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New Workhuman financial chief says it was a ‘no brainer’ to join

The US-based investor and lawyer started last week after predecessor quit after company suffered an ‘abysmal’ quarter

Workhuman, previously known as Globoforce, was founded by Eric Mosley in 1999. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Workhuman, the Irish tech firm once valued at over $1 billion, has hired a new chief financial officer who has taken two companies public.

The Business Post has learned that Mark Schwartz, a US-based investor and lawyer, started at the company last week.

He has joined the company, which employs over 1,000 people between Dublin and Boston, as it attempts to pick itself up after a difficult year in which it has laid off 10 ...