Presenters
Speakers:
· Roy
Krause,
President & Chief Executive Officer, for Spherion
Corporation (NYSE:SFN) has served at the helm of the
Company since July 2003 when he was named president
and chief operating officer. He was named president
and CEO by the Board of Directors in October 2004.
Founded in 1946, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based
company is a leader in the North American staffing
industry, providing value-added staffing, recruiting
and workforce solutions. Mr. Krause received a
Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State
University and an MBA from Georgia State University.
· Loretta
Penn,
Vice President & Chief Service Excellence Officer
for Spherion Corporation, is directly responsible to
the CEO for advancing a culture of service
excellence throughout Spherion. Key elements include
measuring and leading the drive to ensure high
customer satisfaction; promoting best practices
across the company; and effectively communicating
Spherion’s service excellence differentiation to
clients and candidates. Ms. Penn has served on the
board of directors for TECO Energy, Inc. since 1995.
Program Overview
The path to the
boardroom is generally through the executive suite,
and as WEL’s Census report shows, there is a decline
in the number of women in the executive suite. Roy
and Loretta shared how Spherion and TECO Energy are
strategically strengthening the executive officer
pipeline and the path to the boardroom.
