BROOKFIELD, Wis., Jan. 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sue Marks, one of the most highly regarded pioneers and innovators in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and CEO of Pinstripe, a leading RPO and recruitment services firm, has been selected as a 2006 HRO Superstar by HRO Today magazine. The HRO Superstars list annually recognizes individuals -- buyers, service providers, strategy consultants and thought leaders -- who have been instrumental in developing, promoting and influencing the evolution of the HR outsourcing industry, which is estimated at over $50 billion.
"For more than 20 years, Sue Marks has been the embodiment of innovation and thought leadership in the field of talent acquisition," said Harry Feinberg, Chairman and CEO of Outsourcing Today, LLC, which publishes HRO Today magazine. "Well before the term 'recruitment process outsourcing' became common currency in our industry, she was helping companies rethink the way they recruit, hire, train and retain their workforce -- and in the process, became the industry's most eloquent and powerful advocate for RPO."
At Pinstripe, Marks and her partner Anne Nimke have pioneered the proprietary Requisition-to-Results (R2R(tm)) platform -- the industry's first fully integrated platform for employee acquisition and retention, bringing together recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training and off-boarding practices into a complete, end-to-end outsourced talent solution. Prior to co-founding Pinstripe, Marks was a senior executive at Kelly Services, after selling the staffing and HR outsourcing businesses that she and Nimke established, ProStaff and HRfirst, to Kelly Services in 2000.
"I am very honored to be recognized in this way by one of the industry's leading authorities -- and to be associated with such an outstanding group of HRO thought leaders and practitioners," said Marks. "It has been very gratifying to see RPO develop and grow as an industry over the past several years, and I am proud to have played a part in helping so many organizations achieve success in acquiring talent and building a high performing workforce."
About Outsourcing Today
Outsourcing Today, LLC is the leading provider of integrated marketing services bringing buyers and providers of outsourcing services together. The company holds a major equity position in HRO World, a high-level events company in the HR outsourcing sector. Outsourcing Today is also the founder of the Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA) and publishes HRO Today and FAO Today magazines.
About Pinstripe
An innovator in recruitment and employment process outsourcing, Pinstripe designs, builds and manages talent management systems for health care, technology and financial services organizations. The company's proprietary Requisition-to-Results (R2R(tm)) platform is the first solution of its kind to integrate recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, and off-boarding practices into a complete, end-to-end outsourced approach to employee acquisition and retention. By partnering with Pinstripe, clients are able to maximize the economic, operational, and strategic benefits of a high performing workforce, while minimizing compliance, security and other risks.
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pinstripe was co-founded by Susan Marks and Anne Nimke, both 25-year industry veterans who previously established two successful HR staffing and HR outsourcing companies, ProStaff and HRfirst, which were sold to Kelly Services in 2000. Baird Venture Partners, the U.S.-based venture capital affiliate of investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co., is a major investor in Pinstripe. For more information about Pinstripe, please visit www.pinstripetalent.com.
About Baird Global Private Equity
With more than 40 investment professionals in the United States and Europe, Baird's global private equity business has raised and managed $1.5 billion in capital. Baird Capital Partners provides change-of-control capital and growth capital to U.S.-based, middle-market companies in the Business Services and Manufactured Products sectors. Baird Venture Partners makes venture capital investments in early- to growth-stage companies in the Business Services and Software and Healthcare/Life Sciences sectors. Granville Baird Capital Partners is a long-established private equity manager targeting mid-market growth companies in the UK and Germany with a focus on the Business Services, Healthcare and Industrial Products sectors. Baird Private Equity also has an operating team located in three offices in China, focused on facilitating and executing Asia sourcing, manufacturing and distribution opportunities for portfolio companies. The group's investments are supported by Baird's full range of financial advice, operating expertise and industry research, providing a unique full-service approach to the entire private equity investment process. For more information, please visit www.bairdventurepartners.com.