Sage has named Clifton J. "Johnny" Laurent Jr., as VP and general manager of the Sage Employer Solutions business unit, which handles the company's Abra HRMS software. He will report to Himanshu Palsule, EVP and general manager for Sage Business Solutions. Laurent will have direct responsibility for R&D, product management, product marketing and customer support. Laurent  joined Sage in 2005 and was most recently VP of customer support and services for the organization. Prior to that, he operated his own customer support consultancy.