To be the world leader in workforce solutions, it takes world-class leadership
Our management team is made up of some of the best, brightest and most experienced individuals in the industry today – several of them mastered the business by working their way up from field-level positions. In fact, our President started his career as a Branch Manager. This field-focused leadership means that senior management recognizes the unique challenges of the industries we serve, and understands the needs of our clients and associates, better than anyone.
Bill DeMario, President & COO

Bill DeMario, President & COO As Chief Operating Officer of Ajilon Professional Staffing in North America , Bill plans and directs the objectives, initiatives and policies of the company's Finance, Finance Solutions, Office, and Legal divisions. Bill joined Ajilon in the fall of 1988 as an Executive Recruiter in our North Hollywood office and quickly progressed through the company ranks. He later took over Ajilon's Western zone and helped turn it into one of the most successful regions in the company. Most recently, as Executive Vice President, Bill was responsible for overseeing the Western, Central and Canada regions for Ajilon.
Over the years, Bill has led his teams to phenomenal results - even during some of the staffing industry's most challenging times. He recruits outstanding talent and develops them into leaders. Bill is a master of the business and has developed an extremely strong management team and staff. He has also spoken at a number of conferences and client events, and is looked upon as a true expert in the industry. Prior to joining Ajilon, Bill spent nine years in sales-oriented positions on the West coast. He attended California State University at Northridge.
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Ed Blust, Chief Marketing Officer

Ed Blust, Chief Marketing Officer As the Chief Marketing Officer for Adecco Group North America, Ed leads all initiatives around development and implementation of strategic marketing and communications programs to build brand awareness and support for the business.
Ed assumed this position after serving as Senior Vice President, Marketing at Ajilon,a Adecco Group company. He joined the company in April of 1994 after working in sales, marketing and creative positions for the world's premier marketing communications firms and top corporations. Ed is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Marketing Association. He graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.
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Doug Arms, Chief Talent Officer

Doug Arms, Chief Talent Officer As Chief Talent Officer, Doug leads Ajilon's Human Resources, talent acquisition, retention and succession planning strategies and initiatives. He is a 14-year veteran of the staffing industry and has extensive experience building internal recruiting strategies and recruitment teams. He first joined Ajilon in 1996 and during his seven-year tenure with the firm he started and developed the company's internal recruiting group with a focus on building the management team In his current role, Arms leads Ajilon's HR initiatives and is integral in developing strategies for recruiting top talent and identifying high-potential employees and future leaders of the company.
He is also instrumental in developing career plans and creating professional development programs for these employees to ensure they achieve their career goals and progress into greater levels of leadership.
He is a five-time SuperStars contest qualifier for the company and garnered an employee of the year award. Prior to Ajilon, Doug was director of talent acquisition at a national staffing firm, where he helped build an extremely successful internal recruiting strategy and recruitment team. He also worked in New York in the television industry for the Joan Rivers Show, MTV, MTV Sports and The Jon Stewart Show. He earned a B.A. in communications and business from Montclair State University.
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Janette Marx, Senior Vice President

Janette Marx, Senior Vice President Adecco Office, Industrial and Transportation Janette joined Ajilon in 1998 as Branch Manager for the City of Industry office. While in that role, she developed her own sales territory and solicited all levels of business. Her branch grew by over 100% three years in a row and was nominated for Branch of the Year in 2001 and 2002. As a result of her success, she opened an Ajilon Office division and led it to profitability within three months! She was honored as Branch Manager of the Year in 2002. In 2003, Janette was promoted to Area Vice President for Ajilon,
in Southern California to help establish it as a major player in administrative and office support staffing. She hired, trained and developed a number of the company's top account managers and staffing managers, while continuing to lead Southern California to great success. Beginning in 2005, Janette moved into a Regional Vice President role for Ajilon Finance. She is now a Senior Vice President overseeing the entire East Coast for Ajilon and will continue to help drive the business in her new region. Janette contributes her talents to various local and regional training sessions, sits on a number of company-wide task forces and is a key member of Ajilon's new training team as the company continues to change and evolve to remain competitive
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Kathy Gans, Senior Vice President

