EmployBridge Names President, COO for Professional Services Division

Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

EmployBridge is pleased to announce the addition of Joanie Courtney to its senior executive management team. Courtney joins the firm as President and Chief Operating Officer for its Professional Services Division, which includes RemX Specialty Staffing and the company's energy brands; Decca Energy, Resdin Industries, and Vaughan Consulting Group.

EmployBridge CEO, Tom Bickes, commented, "Strong leadership and brand growth have been the hallmark of Joanie's 20-year career. I'm confident that her out-of-the-box thinking and experience in developing high-profile brands in both professional and commercial staffing will bring enormous benefits to the company and our professional divisions." Courtney's résumé includes executive roles with two of the largest employment firms in the world; prior to joining EmployBridge, she spent three years in the digital recruiting industry as Senior Vice President of Global Market Insights at a leading employment website.

Courtney added, "I am thrilled to join the EmployBridge team and have the opportunity to lead and develop the professional business lines for the organization. I am passionate about connecting talent to great companies and making a difference in people's lives. I could not ask for a better company, leadership team, and culture to work with in making that difference."

As an employment industry expert, Courtney is often called upon to discuss the job market, careers, and workplace trends, and speak to the talent supply and demand cycles that impact U.S. employers. She is frequently featured as a keynote speaker at industry conferences, and her commentary on the employment market has been featured on media outlets like Fox and Fox Business Network, Associated Press, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, PBS, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes