Kelly Services, Inc. announced that after a successful 20-year career in the staffing industry – the last 13 years spent with Kelly – Deb Thorpe will be retiring in January 2021 from her role as president of Kelly’s Professional & Industrial (P&I) business unit. A respected industry veteran, Thorpe’s deep operational expertise and positive leadership style earned her a reputation as a problem-solver who rallied teams to achieve results in the face of change.
Quigley has identified Tim Dupree as Thorpe’s successor in leading P&I. As president of P&I, Dupree will be responsible for driving profitable growth and increased specialization in the office professional, finance, contact center, and light industrial business in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. He steps into his new role with 20 years of Kelly experience and a career that has taken him from a local branch in North Carolina to chief growth officer for Kelly worldwide.
Kelly Services, Inc. is a specialty talent and workforce solutions provider operating throughout the world. It operates through four segments: Professional & Industrial (P&I); Science, Engineering & Technology (SET); Education, and Outsourcing & Consulting Group (OCG). P&I segment delivers staffing, outcome-based and permanent placement services, providing administrative, accounting and finance, light industrial and contact center staffing and other workforce solutions in the United States and Canada. SET segment delivers staffing, outcome-based and permanent placement services focused on science and clinical research, engineering, technology and telecommunications specialties. Education segment delivers education and therapy services talent through staffing, permanent placement and executive search services to Pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. OCG segment delivers talent solutions including managed service provider (MSP) and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
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