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February 05, 2016

Chartwell Staffing Solutions, a staffing provider based in Lancaster, Penn., announced the following new leadership hires in 2016:

  • Michael Zimmerman, senior VP of professional services: He oversees Chartwell’s professional services offices in New York City; Charlotte, NC; and Atlanta. Prior to Chartwell, Zimmerman was a national account strategist for CareerBuilder as well as VP of operations and sales for Snelling Staffing. He has 22 years of staffing experience.
  • Michael Nisenson, area VP for the Pennsylvania and New Jersey region: Nisenson previously was regional VP for AppleOne Employment. This year marks Nisenson’s 20th year in the staffing industry.
  • Patricia Hanks, VP of operations: She manages all operations as well as profit and loss responsibility for four branches and 10 on-sites within the Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley, Calif.  A former Randstad senior area VP, Hanks has more than 11 years of staffing leadership and management experience.
  • Justin Marshall, national director of safety and risk management and head of Chartwell’s safety and risk management department: Marshall previously ran a private consulting firm. Prior to that, he was the director of safety and underwriting for Select Staffing. Marshall has 12 years of safety and risk management experience.

Legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa announced Ronald Stevens joined the firm’s partner practice group in its Houston office. He has more than 20 years of experience as a practicing lawyer and talent management consultant in both the US and Europe.

Executive search firm Boyden added Jason Lee to its Hong Kong office as a partner in the firm’s global technology and industrial practices. He most recently was VP, global services at another executive search firm and head of the firm’s business development and execution teams in Hong Kong and Korea.

PrincetonOne named Jim Parker as a managing director of the retained executive search division in its Philadelphia office, effective Feb. 1. Parker is the founder and former managing partner at Armstrong Franklin. Skillman, NJ-based PrincetonOne provides executive search, recruitment process outsourcing and contract staffing.

Steven Douglas Associates, a search and project-based professional services firm, promoted Elizabeth Jacobs to executive VP. She has been a member of the firm’s senior team for 14 years, targeting executive search services in the financial arena for mid-market to Fortune 500 companies.