Proven Leaders add More than 50 years of Industry Experience to Company's Sales Unit
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 25,
2008 - Leading provider of staffing services, Westaff, Inc.
(NASDAQ:WSTF), today announced three additions
to the senior leadership of its field operations team. Each of the
three new leaders, Vice President, National Sales Jerel Keith; Vice
President Sales, South/ East Region Cheri Cross and Area Vice President,
Rocky Mountain Region Julie Ferguson, are staffing industry veterans
and collectively add more than 50 years of industry success and expertise
to the Westaff sales team.
"Westaff is poised for a new phase of growth and seasoned leadership
from proven staffing veterans like Jerel, Cheri and Julie is an asset
to meeting our company goals," commented Westaff CEO and Chairman Michael
T. Willis. "With their history of success, I am confident these three
leaders will help guide our field operations and sales teams to great
results and I welcome them to Westaff."
Keith, Cross and Ferguson will all report to Senior Vice President,
Field Operations Kristi Kennedy, who added, "Westaff's dynamic field
management team is strengthened with the addition of these tenured
staffing professionals. I know Jerel, Cheri and Julie will create many
new opportunities for growth at the field level."
Responsible for the development and management of national accounts,
Westaff's Vice President, National Sales Jerel Keith brings more than
15 years of executive and large-scale sales experience to Westaff.
Previously regional vice president at CORESTAFF Services for seven
years, the UCLA graduate most recently served as director of sales
at Private Escapes, a global luxury destination club.
As vice president of sales, South/ East Region, Cheri Cross will work
closely with the region's account managers and field personnel. She
will also be instrumental in driving and expanding Westaff's national
eProcurement program by securing and supporting local and national
accounts. Cross brings more than a decade of staffing industry sales
and management experience to her new role, most recently spending four
years as vice president of sales at CORESTAFF Services. She served
as an area sales manager / business development manager for
Kelly Services for nine years prior to that. In both of these roles,
Cross earned accolades, like Top Sales Producer, and reached many performance
milestones. Prior to beginning a career in staffing, Cross worked in
human resource management for various financial institutions.
Responsible for leading all business operations in Colorado , Utah
and Las Vegas, Nev. , Area Vice President,
Rocky Mountain Region Julie Ferguson has more than 20 years of staffing
industry experience. Known for her ability to quickly transform loss-making
markets to profitable ones, she joins Westaff after serving as regional
vice president at CORESTAFF Services. In addition to forging strong
strategic partnerships with leading employers across industry sectors
and dynamic team building, Ferguson notably secured more than one dozen
on-site partnerships with Fortune 500 companies during her tenure.
About Westaff
Westaff provides staffing services and employment opportunities for
businesses in global markets. Westaff annually employs in excess of
125,000 people and services more than 20,000 client accounts from 179
offices located throughout the United States , Australia and New Zealand
. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe
harbors created by law. Forward-looking statements contained herein
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's
future growth, profitability, expansion in key markets and new business
segments and the Company's ability to achieve any of these goals.
Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions
of the Company's management and on currently available information.
The Company undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement. Additional information concerning
the risks and uncertainties listed above, and other factors you may
wish to consider, is contained in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most
recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other filings.
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