Staffing Industry Analysts announced today that Harold "Max" Messmer Jr., chairman and CEO of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI), will receive the Peter Yessne Staffing Innovator Award March 2 at the Staffing Industry Executive Forum.

"Max Messmer has had a profound impact on the growth and development of professional staffing as an industry," said Barry Asin, president, Staffing Industry Analysts. "His vision and innovation have expanded the range of skills delivered to staffing clients, greatly improved perception of the industry and are key reasons that the staffing industry in the U.S. is a $100 billion industry today."

The Staffing Industry Executive Forum, to be held in Miami Beach from Feb. 28 to March 3, is expected to attract more than 500 senior-level executives from staffing companies in the United States, Canada and around the world. The event is in its 20th year this year.