Adecco Appoints Bernadette Kenny as Chief Career Officer

  
    
  
  
    
      Adecco (NYSE: ADO), the world leader in workforce solutions, announced 
      today that Human Resource Senior Vice President, Bernadette Kenny, has 
      been selected to serve in the newly formed position of Chief Career 
      Officer of Adecco North America. The first-ever role highlights Adecco’s 
      commitment to the management of people’s 
      careers and the counseling of companies on innovative human capital 
      strategies and best practices.
    
    
      As Chief Career Officer Kenny will help Adecco – 
      one of the nation’s largest employers – 
      establish even stronger connections with the thousands of employees and 
      job seekers it works with each day. With the shifting demographic trends 
      and changing labor market she will be a key resource in coaching 
      organizations on how to manage the careers of their most prized assets – 
      their employees. Her insights and perspectives will help the American 
      public better analyze the latest workforce trends that are impacting the 
      job market today and in the coming years.
    
    
      Her Chief Career Officer role also includes new responsibilities, such 
      as:
    
    
      
        Serving as U.S. director of strategy for the Adecco Institute, working 
        on the U.S. arm of global workforce studies
      
      
        Acting as senior advisor on Adecco’s 
        diversity initiatives
      
      
        Partnering with Adecco’s lead officers in 
        learning, training and talent
      
      
        Directing Adecco University and its development of a web-based 
        leadership program
      
    
    
      Kenny has been with Adecco for nearly 25 years serving a variety of 
      functions, including chief global sales and marketing officer of Adecco’s 
      Human Capital Solutions brand Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH). She also served 
      as chief operating officer for LHH, the industry’s 
      first woman in such a leadership role. She is well known as a senior 
      executive consultant and has counseled a number of Fortune 500 companies 
      on all aspects of career transition and development. Her experience with 
      LHH – of which career management is a core 
      offering – was a key driver in shaping her 
      new responsibilities. Kenny will also remain responsible for all human 
      resource functions for Adecco North America.
    
    
      Kenny has focused on and been widely quoted on women and their impact in 
      the workplace. She is a Career Management Fellow of the Institute of 
      Career Certification International, a member of the International 
      Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters, the Human Resource 
      Planning Society, past Board Member of Pace University Alumni and is 
      currently a career mentor for Pace. She holds a MBA in Management and a 
      BA from Pace University.
    
    
      ADECCO WORLDWIDE:
    
    
      Adecco S.A. is a Global Fortune 500 company and the world leader in 
      workforce solutions. The Adecco Group network connects over 700,000 
      associates with business clients each day through its network of over 
      33,000 employees and 6,600 offices in over 70 countries and territories 
      around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a 
      multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the 
      Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and 
      career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.
    
    
      ADECCO NORTH AMERICA:
    
    
      Adecco is the workforce solutions leader in the United States and 
      Canada, with a comprehensive service offering that includes temporary 
      and contract staffing, permanent recruitment, outplacement and career 
      services, training and consulting.
    
    
      Adecco operates the following specialty divisions in the U.S. and around 
      the world: Adecco Office; Adecco Industrial; Adecco Engineering & 
      Technical; Adecco Human Capital Solutions; Adecco Finance; Adecco Legal; 
      Adecco Information Technology; Adecco Medical & Science; and Adecco 
      Government Solutions.
    
    
      Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH001213860) and listed 
      on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X: ADEN), 
      the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ADO) and Euronext Paris - Premier 
      Marché (EURONEXT: ADE).
    
    
      Additional information is available at the company’s 
      website at www.adeccousa.com.