NEW YORK – (February 18, 2010) – TheLadders.com, the world's leading online marketplace for $100K+ jobs and $100K+ job seekers, announced today the appointment of Steven Cakebread to its Board of Directors. Cakebread is the former president and chief financial officer of Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM].
“Steven’s extensive business and financial expertise will be a tremendous asset to our board,” said Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of TheLadders.com. “His broad range of experience managing high growth companies will be invaluable as we continue to drive future expansion.”
Cakebread was the president and chief strategy officer at Salesforce.com, after serving as the company’s chief financial officer for six years. He also led the company through its initial public offering in 2004.
“TheLadders is one of the Internet’s most innovative, high growth companies and the demand for its services has never been greater,” said Cakebread. “It’s an honor to join the Board and I look forward to helping TheLadders grow its market share in a rapidly expanding industry."
Cakebread came to Salesforce.com from Autodesk, where he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for all of the company's accounting and corporate finance functions. Prior to joining Autodesk, Cakebread was vice president of finance for Silicon Graphics, where he managed accounting and finance, information systems and global sales and service administration. He has also held several key management positions at Hewlett Packard, where he gained experience in global operations for high technology.
About TheLadders.com
TheLadders.com is the world's leading online service catering exclusively to the $100K+ job market. Our job is to make the search for senior talent and senior positions quick and effective. With access to the most $100K+ jobs in one place, senior level professionals can get to the next step in their careers faster. Top recruiters value the ability to quickly and easily connect with so much qualified talent in the sales, marketing, finance, HR, legal, tech and operations industries. In addition to traditional job search services, TheLadders.com also provides a host of specialized career development resources, including an executive resume service; advice from career experts; customized online profiles; and e-mail alerts. Founded in 2003 by Marc Cenedella, TheLadders.com is headquartered in New York with offices in London. For more information, please visit http://www.theladders.com.
