Adecco S.A. Announces Launch of Pontoon; Announces Executive Team to Lead Pontoon
January 09, 2013 at 07:30 pm IST
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Adecco S.A. 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. 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 solutions to its clients across the globe and includes Michael Wachholz, Global President; Nicole Burth, Global CFO; Michael Beygelman, RPO President; Neil Jones, APAC President and Michel Stokvis, EMEA President. As Global President of Pontoon, Michael Wachholz has years of experience in the recruitment and staffing industry, having previously served as COO of Beeline. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Adecco Group AG, formerly Adecco S.A., provides human resource (HR) services. The Company's services include temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, career transition. It operates through two business lines: Staffing and Solutions. The Staffing business line includes General Staffing, which includes Office and Industrial, and Professional Staffing, which includes Information Technology, Engineering and Technical, Finance and Legal, and Medical and Science. The Solutions business line includes Business Process Outsourcing, which includes Managed Service Programs, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Vendor Management System, and Career Transition and Talent Development, which includes outplacement, career development, change management solutions, training and consulting. Its segments include France, North America, UK & Ireland, Germany & Austria, Japan, Italy, Benelux, Nordics, Iberia, Australia & New Zealand, Switzerland, Emerging Markets and Lee Hecht Harrison.