Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) appointed Vanessa Williams as senior VP and general counsel. Williams has more than 24 years of legal experience; most recently she served as senior VP in legal, risk and compliance at IHS Markit.

Williams will report to President and CEO Peter Quigley.

“Vanessa has a strong background and proven success in providing counsel to high-growth private as well as public technology companies that will be instrumental as Kelly continues to execute on its specialty growth strategy,” Quigley said.

Vanessa Williams

Williams started her career at law firm Plunkett & Cooney PC in Detroit where she litigated employment law, insurance contract and other general liability actions.

In March, the company announced Chief Legal Officer Hannah Lim-Johnson left the company.