TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE: TBI) announced today that William Steele is
retiring from the company’s board of directors effective Dec. 31, 2017.
Steele has served on TrueBlue’s board since 2001 and was Chairman of the
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Lead Independent
Director until this year, in addition to serving as a member of the
Audit Committee. Steele began his career at ABM Industries where he was
appointed President in 1991 and CEO in 1994, and served in those
capacities until he retired in 2000. He served as a Director, member of
the Audit Committee, and Chairman of the Corporate Citizenship and
Communication Committee of ABM until March 2016.
“William's long career leading a global building services company made
him an invaluable member of the board, and we owe him a huge debt of
gratitude,” TrueBlue Chairman Joe Sambataro, Jr., said. “On behalf of
the board, shareholders and the entire company, I want to thank William
for his leadership, expert counsel and guidance.”
“Over the past 17 years, it’s been exciting to watch TrueBlue grow to be
one of the leading light industrial staffing providers in the U.S. and
the world’s largest recruitment process outsourcing company,” Steele
said. “The company today is stronger than it has ever been, and is well
positioned for continued growth moving forward.”
About TrueBlue:
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce
solutions that help clients create growth, improve efficiency and
increase reliability. TrueBlue connected over 815,000 people with work
during 2016 in a wide variety of industries through its PeopleReady
segment offering industrial staffing services, PeopleManagement segment
offering onsite workforce management and PeopleScout segment offering
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provider (MSP)
solutions. For more information, visit TrueBlue’s web site: www.trueblue.com
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Source: TrueBlue, Inc.