iCIMS names Lucas its new CEO

iCIMS Inc., a talent acquisition solutions provider based in Holmdel, announced on Tuesday that Steve Lucas has been named CEO, effective March 2.

Lucas has extensive experience in enterprise software as well as a track record of driving growth, profitability and innovation. After 20 years in senior-level roles at organizations such as SAP, Salesforce.com and BusinessObjects, he was named the CEO at Marketo in 2016, tripling its value resulting the sale of Marketo to Adobe in 2018.

“In a high growth economy with intense competition for talent, a best-in-class talent acquisition platform is the most important investment any organization can make,” Lucas said. “iCIMS is incredibly innovative, delivering the best recruiting platform on the market, made possible by the company’s extremely talented and dedicated team. Executives looking to supercharge their growth need to focus on the funnel that matters most – attracting and hiring the best talent – and iCIMS delivers this end to end. The potential for growth is unbounded!”

iCIMS said more than 4,000 companies leverage its recruiting solutions.

“I could not be more delighted to welcome Steve to iCIMS as our new CEO,” Colin Day, founder and chairman, iCIMS, said. “Steve’s enterprise software experience, impressive track record, and passion for customer success will accelerate and elevate the great team here at iCIMS as well as the industry at large.”