Adecco Group Appoints Patrick De Maeseneire As The New Chief Executive Officer - 15.04.2009
Adecco Group, the worldwide leader in Human Resources services, today announced that Patrick De Maeseneire has been appointed by the Board of Directors as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Adecco Group.
Patrick de Maeseneire is currently CEO of Barry Callebaut, the world market leader in high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. He will start as of June 1, 2009. Dieter Scheiff, having successfully strengthened the Group’s operations worldwide over the past three years, is leaving the company.
The Board of Directors announced today that Patrick De Maeseneire has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Adecco Group, the world’s leader in HR services. Patrick de Maeseneire is currently CEO of Barry Callebaut, the world market leader in high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. He will join the Adecco Group on June 1, 2009. “I am honoured to become Adecco Group’s Chief Executive Officer,” De Maeseneire said. “I look forward to leading the Group with a global mindset together with my future colleagues and passionate employees around the world.”
Rolf Doring, Chairman of the Board of Directors said: “Patrick De Maeseneire has a proven successful and distinguished international track record. In combination with his strong leadership skills, as well as his international sales background and excellent knowledge of the staffing industry, Patrick De Maeseneire will lead the Adecco Group to the next stage of development and success.”
Dieter Scheiff, CEO of the Adecco Group over the past three years is leaving the company at the end of April 2009. “The Board is thankful for Dieter Scheiff’s strong contribution to improve the profitability of the company even in challenging times,” Chairman Rolf Dorig said. “He successfully strengthened the Group’s financial position, its operations and market position worldwide and laid a very solid foundation for future growth.”
Patrick De Maeseneire (1957), is a Belgian national. He served as the CEO of Barry Callebaut since June 2002. Patrick De Maeseneire held leading positions within the Adecco Group between 1998 and 2002. He started out as the Country Manager for the Benelux and later on led the professional staffing business of the Adecco Group globally out of New York. Prior to this, Patrick De Maeseneire held senior positions at Wang in Belgium, Apple Computers and Arthur Andersen (Consulting). He trained as a commercial engineer at the University of Brussels and studied marketing management at Ghent University and business management at the London Business School and Insead, Fontainebleau.
