SINGAPORE & NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Bernama) — BigSpring, a mobile lifelong skilling platform, today announced the appointments of former CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Frits van Paasschen, and former Group Executive of Rio Tinto plc, Hugo Bague, as advisors. Their appointment comes as the impact of COVID-19 has mandated that organizations, large and small, retrain employees quickly and on the spot – something only BigSpring does, with measurable ROI. Uber, Google, United Technologies and Tata Steel are just some of the global organizations deploying BigSpring, bringing the total number of workers being trained to more than a half-million.
“BigSpring’s mission, to provide a direct path to employment for everyone, couldn’t be more relevant in today’s context, first with the already widening gap in workforce preparedness given automation and AI, and now with the staggering job displacements COVID-19 has caused,” said Bhakti Vithalani, Founder and CEO of BigSpring. “Frits brings vast global experience in hospitality and retail, today’s most vulnerable sectors; Hugo has helped drive large upskilling programs to navigate through automation. Their experience will ensure BigSpring continues to confront and solve today’s largest challenges in reskilling and upskilling.”