Eagle appoints Janis Grantham as CEO

Eagle Professional Resources Inc. named Janis Grantham as CEO. Grantham takes over the role effective today at the Ottawa, Ontario-based firm, which ranked as the 13^th-largest staffing firm in Canada in 2015, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

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Outplacement firm RiseSmart names chief sales officer

RiseSmart, an outplacement firm acquired last year by Randstad Holding nv for $100 million, appointed Ian Dawson as chief sales officer effective today. The role is a new position within the firm.

Dawson most recently was senior VP of global solutions for Randstad Sourceright’s recruitment process outsourcing...

Hire Dynamics names new CEO, announces recapitalization

Hire Dynamics LLC, an Atlanta-based staffing company, announced a new CEO and the completion of a recapitalization by MSouth Equity Partners.

Larry Feinstein succeeds company co-founder Dan Campbell as CEO, effective May 15. Feinstein currently serves as senior VP at ADP (NASD: ADP).

Campbell will remain...

BG Staffing revenue rises in Q1

BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) reported revenue rose 45.7% year over year in the first quarter to $59.5 million. Gross margin also improved.

Revenue rose 14.3% on a pro forma basis, which takes into account the company’s acquisition of the Donovan & Watkins division of the Willis Group in the...

Accolo hires exec to lead growth

Accolo Inc., a San Francisco-based recruitment process outsourcing provider, hired Michael Palmer as VP of business development to lead its growth initiatives.

Palmer created the RPO business for Ceridian and led the public sector RPO division for Adecco RPO, signing the first multi-million dollar, multi-year...

LinkedIn revenue beats expectations; net loss widens

First-quarter revenue from LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) beat expectations, rising 35.0% year over year, or 38% in constant currency. The online networking company reported members rose by 19% in the first quarter to 433 million. Net loss widened.

Private equity firm acquires Frank Recruitment Group

Private equity firm TPG Growth acquired Frank Recruitment Group, a UK-based niche recruitment firm for IT professionals who specialize in enterprise software.

Terms were not disclosed, but TPG Growth acquired a majority stake in FRG from its founders and UK-based mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge,...

People: IDR, Lucas, Penrhyn, Artisan Talent

IDR Inc., an IT staffing firm headquartered in Atlanta, named Jeff Holmes as chief operations officer. This is a new position within the company. He will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations and report directly to founder and CEO Eric French. Holmes previously spent 10 years with Allegis Group...

International Daily News to resume Tuesday

The Staffing Industry Daily News for Europe and the rest of the globe will not be published Monday. Those two products will resume on Tuesday.

On Assignment Q1 revenue beats forecast

On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) reported first-quarter revenue rose to $582.0 million, beating the top end of its forecast of $555.0 million and marking the fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth.

Revenue rose 35.3% year over year in the first quarter. However, revenue rose 17.7% on...