Bambee, a company that makes Human Resources more affordable for small to medium-sized businesses, announced the hiring of Lainie Cooney as Chief People Officer today.
Allan Jones, Founder, and CEO of Bambee said: "My belief is that seemingly ordinary people are actually innately extraordinary. Lainie shares this inherent belief in people and for that and many other reasons, I’m thrilled she has come on board."
He continued: "As a founder, my job is to build a culture that isn’t just lip service, but one that has texture and is unique in its ability to activate each person's potential. To date, we’ve done this by hiring the best people possible across as many diverse backgrounds as we can reach. I am confident Lainie will carry the torch here."
The technology behind Bambee itself provides each business it serves with a dedicated HR Manager. Cooney was responsible for Human Resources for various companies, including FanDuel, a company valued at $30bn.
Cooney said: "I am both honored and incredibly excited to join Bambee. Bambee is an amazing company with great people and visionary leaders. I am looking forward to helping us realize our vision for our employees, and for the workers of small businesses across this country."
She went on to say: "I had the honor of leading Blue Apron’s people strategy as their workforce grew by almost 3x in my tenure. I had a similar honor at FanDuel as their workforce grew by 5x. So I’ll be well suited at Bambee as we expect to grow from a diverse group of 120 employees to 300 within 2022 alone."
Bambee also announced a $30m Series C investment and a key investment by Mucker Capital. Bambee was founded in 2016 by Allan Jones and combines a real HR Manager with a software platform to make Bambee customers HR compliant.
