Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ: KFRC) announced that current President Joseph Liberatore will succeed David Dunkel as CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Liberatore has been appointed to the board effective immediately and will stand for election to the board as a Class I director, at the Tampa, Florida-based professional staffing firm’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2022.
Liberatore joined one of Kforce’s predecessor companies, Romac International, in 1988, as a technology recruiter and served in multiple executive roles during his more than 30-year tenure with the firm including chief sales officer, chief talent officer, CFO and as president for the last nine years.
Dunkel, who is included in SIA’s Staffing Industry 100 Hall of Fame, has held the CEO position at Kforce and its predecessors for more than 40 years and has worked closely with Liberatore. He will retire effective Dec. 30, 2021, but remain employed by Kforce on a limited, part-time basis and continue to serve as the chairman of board.
“I have decided that this is the ideal time for me to step aside and turn the leadership reigns over to Joe,” Dunkel said. “My initial five-year commitment to my father led to serving as the CEO of Kforce for more than 40 years, which has been one of the greatest experiences of my lifetime. I am humbled and eternally grateful for the honor and privilege to have served Kforce and its stakeholders in this capacity. There have certainly been a number of incredibly challenging times but, through each of those periods, we have persevered and Kforce emerged as a stronger firm.”
Kforce also this week unveiled its new logo and core values as part of a brand refresh. New brand elements include a redesigned website and a logo inspired by tech design trends that aims to align the brand as a solutions firm in the digital age.
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