Kelly (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) named Darren Simons as chief digital officer. The staffing giant announced the appointment today.

Simons has more than 25 years of global services and technology experience and has held general management, innovation and other executive leadership positions at companies such as ManpowerGroup, Allegis, CDI and Cielo. Simons most recently served as president, Americas, at Cielo Talent.

He will report to Kelly CEO Peter Quigley.

“Darren’s impressive combination of business and technology experience makes him the ideal candidate to lead Kelly’s digital strategy, including continuous assessment and identification of emerging opportunities,” Quigley said.

Darren holds an MBA with distinction from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and has also completed executive education programs at the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, and at the University of Wisconsin Lubar School of Business.

Darren Simons