Optomi LLC added Ben Tucker to its leadership team as director of national operations. The IT staffing provider also recently promoted Laura Chevalier to senior VP of national accounts from VP of national accounts, and it promoted Amber Gerard to VP of corporate relations from director of corporate relations.

ACA Talent, a provider of recruitment process outsourcing solutions headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced Chris Lawrence joined the company as sales director. Lawrence has spent the previous 10 years of his career within the managed services and recruitment industries. He has served in sales, leadership, solution design, implementation and operational roles for providers including Randstad, Guidant Group and Cielo. Lawrence will report to CEO and President David Sargeant.

Objective Paradigm, a technical recruiting and executive search firm headquartered in Chicago, announced Marc Salvati will lead its new office in New York City. Objective Paradigm works with digital startups and the financial and tech industries.

Pedersen & Partners, an international executive search firm with offices in 52 countries, announced Joanne Chng joined its Singapore team as client partner. Prior to joining Pedersen & Partners, Chng was the Singapore managing director for a Japanese listed recruitment company.

Command Center Inc. (OTCQB: CCNI), an industrial staffing provider, appointed Steven Bathgate to its board of directors, increasing the composition of the board from six members to seven. Bathgate has more than 35 years of securities industry experience. He is the founder and current senior managing partner of Denver-based investment banking firm GVC Capital LLC. He is currently also a director for Global Healthcare REIT and Bluebook International Inc.

Kingsley Gate Partners, a global executive search firm launched last year, hired Kirk Durossette as VP of recruiting to manage all worldwide recruiting activities. He most recently was a principal and executive search consultant for Chicago-based executive search firm DHR International Inc. Durossette reports to Buster Houchins, senior partner, office of the CEO at Kingsley Gate Partners.