Volt Information Sciences Appoints Michael Dean as President and Chief Executive Officer
20 Ottobre 2015 - 11:30PM
Business Wire
Dana Messina Appointed Chairman of the
Board
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (“Volt”) (NYSE-MKT:VISI),
an international provider of staffing services and information
technology infrastructure services, today announced that its Board
of Directors has appointed Michael Dean to serve as the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr.
Dean has served as Volt’s Chairman of the Board since May 2015 and
as interim President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2015.
Mr. Dean will remain a member of the board, but will no longer act
as Chairman. Concurrent with this announcement, the Board of
Directors has appointed Dana Messina, a current Board member, as
Chairman.
Mr. Messina, Volt’s Chairman of the Board of Directors,
commented, “We are pleased that Michael has agreed to take on this
role and lead the Volt team on a permanent basis. For the past
several months, our Board, along with the help of outside
consultants, engaged in a rigorous process to determine the
Company’s permanent President and CEO. After careful consideration,
it became clear that Michael’s vast experience and proven track
record of success make him uniquely qualified to help Volt regain
its momentum and lead the Company forward. With Michael’s
appointment, we have completed a critical step in revitalizing Volt
and positioning it for future success.”
Commenting on his new role with the Company, Mr. Dean stated, “I
have accepted the position of Volt’s President and CEO because I
see tremendous potential in this company, our industry, and our
employees. I look forward to working with Dana in his new role as
Chairman, and with the rest of the Board, to return Volt to
profitable growth. Alongside our dedicated management team, I will
continue to lead our efforts to improve our financial and
operational performance, execute our growth strategy, and enhance
shareholder value in the quarters and years ahead.”
Mr. Dean joined Volt’s Board as Chairman in May 2015 and was
elected interim President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2015.
He was most recently the Chief Executive Officer and on the Board
of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., where he revitalized the
global health and wellness company and returned it to growth. Prior
to Nature’s Sunshine Products, Mr. Dean was CEO of Mediaur
Technologies, Inc., a privately held satellite technology company
that provides proprietary antenna system solutions for commercial
and government applications. Mr. Dean was also Executive Vice
President of ABC Cable Networks Group, a multibillion-dollar global
division of The Walt Disney Company, where he ran the division’s
noncreative operations. Also, Mr. Dean was Senior Vice President of
Corporate Strategic Planning at Disney. Prior, Mr. Dean was a
strategy consultant with Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
Mr. Messina joined Volt’s Board in May
2015. He was most recently the Chief Executive Officer
and a director of Steinway Musical Instruments from August 1996 to
October 2011. During his 15 years as CEO, he led the company
through a significant period of growth and profitability.
About Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is an international provider of
staffing services (traditional time and materials based as well as
project based) and information technology infrastructure services.
Our staffing services consists of workforce solutions that include
providing contingent workers, personnel recruitment services, and
managed staffing services programs supporting primarily
professional administration, technical, information technology,
light-industrial and engineering positions. Our project-based
staffing assists with individual customer assignments as well as
customer care call centers and gaming industry quality assurance
testing services, and our managed service programs consist of
managing the procurement and on-boarding of contingent workers from
multiple providers. Our information technology infrastructure
services provide server, storage, network and desktop IT hardware
maintenance, data center and network monitoring and operations. For
more information visit www.volt.com.
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Investor Contacts:Volt Information Sciences, Inc.Paul
Tomkins, 212-704-7921voltinvest@volt.comorAddo CommunicationsLasse
Glassen, 424-238-6249lasseg@addocommunications.com
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