Jonas Prising vs Linda Perneau

Jonas Prising

CEO of ManpowerGroup

BIO: Mr. Jonas Prising has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ManpowerGroup Inc. since December 31, 2015 and May 1, 2014 respectively. Mr. Prising has been the President of The Americas Operations at Manpower Inc. since January 2009 and also as its Executive Vice President since January 2006. He served as the President of ManpowerGroup Inc. from November 15, 2012 to April 30, 2014 and also served as its Executive Vice President for the Americas & Southern Europe. He runs ManpowerGroup's $12 billion operations in North, Central and South America and Southern Europe. He also has responsibility for Right Management, the global leader in talent and career management workforce solutions within ManpowerGroup, as well as its ManpowerGroup Solutions business. Mr. Prising served as Executive Vice President at Experis US, Inc. He joined ManpowerGroup in 1999. He served as an Executive Vice President at ManpowerGroup Inc. since January 2006 until November 15, 2012. He has been Independent Director at Kohl's Corporation since August 17, 2015. He served as the President of United States and Canadian Operations of Manpower Inc. from January 2006 to December 2008. Mr. Prising served as an Executive Vice President of U S and Canadian Operations and Managing Director of Manpower Italy of Manpower Inc., from January 1, 2006 to December 2008 and from 2002 to January 1, 2006, respectively and also served as Director of Manpower Global Accounts of EMEA from June 1999 to June 2002. He served as President of North America and President of the Americas at Manpower Inc. He joined Manpower in 1999 as Sales Director of EMEA region. Prior to Manpower, he served multiple international management positions with Electrolux from 1989 to May 1999. In addition, he serves as a co-chair of MiKE, an organization focused on supporting innovation and entrepreneurial leadership. A recognized expert on domestic and international labor markets and work trends, Mr. Prising regularly presents at conferences and summits around the world. He serves as a Director of JA Worldwide, JA USA and JA of Wisconsin Inc. He serves as a Director at Junior Achievement, Inc. He has been a Director of ManpowerGroup Inc. since 2015. Mr. Prising has participated in Executive Programs at Stanford, INSEAD and Yale. He holds MBA (equivalent) from the Stockholm School of Economics. He speaks five languages: English, French, German, Swedish and Italian.

Linda Perneau

CEO of Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

BIO: Linda Perneau is a trailblazing business executive and transformational leader. As president and CEO of Volt Information Sciences, Inc., a $1 billion global workforce solution provider, Linda is known for facing challenges, delivering results, surpassing goals, exceeding expectations, and driving growth. The first female CEO in the company’s 75-year history, Linda is an inspirational leader who has earned a reputation for building high-performance teams and attracting world-class talent.   She has held a variety of senior executive roles at some of North America's largest staffing organizations, including Kelly Services, Adecco, Spherion and Randstad. Her deep industry experience and expertise spans start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, and geographic expansions.   Linda joined Volt in 2018 and after six days was asked to take on the President and CEO role on an interim basis. Six months later, in November 2018, Linda was formally appointed as President and CEO of the global organization that includes Volt Workforce Solutions, Volt Europe, Volt Asia and Volt Consulting Group, as well Design & Technical outsourcing services. Since being in her role, Volt has improved performance in nearly all key financial and operational metrics. In the second quarter of 2021, Volt achieved their strongest year-over-year revenue growth in a decade, and their first positive GAAP net income in 14 quarters.   A driven and dynamic strategist influencing and shaping the industry, Linda is often sought out as a thought leader on workforce solutions, staffing and hiring trends, global talent challenges and change management. She is consistently recognized in the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) North American Staffing 100 list, and the SIA Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list. In addition, she has participated in elite international leadership programs at the IMD International Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the London School of Business.   As a fierce advocate for women in staffing and business, Linda is dedicated to supporting future women leaders and often lends her time as a mentor. In her spare time, she volunteers for the Walk for Alzheimer’s and is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan, rescue dog owner and fitness fanatic.