HR Tech Executive Moves

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Universal Background Screening (UBS), a national leader in compliant, high-quality background screening services, today announced the appointment of Susan Horn as Senior Vice President of Sales. Horn brings a proven track record of building and leading high-performing sales teams across the background screening and healthcare industries, with a career defined by a commitment to service excellence and client success.

“This is an exciting time at UBS. The passion for our customers, our service and our culture is second to none. I’m excited to tap into the collective abilities of the sales team to grow and strengthen our position in the market.”

Horn is known for her ability to empower sales teams to operate at their highest potential while removing obstacles that stand in the way of efficiency and growth. Her leadership philosophy centers on helping contributors focus on their strengths to meet personal, professional, and organizational goals—an approach that supports UBS’s mission to deliver accuracy, responsiveness, and partnership at every stage of the client experience.


Alight, Inc. a leading cloud-based human capital and technology-enabled services provider, today announced that Greg Giometti has been named the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 9, 2026. Giometti, Alight’s Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, will succeed Jeremy Heaton, who will depart Alight to pursue an opportunity outside of the benefits administration industry.

Giometti joined Alight in 2020 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within the Company’s finance organization. Prior to Alight, he served in various financial roles with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Paper Source and BMO.

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Pebl, the AI-first global hiring platform and trusted Employer of Record, today announced the appointment of Doug Pullman as Chief Marketing Officer. Pullman joins Pebl’s executive leadership team at a pivotal moment, as the company builds on its recent rebrand and accelerates adoption of its AI-powered global hiring platform.

Pullman will lead Pebl’s global marketing strategy, brand positioning, and revenue marketing initiatives as the company enters its next phase of growth.

“Pebl was built for a new era of work—one defined by speed, intelligence, and global ambition,” said Françoise Brougher, Chief Executive Officer of Pebl. “Doug combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, and has a proven ability to use modern, data-driven marketing to drive growth. As we expand Pebl’s platform and reach, his leadership will be critical to our next stage of growth.”


Oyster®, the global employment solution to employ, pay, and care for distributed teams, today announced the appointment of Hadi Moussa as Chief Executive Officer. Moussa succeeds founder and CEO Tony Jamous, who will move into the new role of Executive Chairman with a focus on long-term vision and strategy. This founder-led transition will accelerate Oyster’s growth and its mission to scale global employment equality. It will also strengthen the company’s ability to support customers as they navigate AI-driven workforce transformation and expand global teams with confidence.

In his new role as Executive Chairman, Jamous will remain deeply involved in Oyster’s strategic direction and advocacy for the company’s mission. His work will center on realizing Oyster’s vision: becoming the world’s most impactful work-tech company by restoring possibility, dignity, and freedom to people worldwide—enabling them to build meaningful careers in the places they call home.

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HireRight, a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, announced the appointment of Amy Orem as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

In this role, Ms. Orem will lead HireRight’s global human resources strategy, with a focus on supporting business transformation, enabling the company’s continued growth, and strengthening organizational culture. She brings more than 30 years of experience transforming teams to drive meaningful, sustainable changes.

Ms. Orem served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Asurion, where she led the HR organization through multiple business transformation initiatives. Prior to that, she spent nearly 12 years leading Asurion’s global Supply Chain organization.


Textio, a leader in building tools that help high-growth companies recruit and coach high-performing teams, today announced that its board has appointed Colleen Gallagher, currently Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer.

Jensen Harris, Textio’s founding CTO and CEO for the last two years, will return to the CTO role and continue to guide the company’s technical direction, in addition to remaining on the board.

Gallagher assumes the CEO role as Textio prepares to launch Lavalier, a new Interview Intelligence platform designed to help recruiters, hiring managers, and leaders make confident hiring decisions. The platform turns interviews into consistent, comparable candidate evaluations, making it easier for teams to understand who truly sets the bar and why.


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