Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) announced it is moving Olivier Thirot to the position of CFO from his current post as acting CFO effective Jan. 1.

Thirot assumed the role of acting CFO in March following the departure of Patricia Little, who stepped down as the company’s executive VP and CFO to join The Hershey Company. Thirot previously served as senior VP, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, responsible for the finance functions in Kelly’s EMEA and APAC regions.

Thirot joined Kelly Services in 2008 as VP of finance for Kelly Services’ EMEA region, and in 2011 took on the additional responsibility for Kelly’s APAC region. In 2014, he was promoted to senior VP, controller and chief accounting officer, based at Kelly’s global headquarters in Troy, Mich.

“Olivier possesses a strong global financial background that has been invaluable as Kelly has aggressively implemented key growth strategies,” said President and CEO Carl Camden. “His thorough understanding of the challenges facing our industry — and the economy — continues to advance Kelly in achieving our strategic objectives.”