Barrett Business Services, Inc. Announces the Promotion of Heather Gould to the Newly Created Position of Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
January 10, 2017 at 09:08 am EST
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. has promoted Heather Gould to the newly created position of vice president and chief strategy officer, effective January 6th. The chief strategy officer's role will be to align BBSI's vision of advocating for the small-and mid-sized business owner with corporate objectives in support of this vision. Specifically, Gould will lead the development of BBSI's strategic initiatives, acting as a conduit between the vision and operations of the company. Areas of focus include culture, research and development, leadership development and succession,
communication, structure and business process, and the expansion of external relationships. At BBSI, Gould has driven a number of corporate-wide change efforts while also directing the message and tone across the organization during a highly dynamic period of growth.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. is a provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. It has developed a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It operates a decentralized delivery model using operationally focused business teams, typically located approximately 50 miles from its client companies. It offers two services: professional employer services (PEO) and staffing. Under PEO, it establishes to a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation and benefits coverage (if elected) and certain other administrative functions for the clients existing workforce. The staffing services include on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management.
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