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Milwaukee Business Journal
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Jeffrey Joerres will retire as ManpowerGroup Inc.’s executive chairman on Dec. 30 and will be succeeded by chief executive officer Jonas Prising, the staffing and executive services company said Thursday.
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Joerres, 55, first joined Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) in 1993 and has served as chairman since 2001. Joerres was CEO of the company from April 1999, when the company had $8 billion in annual revenue, until May 2014, when ManpowerGroup was a $20 billion company.
Jeffrey Joerres is retiring as executive chairman of ManpowerGroup Dec. 30.
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Jeffrey Joerres is retiring as executive chairman of ManpowerGroup Dec. 30.
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"Jeff's impressive contributions to ManpowerGroup span more than three decades. In his 15 years as CEO he drove the expansion of the company with his client first approach and strategic vision," said Prising. "Jeff has inspired and developed strong leaders across this business and his passion and energy for people and for creating opportunities has truly changed lives and instilled pride in this organization. Jeff is a recognized thought leader in the world of work and his deep industry knowledge and labor market expertise have had a significant impact on our company, our industry and labor markets around the world."
Prising, 50, became ManpowerGroup's fourth CEO when he took office on May 1, 2014.