ADECCO GROUP NORTH AMERICA STRENGTHENS SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Adecco Group North America Strengthens Senior Management
CHESEREX, SWITZERLAND, March 3, 2004 - Adecco Group North America, which includes Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional and Lee Hecht Harrison Career Services, today announces with immediate effect the appointment of Peter Alcide as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Staff, and Alwin Brunner as Chief Information Officer.
Mr Alcide will be responsible for all financial oversight of Adecco Group North American business, working closely with the CFOs of each division. He has been CFO of Lee Hecht Harrison for the past 10 years, a role he will retain in addition to being Chief of Staff to Ray Roe, Chief Executive Officer of Adecco Group North America.
Mr Brunner will help establish and direct the strategic long term IT goals, policies and procedures for the Group in North America and help determine system needs and hardware procurement needs. Mr Brunner will move to the US from Lyon / France where he was running the Worldwide IT Data Center and the PeopleSoft Development team as Chief Technology Officer for the Adecco Group.
Mr Roe said: "Building a strong management team at Adecco Group North America is one of my main priorities. Peter and Alwin's appointments are key in forging one unified Adecco Group in North America, helping synergies so as to provide all our clients and associates with the broadest range of high quality services in the Industry."
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About Adecco
Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco Group network connects 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of 28,000 employees and more than 5,800 offices in 68 territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.
The Adecco Group comprises four Divisions, Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional, LHH Career Services and Jobpilot e-HR Services. In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications; Ajilon Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses; LHHCareer Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement and coaching; Jobpilot e-HR focuses on online recruiting activities for the Adecco Group.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland and is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marché (12819).
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