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[ 8 ] HRO TODAY MAGAZINE | APRIL 2014 SAP to Acquire Fieldglass SAP adds to its comprehensive enterprise with plans to acquire Fieldglass, leading contingent workforce management provider. Fieldglass's vendor management system (VMS) adds to the collaborative, network-based procurement capabilities of Ariba and the human resources expertise of SuccessFactors. The acquisition further enables SAP to deliver a platform for businesses to manage their entire workforce—both temporary and permanent staff—from initial recruiting and on-boarding to ongoing development, performance management, retention, and retirement. The adaptation of a contingent workforce is apparent from companies across the board, and SAP's multi-faceted options can be a solution to the blended workforce. The combination of Fieldglass' market-leading VMS solution with SAP promises to transform workforce management by enabling a flexible and comprehensive approach to managing the entire workforce and life cycle, going beyond the traditional focus on the employee record that characterizes many systems today. SAP customers will now have this additional access to Fieldglass simplifying and accelerating business needs and goals. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other closing conditions. SAP expects to complete the transaction in the second quarter of 2014. SIRVA Acquires SMARTBOX SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., provider of relocation and moving solutions, has expanded its repertoire with the recent acquisition of SMARTBOX, a Virginia-based portable moving and storage services company. SIRVA offers more than 50 mobility solutions in 170 countries, providing more than 230,000 relocations per year. The acquisition of SMARTBOX integrates with existing offerings and expands the value proposition for customers and clients. The investment adds to SIRVA's "do-it-yourself" mobility solutions within its extensive list of services. SMARTBOX will continue to operate under the SMARTBOX brand and will maintain its 19 franchise locations throughout the United States and call center operations in Richmond, Virginia. Founder, CEO, and franchise-owner Bryan Bostic will also continue to operate as a franchisee and will provide consulting services to SIRVA. On the Move Mike Ettling Industry vet joins SAP as the head of global cloud HR. Ettling will oversee the cloud for the HR line of business, which includes leading cloud solutions from SuccessFactors, a SAP company, and the SAP ERP human capital management solution. He'll help manage the more than 17,000 customers worldwide that use these solutions. Ettling was most previously the CEO of NGA Human Resources, multimillion global HR and payroll services provider. Ettling managed relationships with leading HR technology companies and successfully guided many of the world's largest companies in finding HR solutions that fit their business needs. He was named the HRO Today Services and Technology Association (formerly the HROA) "Global Thought Leader of the Year" in 2012, recognizing his innovative contribution and influence around HR transformation and the HR industry as a whole. Ettling's professional history includes a variety of executive roles within HRO and IT and software. JoAnne Estrada JoAnne Estrada, a global talent acquisition executive with nearly two decades of experience in the staffing and recruiting field, has joined Randstad Sourceright as vice president of professional services. In her new role, Estrada is responsible for the management and leadership of the company's managed services provider (MSP) solutions and vendor management systems (VMS) implementation activities. Managing the company's Americas team, she works to ensure consistency with the APAC and EMEA divisions, while delivering continuous improvement of the company's implementation strategy. In addition, Estrada plays a high-level role in the sales process and oversees implementation, audits, and channel partnerships. Prior to joining Randstad Sourceright, Estrada served as global procurement manager for contingent workforce at BP in the company's indirect procurement department. In this role, she was responsible for developing and deploying the overall strategy from sourcing to the management of the MSP buying channel. Upside NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF WORK