TrueBlue Names Jeff Dirks Chief Information and Technology Officer and Carl Schweihs President of PeopleManagement
June 06 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Company Focused on Leading the Industry in
Technology-Powered Staffing
TrueBlue, a global leader in specialized workforce solutions,
announced new appointments to its senior executive team as the
company works to redefine the staffing experience and underscore
market leadership. High-tech industry veteran and innovator Jeff
Dirks was named TrueBlue’s Chief Information and Technology
Officer, overseeing the company’s digital transformation. Carl
Schweihs, an accomplished business leader known for accelerating
growth, will serve as the President of People Management, a core
division of TrueBlue.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190606005106/en/
Jeff Dirks, Chief Information and
Technology Officer at TrueBlue (Photo: Business Wire)
Dirks, who is replacing the retiring CTO Carole McCluskey, has
spent nearly three decades developing cutting-edge technology
solutions that help businesses and people. He will lead the
expansion of TrueBlue’s AI-powered technologies that are bringing
new possibilities to staffing and recruitment process outsourcing,
including its popular JobStack and Affinix offerings.
Dirks is a military veteran and entrepreneur who spearheaded two
successful tech startups before joining TrueBlue in 2018 as the
Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology. In his new role, he
oversees business product software and cloud R&D, analytics and
data science, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, IT
infrastructure services and cloud platform services (AWS) for
TrueBlue’s global technology organization.
Carl Schweihs is replacing the departing president of People
Management Jonathan Means. A collaborative leader with a proven
track record of driving strong financial and operational
performance, Schweihs will set the corporate direction for three
distinct staffing businesses that make up PeopleManagement: Staff
Management | SMX, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions and Centerline
Drivers.
Schweihs previously served as TrueBlue’s Senior Vice President
of Strategic Accounts - delivering the full spectrum of TrueBlue’s
solutions to produce higher ROI for the world’s largest brands.
Prior to this, he helped to drive strong business performance at
TrueBlue, Seaton Corp. and Grant Thornton in a variety of financial
leadership roles. He joined TrueBlue following its acquisition of
Seaton Corp. in 2014.
“Jeff has deep experience and the right vision to lead
TrueBlue’s efforts in transforming the traditional staffing model
through technology innovation,” said Patrick Beharelle, CEO of
TrueBlue. “Carl’s sharp business acumen and customer-centric
approach will help us to strengthen our market penetration and
growth. Both are forward-thinking, passionate leaders who will help
us to deliver even more value for our clients, associates and
business.”
About TrueBlue
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized
workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and
improve productivity. In 2018, the company connected approximately
730,000 people with work. TrueBlue’s PeopleReady segment offers
industrial staffing services, PeopleManagement offers contingent
and productivity-based on-site industrial staffing services, and
PeopleScout offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and
managed service provider (MSP) solutions to a wide variety of
industries. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190606005106/en/
Jennifer GraszVice President, Corporate
CommunicationsTrueBluejgrasz@trueblue.com(312) 840-6327
TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024