Empresaria Group plc, the London-based specialist staffing firm, announced that it has appointed Rhona Driggs to its Board of Directors as Chief Operating Officer with effect from 5 November 2018.

Driggs brings 28 years' experience of working in international companies within the staffing sector. Driggs most recent role was President of Volt Global Solutions, with responsibility for the Managed Services division. Prior to that, Driggs was Executive Vice President of Volt Workforce Solutions and was Senior VP for North American Staffing where she was responsible for the commercial and technical staffing operations in North America. Having worked within the Volt Information Sciences group and prior to that Kelly Services, she brings in-depth knowledge of the latest trends and operating models from the largest staffing market in the world.

Spencer Wreford, Chief Executive Officer of Empresaria, commented, "I am delighted that Rhona has agreed to join Empresaria on the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow our group. The ability to attract someone of her calibre and experience illustrates both the strength of our group and our standing in the global staffing sector. Rhona brings a wealth of experience in the staffing sector and adds breadth of knowledge and capacity to the executive team as we drive further organic growth and build a bigger and stronger staffing group."

“I am thrilled to join Empresaria at this important time in its journey,” Driggs said. “Empresaria has a solid reputation with a people focused model and a fantastic culture. I believe there is significant opportunity for Empresaria to play a much bigger role in the industry and I am excited to work closely with the Board and with the Empresaria brands to drive organic growth and to continue to strengthen our position in the Top 100 Global Staffing companies."

“This role will strengthen the Board as the Group enters the next phase of its growth, helping to support and develop the brands across 21 countries to deliver the group's strategy,” Driggs said.

Driggs has previously been recognised as one of the Staffing Industry Analysts "Global Power 100 Women in Staffing", for 2017 and 2016.