Halogen Software

Halogen Software

Type	Software Application
Traded as	TSX: HGN
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Ottawa, Canada
Key people	Les Rechan (CEO and President) Michael Slaunwhite (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman)
Products	HR Management Software
Number of employees	475+
Website	www.halogensoftware.com

Halogen Software is a Canadian company that provides cloud-based talent management solutions^[1][2] to customers with between 100 and 10,000 employees.^[3] The firm was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.^[4][5]

History

The firm was formerly known as Manta Corporation and in June 2001,^[6] changed its name to Halogen Software Inc. Halogen Software has been backed by JMI Equity since 2008.^[7][8]

Les Rechan became Halogen Software’s new President and CEO in 2015 after serving as interim CEO and on Halogen’s board of directors from May 2015.^[9][10]

Halogen opened an office in the United Kingdom in September 2011 and created its first Australian office in 2012. Between 2013 and 2015, it opened new offices in San Jose, North Carolina, Amsterdam and Dubai.^[11][12]

In May 2013, Halogen Software debuted in the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HGN.^[13] The company stock jumped to 17 percent on its first day.^[14][15] In September 2013, Halogen Software launched two software modules to implement one-on-one sessions between managers and employees in the workforce and improve employee communication by incorporating the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator.^[16]

Awards and Recognition

• Category Leader in Talent Management Software in the 2015/2016 and 2014 Best in KLAS reports^[17][18]
• 2016 Top Employer for Young People by the Canada’s Top 100 employer recognition program^[19]
• Leader in customer satisfaction in the Fall 2015 G2 Crowd Ontario Gridscape^[20]
• Leader in G2 Crowd’s Winter 2016 Ranking of Talent Management Software^[21]
• Leader in the Nucleus Talent Management Value Matrix for 2015^[22]
• Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites^[23]
• 2015 Leadership 500 Excellence Award for leadership development^[24]
• One of Canada’s Top 100 Small & Medium Employers for 2015^[25]
• Ranked no. 329 out of 500 of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by Canadian Business and PROFIT^[26]
• Ranked 18th in Top 25 Software Companies list by Branhams300^[27]
• Best of Ottawa Business Awards for Company of the Year, Financial Deal of the Year and CEO of the Year in 2013^[28]
• Best of Ottawa Business Award for Company of the Year in 2012^[29]

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