Kathy Gans, Senior Vice President Kathy joined Ajilon in July of 1998 and helped Executive Vice President, Bill DeMario build the Orange County/San Diego region to the powerhouse it is today. She hired, trained and developed a phenomenal team, many of whom have risen to top executive levels in the company. During her tenure in Southern California, Kathy built strong sales teams and infrastructure. In 2002, when Kathy took the opportunity to move home to Denver, she left behind a legacy of success and was extremely well-regarded and valued by her team.Since her move, she has once again rebuilt a region, t>his time during a recession and industry downturn earning her a promotion to SVP of the Central Zone in 2003.
Kathy has been recognized as VP of the year 3 times during her tenure with Ajilon and most recently was awarded the 2008 President’s Leadership Award.
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Jodi Chavez, Senior Vice President

Jodi Chavez, Senior Vice President West Coast Senior Vice President, Jodi Chavez joined Ajilon Professional Staffing in June of 2008 with thirteen years of staffing industry experience. She has trained under some of the most reputable leaders in the business. During her tenure at her previous company, she was responsible for six lines of business including Legal Consultants, Legal Perm Placement, OfficeTeam, Accountemps, Salaried Professional Services, and Robert Half Finance and Accounting. Prior to her work with Robert Half, Jodi was a highly successful Regional Vice President for Staffmark in their Northwest region and, later, their Southeast region.
In her most recent position, she launched the consulting and permanent staffing division as Vice President of Reznick Talent Solutions, RTS, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reznick Group, the 10th largest CPA firm in the nation. A large part of her success in her first year came from building a strong perm team in each market and supporting that growth with talent who shared the vision to dominate the marketplace. During her tenure, Jodi assisted such companies as Nike, Nextel, University of California San Diego and Bank of America with their often complex human capital needs.
Jodi has appeared on PTV's Georgia Business Review and been featured in several publications across the country, including the Seattle Times, Portland Tribune and Atlanta Business Journal as a subject matter expert in the field of Human Capital. Jodi holds a B.A. in Organizational Communications from Eastern Washington University.
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David Adams, Vice President of Training & Development

David Adams, Vice President of Training & Development David started his staffing career in California with Accountants Overload in 1990. He quickly rose through the ranks and, in two years, became a regional manager of three offices. David then left for a short time to build a successful executive search practice with a business partner. Ajilon Finance later hired him to build the company's business in Washington where he successfully opened new branches, hired great talent and developed a number of top performers. His achievements soon earned him a promotion to area vice president where he continued to excel in building and running operations for the company. He won Ajilon's Area Vice President of the Year Award in 1999.
Due to his continued involvement in regional and national training, the company promoted him to vice president of training in 2003, where he earned the Corporate Employee of the Year Award. In his current role, David runs all training operations for the company's business lines throughout North America and is a member of the executive team. He is instrumental in evolving the organization's industry leading training programs while working with field leadership to ensure new employees are successful.
David has a strong understanding of the staffing business, an intricate knowledge of the industries we service and has an unbridled passion for training and developing future sales stars. He is also an active member of the Northwest Learning Forum, which is a leadership group of training and development professionals, and regularly speaks at client events and seminars throughout the country.
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Gary Miller, Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis

Gary Miller, Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis Gary joined Ajilon in 1997 and has held several finance positions in the company – all focused on reporting and analysis to drive business improvement. In his current role as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis/North America Business Line Controller, he oversees all financial, management analysis and reporting for the organization.
Working closely with other members of the senior management team, Gary develops and implements strategies for sales growth, margin improvement and increased profitability.
He has overseen the implementation of many new reporting and performance measurement initiatives. Additionally, his finance team also develops processes and controls to improve business efficiency and lower costs. Gary’s overall mission is to make the financial services team a resource for management to run a more profitable operation. His comprehensive understanding of the business and staffing industry has been a tremendous asset to the organization during his tenure.
He is a regular qualifier for the company’s annual incentive contest, and is a recipient of the Headquarters Employee of the Year award and the President’s Leadership Award. Prior to joining Ajilon, Gary spent six years with KPMG in various audit and consulting positions. In addition, he spent two years with another consulting firm providing operational and financial improvement strategies to public sector clients. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Bryant University, a Masters in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany and is a CPA in New York. He is married and has two children.
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