Executive Team

Steven C. Cooper was reinstated as the Company's Chief Executive Officer in June 2022 and has served as a Director of the Company since May 2006. Mr. Cooper served as Board Chair from January 2019 until June 2022, as Board Executive Chair from September 2018 to December 2018, and as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2018. He had previously served as President between 2005 and 2015 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer between 2001 and 2005. He currently serves as a Director and member of the audit committee of publicly traded Boise Cascade Company.

Mr. Cooper’s long and successful tenure as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the Company during a period of tremendous growth, combined with his effective leadership and coaching skills, financial and accounting expertise, and unique ability to develop consensus, are among the contributions he makes to the Board.

Derrek L. Gafford has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2006, after serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2005. Mr. Gafford is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and joined the Company in 2002. Mr. Gafford is a Director of Heritage Distilling Co. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gafford served as Chief Financial Officer for Metropolitan Market, a grocery retailer, and held various management positions with Deloitte & Touche LLP and Albertsons, Inc.

Taryn R. Owen has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since September 2022, after serving as Executive Vice President of the Company and President of PeopleReady, TrueBlue's general, industrial and skilled trade staffing business, and PeopleScout, TrueBlue's recruitment process outsourcing (“RPO”) and managed service provider (“MSP”) solutions business, since October 2021. Ms. Owen previously served as Executive Vice President of the Company and President of PeopleReady since December 2019, after serving as Executive Vice President of the Company and President of PeopleScout since November 2014. Prior to these roles, she served as Senior Vice President since June 2014 and as President of PeopleScout since August 2013. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Global Operations for PeopleScout since December 2011, after joining PeopleScout in 2010 as Vice President of Client Delivery. Prior to joining PeopleScout, Ms. Owen was an Operations Director at Randstad SourceRight Solutions where she led global RPO engagements. Ms. Owen has more than 20 years of talent acquisition experience. Ms. Owen formerly served as a member of the Board of Advisors of HRO Today and as a member of the Human Capital Industry Advisory Board for Wharton’s Center for Human Resources. She is also a volunteer and avid supporter of the Special Olympics.

Garrett R. Ferencz has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company since July 2020, after serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer since December 2019. Prior to these roles, he served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since April 2018, and served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation since July 2014. Mr. Ferencz joined the Company in January 2007 as Senior Director of Litigation, Assistant General Counsel. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ferencz practiced litigation at The Blankenship Law Firm, P.S. and Perkins Coie LLP. Mr. Ferencz has served as a Director on the American Cancer Society’s Board for Washington State since 2017.

Carl R. Schweihs has served as Executive Vice President of the Company and President of PeopleManagement, TrueBlue’s staffing business that is made up of Staff Management | SMX, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, and Centerline Drivers, since June 2019, after serving as Senior Vice President of the Company for Strategic Accounts since June 2017. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Finance for the Company since November 2015, after serving as Controller since June 2014. Mr. Schweihs joined the Company following its acquisition of Seaton in 2014. Prior to joining the Company, he served in a variety of financial leadership roles at Seaton and Grant Thornton.

Andrea Brogger has served as Chief People Officer of the Company since April 2020, after serving as Global Vice President, Human Resources since June 2018. Prior to these roles, she served as Global Leader of People and Engagement within PeopleScout since December 2016, after serving as Director, Compensation and Benefits for the Company since January 2011. Before joining the Company, Ms. Brogger served in a variety of compensation-related roles at Microsoft, Russell Investment Group, and Weyerhaeuser.

Jeff Dirks has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information & Technology Officer of the Company since December 2021, after serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer since April 2019. Prior to these roles Mr. Dirks served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Technology since November 2018, after serving as Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations since May 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dirks spearheaded two successful tech startups. Mr. Dirks is a military veteran.

Anthony Brew has served as Chief Diversity Officer of the Company since January 2023, after serving as Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion since January 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brew served in a variety of human resource and diversity-related positions at BlackHawk Inc. and Sovereign Security LLC.