As President and Chief Operating Officer of Adecco USA, Joyce Russell oversees field operations and executes new growth strategies for the company to help sustain Adecco's role as the global leader in workforce solutions. Her main charge is running the company's core office and industrial staffing business, of which it is the market leader in across the U.S.
Russell runs all sales initiatives and leads the company's talent acquisition and development strategies. And to promote Adecco's brand, Russell manages marketing strategies, maintains business connections with senior leaders of many Fortune 100 corporations, and is Adecco's key media liaison.
An effective and strategic leader, Russell has been with Adecco for two decades, and has firmly established her talent for cultivating sales and providing high quality service. She initially joined Adecco as branch manager and gained experience in various positions at the company. Russell would eventually become senior vice president of Adecco's Southern Division- the company's largest operating unit with more than 200 offices.
Russell is well recognized in the staffing industry for her achievements, most recently winning the 2006 Highest Leaf Award from the Women's Venture Fund, a non-profit organization that supports the business aspirations of women entrepreneurs. Russell also won Adecco's Rookie of the Year Award in 1988 and Most Improved Area Award in 1990, and was recognized in 1998, 1999, and 2002 for running the most profitable divisions in the company
Russell earned her bachelor's degree in Business and Communications from Baylor University in Texas. Additionally, Russell was selected as one of two Adecco employees to be an official torch runner at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She is on the Board of Directors for the Chief Diversity Officer's Roundtable at Cornell University and is a volunteer of the Young Life and Hope Unlimited organizations. She is married with two sons.