Philadelphia, Pa.-April 6, 2006-Today Yoh, a leading provider of talent and outsourcing services and a unit of Day & Zimmermann, announced that Lesa Francis has joined the company as the Senior Vice President, Managed Services. Francis´ arrival marks the alignment of the company´s managed staffing and outsourcing service operations under a single executive position, centralizing all related business development, national sales, and operations activities, to extend Yoh´s leadership as the premier provider of high-impact talent and services. Francis reports directly to President and CEO Bill Yoh.
"Bringing these operations together under single direction, coupled with Lesa´s extensive experience and proven leadership, is the most effective way to expand our managed staffing accounts, grow our outsourced service businesses, and develop new ventures in the managed and outsourced service markets, particularly given the market´s increasing demand for differentiated, customized solutions," says Bill Yoh.
Now under Francis´ direction are Yoh Managed Staffing, which uses interactive resources to provide customized programs to fit any staffing needs; Yoh HR Solutions, which delivers comprehensive talent-based recruiting process outsourcing services; and Yoh IT Support, which gives companies targeted desktop and help desk support.
Francis is an accomplished staffing industry veteran, with 20 years of experience in leadership and executive roles. Before joining Yoh, Francis was Executive Vice President of Medical Staffing Network, where she directed the company's Per Diem division. She also spent 14 years at Spherion, holding a variety of roles with increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President of Business Development and Operations for Spherion´s $1.5 billion Staffing and Workforce Management unit. She also served in several senior field and leadership roles at Adecco.
About Yoh
Yoh is one of the largest providers of talent and outsourcing services to customers in the United States. With over 367 million USD in total sales, Yoh operates from more than 75 locations and provides long- and short-term temporary and direct placement of technology and professional personnel, as well as managed staffing services, for the information technology, scientific, engineering, health care, and telecommunications communities. For more information, visit yoh.com. Yoh is part of Yoh Services LLC, a Day & Zimmermann Company.
About Day & Zimmermann
Day & Zimmermann accelerates customer success by delivering reliable managed services. Operating from more than 150 worldwide locations with 1.3 billion USD in revenues, the Day & Zimmermann family of companies employs 20,000 professionals and is currently ranked in the top one percent of private companies in America by Forbes. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., Day & Zimmermann is a former winner of the U.S. National Family Business of the Year award. For more information, visit dayzim.com.
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