Our product has launched to market with great success and our brand is fast gaining recognition as a major player in the HR software arena. With Alastair’s expertise, we feel more ambitious than ever about our expansion and development plans over the next year and beyond. We are delighted to have him join the team.”

Alastair said: “It’s very exciting to be coming on board as the expansion plans gather momentum. This is a key moment in the development of the business and I’m looking forward to the product offering growing greatly in scale and scope to meet and exceed the requirements of BrightHR’s customers.”

BrightHR’s people management software, built specifically for SMEs, allows HR managers and business owners to effortlessly implement HR admin processes and offers specialist knowledge on topics ranging from absence management to employment law.

Find out more at www.brighthr.com

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