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People on the move: Triage, Penmac, American Medical Staffing, Glyde, Star Staffing, People2.0, Mastech Digital, ASGN, Wipro, Coupa, HireVue, Diversified

December 08, 2023

Healthcare staffing provider Triage hired Taylor Asmus as VP of people and culture and promoted Breanne Falley to VP of strategic initiatives. Falley previously served as Triage’s finance director. In addition, Triage announced Jeff Gordon will head up its new long-term care division. The company also noted that Triage President Ken Tracy had retired from healthcare staffing in August. Tracy and his wife, Libby Tracy, founded healthcare staffing firm TaleMed, which became part of Triage in 2020.

Penmac Staffing recently announced several promotions. Stuart Stringer has been named chief operations officer. Stringer previously was VP of operations. He joined the company in 2003. Stringer will join Penmac’s executive team, where the other members are Penmac CEO Tim Massey, President Paula Adams and CFO Leah Ann Iaguessa. In addition, Penmac promoted Troy Yonker and Michelle Cologna to district VPs, these are newly created positions and will report to Stringer. Yonker previously served as corporate trainer; he joined the company in 2012. Cologna previously was an area manager; she joined the company in 2010. Also, Penmac appointed Sherry Holland as corporate trainer. Holland previously was regional manager in central Missouri. She joined the company in 1996. Penmac is a staffing firm based in Springfield, Missouri.

American Medical Staffing hired Hope Field as senior VP of growth and Kristi Stark as senior VP, head of delivery. Field has more than 20 years of experience in staffing, strategic planning, sales and project management. She is based in Detroit and appeared on SIA’s 2021 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list. Stark has more than 25 years of experience building collaborative teams, sustainable business practices and growth at firms such as Adecco, Randstad and Yum! Brands. She is based in Dallas.

Glyde Inc. announced that Dan Campbell is joining its advisory board. Campbell is a longtime staffing industry veteran and is founder of staffing firm Hire Dynamics, which is now part of Employbridge. He is also a partner at a regional private equity firm. In addition, Glyde announced that Jakob Rohn, founder of staffing platform WorkN, has become an investor and is is joining as strategic advisor.

Star Staffing, a staffing firm based in Santa Rosa, California, announced that President and co-owner Nicole Smartt is exiting the company effective Dec. 15. In addition, Star Staffing named Jennifer Dutro as VP. Dutro has 25 years of experience in the staffing industry. Star Staffing also appointed Dawn Beckwith as area director. Beckwith also has more than 25 years of experience in staffing.

People2.0, a global employer-of-record provider, appointed Lauren Dudley as global chief human resources officer. Dudley has more than 14 years of experience in this field. She began with the company in 2017. Her previous HR roles were at firms such as UniTek Global Services and AlliedBarton Security Services.

Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: MHH) reported in a regulatory filing on Nov. 27 that Michael Fleishman, CEO of subsidiary Mastech InfoTrellis Inc., resigned. Fleishman was named CEO of Mastech Infotrellis in November 2022.

ASGN inc. (NYSE: ASGN) reported that Marty Kittrell is retiring from its board and will not stand for reelection when his term expires at the annual company meeting in June 2024. Board member Maria Hawthorne will take on the role of chair of the audit committee following Kittrell’s departure.

IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) announced in a regulatory filing that Stephanie Trautman is resigning as chief growth officer effective Jan. 31, 2024.

Coupa, a spend management software company that also operates a VMS, named Sameer Areff as chief transformation officer. Areff previously was the chief of staff to the co-CEO and senior VP of global transformation and growth initiates at Ceridian. He’s also held operations leadership roles at SAP and Accenture.

HireVue appointed Walker Ellis as chief revenue officer. Ellis has nearly 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and go-to-market strategy. Most recently, he served as group VP of sales and government affairs at PowerSchool. He has also held leadership positions at Microsoft Corp.

Diversified Search Group, a provider of executive search, named Katie Vivalo Rouse as managing director in its education practice. Vivalo Rouse previously served at Storbeck, a national education nonprofit.