ROBERT P. CROUCH APPOINTEDREGIONALHEAD OF ADECCO NORTH AMERICA
Robert P. Crouch appointedRegionalHead of Adecco North America
Zurich, Switzerland, April 17, 2012: Adecco Group, the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions, today announces the appointment of Robert P. Crouch as the new Regional Head of North America and joining the Adecco Group Executive Committee. He replaces Tig Gilliam who will pursue his career outside the Adecco Group. Robert P. Crouch will take on his new operational responsibilities as of May 1, 2012.
Robert P. Crouch, a US national, brings in-depth Staffing expertise to Adecco in North America. From 2001 until 2010, Bob was Chief Financial Officer of MPS Group and was elected to the MPS Board in 2008. Since joining Accustaff in 1995 (later MPS Group), three years after its founding, Bob played a key role in developing MPS Group into a leading provider of Professional Staffing solutions in North America, growing revenues to $2.2 billion in 2008.
Bob was a key contributor to the successful management of MPS through two economic up and downturns, capturing structural growth, with the Group delivering strong financial performance. At the same time, he demonstrated a strong sense for operational performance, improving the business model, ensuring the smooth integration of multiple acquisitions and engaging with business unit leaders, all with a very hands-on approach. Besides the Finance functions, Bob also led Legal, HR and Business Development, during his time at MPS. Before joining MPS, Bob began his career at Arthur Andersen. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Patrick De Maeseneire, CEO of the Adecco Group, said: “I am delighted to welcome Bob on board. His engaging leadership style, strong track-record in Staffing and operational focus will be of great value to further strengthen our leading position in North America. I would like to thank Tig Gilliam for his dedicated commitment and successful contribution to the Adecco Group over the past 5 years and wish him all the best, both personally and professionally.”
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About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world’s leading provider of HR solutions. With over 33,000 FTE employees and close to 5,500 branches, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting around 700,000 associates with over 100,000 clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN).