ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 4, 2006-First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced that Chuck Papageorgiou has joined the Employer Services segment management team as division executive vice president of international services.
Through its operations in the United States and in the Asia-Pacific region, the segment delivers recruiting services, applicant tracking software, skills and behavioral assessments, tax credits screening, background screening, occupational health services and other services to organizations worldwide.
In this newly created position, Papageorgiou reports to Bart Valdez, group president of the Employer Services segment, and is responsible for leading the unit´s international operations and the development of its strategy. He will work closely with the company´s senior Information Technology (IT) leaders to manage international technology issues and will assist in the formulation of future international technological initiatives.
"Strategically, one of our goals is continued investment and growth in the international arena, which requires management with first-hand experience and success in building multinational organizations," said Valdez. "Chuck´s experience and knowledge will be a valued enhancement to our management team as we continue to focus and refine our international strategy and build upon our operations overseas."
Prior to joining First Advantage, Papageorgiou was the founder and managing partner of Ideasphere, a contract-executive and consulting company delivering strategy development, operations streamlining, outsourcing, corporate alliances and mergers and acquisitions leadership to high tech industries. In this consultative role, he worked with senior executives in organizations undergoing major business transformations, including
AT&T, AT&T Wholesale Markets, Bellsouth Managed Network Solutions, EDS, CompuCredit and Textron. Previously, Papageorgiou founded Intellisource Advisory Services, a technology implementation and strategic management consulting group. He also worked with M.F Smith & Assoc., a technology implementation and strategic management consulting company, and served seven years with United Parcel Service in IT, Operations, International Strategic Planning and Quality Planning.
As a global speaker and author, Papageorgiou has addressed topics of strategic management, development and partnerships, organizational design and development, technology deployment and management, logistics and supply chain management, as well as quality deployment.
Papageorgiou holds a bachelor´s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and professional certifications in strategic management, project management, technology management and scenario-based planning.
About First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV) combines industry expertise with information to create products and services that organizations worldwide use to make smarter business decisions. First Advantage is a leading provider of consumer credit information in the mortgage, automotive and subprime markets; business credit information in the transportation industry; lead generation services; motor vehicle record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems; recruiting solutions; skills and behavioral assessments; business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management software; renters insurance and consumer location services. First Advantage ranks among the top companies in all of its major business lines. First Advantage is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and has 4,100 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First Advantage can be found at www.FADV.com.
First Advantage is a majority-owned subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a FORTUNE 500 ® company that traces its history to 1889. First American is America´s largest provider of business information, supplying businesses and consumers with valuable information products to support the major economic events of people´s lives. Additional information about the First American Family of Companies can be found at www.firstam.com.
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