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Jeffrey A. Joerres is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Manpower Inc. He joined Manpower in 1993 as Vice President of Marketing where he was responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy. He later served as Senior Vice President of European Operations and Global Account Management. In 1999 he was promoted to President and CEO and in 2001 he was named Chairman of the Board.
Under Joerres' leadership Manpower has transformed its business strategy adding new business lines that have expanded the company's ability to assist clients and candidates in navigating the changing world of work. Manpower is known as the industry thought leader and a pioneer in emerging markets helping governments multinationals and individuals to succeed in transforming their labor markets to compete in the global economy. It has opened more than 1 000 local offices under Joerres' tenure expanding the footprint of the organization to over 4 400 offices across 73 countries and territories.
Since Joerres took the helm eight years ago Manpower stock has more than tripled and the company has climbed the ranks of the Fortune 500 list moving from 183 to 131. Manpower's steady stock performance and strict adherence to governance guidelines both contributed to Manpower being named as one of the "Best Managed Companies in America" for the fifth time in 2007 by Forbes magazine. Fortune magazine named Manpower as one of the most admired companies in the staffing industry for the fifth year in a row. In addition Joerres was named to Institutional Investor Magazine's celebrated list of the best CEOs in America for the fourth consecutive year in 2007.
Prior to joining Manpower Joerres was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ARI Network Services a publicly held high-tech electronic data interchange company. He has also held several management positions within IBM.
Joerres earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University's College of Business Administration in 1983. In addition to the Manpower Inc. board he is a member of the board of directors of Artisan Funds and Johnson Controls.
Joerres is known as a strong proponent of job training and workforce development initiatives. Joerres also serves on the board of trustees for the Committee for Economic Development (CED). He is co-chair of the CEO Diversity Committee of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. He also served as co-chair of the 2005 NAACP National Convention held in Milwaukee. | 