TACOMA,
Wash., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a leading provider of specialized
workforce solutions, is pleased to announce that four of its
leaders have been named to the HRO Today 2023 HR Superstars list,
which recognizes individuals who are driving the industry forward
with innovation.
The TrueBlue executives featured this year include:
Taryn Owen
President
& CEO, TrueBlue
Taryn
Owen assumed the role of President and CEO of TrueBlue in
September 2023. Prior to that, she
was named President and Chief Operating Officer in 2022, after
serving as Executive Vice President of TrueBlue and President of
PeopleReady and PeopleScout since 2021. Over her 13-year tenure,
she has led TrueBlue through significant periods of growth, was
instrumental in its pandemic response and recovery, spearheaded its
digital transformation strategies, and successfully led several
acquisitions and substantial international expansion.
Previously at TrueBlue, Owen served as Executive Vice President
and President of PeopleReady from 2019 to 2021, and Executive Vice
President and President of PeopleScout from 2014 to 2019. Prior to
these roles, she served as Senior Vice President of Global
Operations and as Vice President of Client Delivery at PeopleScout.
Owen has more than 20 years of talent acquisition experience.
Before joining TrueBlue, she was an Operations Director at Randstad
Sourceright Solutions, where she led global RPO engagements.
Carl Schweihs
Chief
Financial Officer, TrueBlue
Carl R.
Schweihs has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of TrueBlue since October
2023. Previously, he served as President of
PeopleManagement, TrueBlue's staffing business that is made up of
Staff Management | SMX, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions and Centerline
Drivers since June 2019. Prior to
these roles, Schweihs served as Senior Vice President of Strategic
Accounts from 2017 to 2019, Vice President of Finance from 2015 to
2017 and Controller from 2014 to 2015. Schweihs joined TrueBlue
following its acquisition of Seaton in 2014. Before that, he served
in various financial leadership roles at Seaton and Grant
Thornton.
Rick
Betori
President, PeopleScout
Serving as
PeopleScout President since March
2023, Betori helps strengthen client partnerships, drives
innovation in talent solutions, fosters collaboration across teams
and regions, and bolsters PeopleScout's reputation as an industry
leader and trusted talent partner. With TrueBlue since 2011, he
most recently served as Managing Director of the Americas for
PeopleScout and has over 25 years of proven experience driving
organizational change and growth. From 2011 to 2015, Betori served
as President of former TrueBlue operating brand, StudentScout.
Prior to joining TrueBlue, he served as President of Wonderlic,
Inc. from 2007 to 2011 and before that as the President of an
independent management consulting firm.
Kristy
Willis
President, PeopleReady
Serving as
PeopleReady President of since March
2023, Willis guides the company's strategic direction and is
focused on achieving service excellence and industry leading growth
through technology, delivery model innovation and employee
empowerment. With TrueBlue since 2018, she most recently served as
Chief Sales and Operations Officer of PeopleReady. Before joining
PeopleReady, Willis had a nearly 20-year career with the Adecco
Group, most recently serving as Senior Vice President for the
Western Division with responsibility for leading sales, service
delivery, fulfillment, operations and financial management. Before
that, she held various senior leadership roles with Adecco.
See the full list of HRO Today 2023 HR Superstars here.
About TrueBlue
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized
workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and
improve productivity. In 2022, TrueBlue served 84,000 clients and
connected approximately 611,000 people to work. Its PeopleReady
segment offers on-demand, industrial staffing; PeopleManagement
offers contingent, on-site industrial staffing and commercial
driver 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.
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