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The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.061803/bb4 MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Adecco (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADO), the world's largest staffing and human resource solutions company, today announced that Melanie Lawrence has joined the company as senior vice president of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. for Adecco USA. She succeeds Tom Lucas in that position, as Lucas has been appointed to a position with Adecco USA in which he will head up a new line of business. The new line of business will be formally announced in the near future. Julio Arrieta, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Adecco USA, said, "I am very pleased that Melanie is joining Adecco USA. Her extensive experience makes her the ideal person to succeed Tom Lucas, who is moving on to an exciting new undertaking with the company. Both Melanie and Tom have a strong record of success and will help bring Adecco USA to the next stage in its leadership of the staffing and human resource solutions industry." Lawrence has more than 25 years of experience in the human resources and employment industry, including 15 years with Ajilon Consulting, part of the global Adecco Group of companies. She joined Ajilon Consulting as a technical recruiting manager for the Washington, D.C. district, and was promoted to human resources director four years later. In her most recent position as Ajilon Consulting's senior vice president of Human Resources and Legal, she oversaw the growth of the HR, legal, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , administration and marketing departments. Before joining Ajilon Consulting, Lawrence was the employment manager for Booz-Allen Hamilton in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from . Lawrence has been recognized on several occasions for her leadership, knowledge and experience in the human resources and employment arena. She is often sought out by industry and trade publications as an expert in these fields. About Adecco Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR solutions. The Adecco Group network connects over 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 28,000 employees and over 5,800 offices in 63 countries 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 LHH League for the Hard of Hearing LHH Laguna Honda Hospital (San Francisco, California) LHH L-Band HH LHH Lutheran Hospice of Hope 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 unrivaled range of specialized recruiting and consulting businesses; LHH Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. and coaching; jobpilot e-HR focuses on online recruiting activities for the Adecco Group. Adecco USA serves more than 70,000 clients a year through a nationwide network of almost 1,500 points of sales and service. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco USA employs about 3,400 full-time employees and places more than 120,000 temporary associates each week. Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland and is listed on the Swiss Exchange Swiss Exchange The major securities market of Switzerland. (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), and Euronext Premier Marche (12819). Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.061803/bb4 |
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