Pontoon, Specializing In Contingent Workforce Solutions,
Recruitment Process Outsourcing And Workforce Consulting,
Officially Launches January 9, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Adecco
Group, the worldwide leader in HR services, announced the launch of
Pontoon, Adecco's unified global contingent workforce management
(CWS) and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
organization.
Pontoon is the 2012 combination of Adecco Group's Beeline
Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Adecco Solutions business lines
into an independent global CWS and RPO organization, providing true
workforce acquisition and management solutions through both
contingent and permanent industry expertise. Recognizing the trend
of increasing demand for workforce planning and talent management
across the globe, Adecco strategically combined forces of these two
companies to compete in the HR space.
Headquartered in Jacksonville,
Florida, Pontoon enters the market as one of the largest
worldwide MSPs, and ranked third on HRO Today magazine's
2012 RPO Baker's Dozen Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Pontoon provides services in 74 countries and is the most
diversified talent management provider in the industry with the
ability to quickly and effectively scale programs to a global
platform level.
Pontoon's world-class leadership team will drive its mandate of
vision guided by innovation to deliver industry-leading solutions
to our clients across the globe and includes:
Global President: Michael
Wachholz
As Global President of Pontoon, Michael
Wachholz has years of experience in the recruitment and
staffing industry, having previously served as COO of Beeline, a
contingent workforce solutions business unit of Adecco Group.
Prior to joining Beeline, Mr. Wachholz was the CEO of a successful
technology and services company, and previously served as an
investment banker and a corporate/securities attorney.
Global CFO: Nicole
Burth
Nicole Burth joined Pontoon after
serving as CFO of Adecco Solutions since 2010 and holding positions
in the M&A, operations and investor relations departments of
Adecco Group. Ms. Burth joined the Adecco Group in 2005 and
previously worked as an investment banker with a focus in the
business service industry.
RPO President: Michael
Beygelman
Michael Beygelman has held a
number of senior and executive management positions throughout
Adecco and will focus on driving strategy, operations, and growth
of Pontoon's global RPO practice. In addition, Mr. Beygelman served
as the Executive Director of the HR Outsourcing Association (HROA)
and is an influential HRO and HR technology thought leader.
APAC President: Neil
Jones
Neil Jones has more than 15 years
of experience in the recruitment and staffing industry with a focus
on RPO and MSP solutions. Mr. Jones is responsible for driving
sales and operational delivery for Pontoon across India, China,
Japan, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Australasia and the broader Asia Region.
EMEA President: Michel
Stokvis
Michel Stokvis joined Adecco
Group in 2006 and was responsible for sales and marketing in the
Benelux region. Since 2010, Mr. Stokvis has been the president and
managing director in EMEA, responsible for sales and delivery of
MSP and RPO solutions.
"As we are defined by the company we keep, I am honored to be
associated with such quality individuals, and Pontoon is fortunate
to have such experienced leaders," said Michael Wachholz, Global President,
Pontoon. "I am thrilled to announce these positions and
congratulate each member of our leadership team on their
appointment. We look forward to delivering continued success
to our global customers."
Pontoon is located on the web at www.pontoonsolutions.com.
About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich,
Switzerland, is the world's leading provider of HR
solutions. With more than 33,000 FTE employees and over 5,500
branches, in over 60 countries and territories around the world,
Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting around
700,000 associates with over 100,000 clients every day. The
services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary
staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent
development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. The Adecco
Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on
the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN).
About Pontoon
Pontoon, with corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, United States is the global leader in
workforce solutions. Pontoon specializes in Contingent
Workforce Solutions, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Workforce
Consulting. Operating with nearly 650 colleagues worldwide,
Pontoon currently delivers talent management solutions in 74
countries for its 100-plus clients, a global client base that is
broader and deeper than the industry has experienced to
date. Pontoon is one of the largest worldwide MSPs, and has
been named the #3 global enterprise provider of RPO services.
SOURCE Adecco Group