BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Susan Marks, CEO of Pinstripe, Inc., a leading recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and recruitment services firm, will be the keynote speaker, with U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Michael Barrera, at People Strategies -- Creating Competitive Advantage, a two-day Diversity and Human Resources (HR) Conference sponsored by the Securities Industry Association (SIA), taking place October 10-11 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.
Marks and Barrera will kick off Tuesday's General Session, and their joint presentation, titled Talent and Diversity: The Industry's Strategic Imperative, will offer SIA members insights on developing new approaches to talent management, implementing strategic and successful diversity programs, and developing more effective change management and communications programs.
"HR departments are being challenged as never before to make efficient use of their human assets, enhance the competitiveness of their workforce, manage technology and meet diversity objectives," said Marks. "These imperatives require greater flexibility, more innovative thinking and an ability to communicate more effectively with all constituencies -- from current employees to prospects to executive management. Our presentation will provide a practical road map for increasing the focus on diversity, acquiring -- and retaining -- the best quality talent, enhancing overall competitiveness and return on investment, and building effective communications strategies."
The SIA's Diversity and Human Resources Conference brings together chief diversity officers, managing directors and other HR executives from across the securities industry to interact with subject matter experts and connect with peers from other leading industry organizations.
About Pinstripe
An innovator in recruitment and employment process outsourcing, Pinstripe, Inc. designs, builds and manages talent acquisition and management systems for healthcare, financial services and technology companies. 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 Brookfield, Wisconsin, Pinstripe was co-founded by Susan Marks and Anne Nimke, both 25-year industry veterans who previously established the largest independent staffing company in Wisconsin and HRfirst, an enterprise-wide recruitment process outsourcing firm. Both companies 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.