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Talent management platform Beamery has appointed Katie Obi as chief people officer.

Obi joins from Rizing, where she was responsible for global HR, business transformation and operational excellence across 16 countries.

“At Beamery we are building a world-class people function that will set an example to our customers, reinforce our mission to create access to skills and equal opportunities at work for all, and inspire others to do more with their talent management strategy,” said Abakar Saidov, co-founder and CEO.

“As we grow, we look to our people leaders to represent the voice of our customer internally, support the business to develop better products for our customers, and inspire the next generation of workers to join us. 

“I am delighted that Katie has joined the BeamTeam to bring our talent vision to life and help us build a legendary company.”

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Obi brings over 20 years of people management experience to Beamery in a career where she has embraced technology solutions and data science.

“The opportunity to work as part of the Beamery executive team, transforming our people agenda, excites me very much,” she said. 

“Beamery is positively disrupting the talent management market and is being recognized as both a company to watch, and a great one to work for and I’m looking forward to playing a key role in shaping Beamery’s own future of work and creating equal access to job opportunities for all.”

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