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February 27, 2015

The CEO of staffing provider TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI), Steven Cooper, was named to the board Boise Cascade Company, the company is one of the largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products in North America.

Optomi LLC, an IT staffing firm, announced VP of National Accounts Laura Chevalier will lead its new office in the Detroit market, the firm’s seventh hub office.

Denis Pringle is owner/strategic partner of the new Charlotte Southeast PrideStaff office in North Carolina. PrideStaff is a national staffing franchise.

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) announced James Bright will join the firm’s London office as senior client partner, responsible for developing the global commodities practice. Bright most recently was with a global recruiting firm; his career includes commodity trading, investment banking and executive search.

Odgers Interim Canada, the executive interim division of Odgers Berndtson in Canada, added Stuart Hay as a partner with its Calgary team. It also added Emily Bell as a consultant in Toronto, focused on placements of interim executives across Canada.

Boyden Global Executive Search announced Kimberley Rice joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the global healthcare and life science practice.

The Caldwell Partners (TSX: CWL), a Toronto-based executive search firm with operations in Canada and the US, announced Rodes Cole joined the firm as a partner in the technology, IT and professional services practices. Coles most recently was a member of the corporate practice at Parker Executive Search. He previously was a client partner in the professional and IT services practice at Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY).

Executive search firm ON Search Partners announced John Coutts joined the company as partner, based in its new Portland, Ore., office. Coutts previously was senior client partner and global sector leader for Korn Ferry International Inc.’s (NYSE: KFY) systems and electronics practice.

Fairview Search Group LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-based executive search firm targeting accounting and finance professionals, added Matt Wojciak to its leadership team as director of temporary and contract staffing, a new division within the firm.