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Randstad US, Professionals has announced that Brendan Courtney will assume leadership of its finance and accounting business, which includes Randstad Finance & Accounting, Randstad Human Resources and The Mergis Group. Courtney, who has served as president of The Mergis Group for the past three years, will be responsible for integrating, growing and taking the new organization to a greater level of performance.
“By combining these businesses, due to the acquisition of SFN Group, we have created the third largest provider of finance and accounting recruiting and staffing services in North America. Brendan is a proven leader whose extensive experience in professional recruiting, particularly in the finance and accounting, legal, sales and marketing and HR professions, makes him an ideal leader for our combined business,” said Daniel Foley, president of Randstad US, Professionals.
Lewis F. Gould, Jr., chair of Duane Morris' worldwide Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group, has been reappointed as a Commonwealth Trustee of Temple University for a four-year term. Temple's Board of Trustees has final authority and responsibility for the policies and governance of the university.
Gould has served on Temple University's Board of Trustees since 1985 and is now chair of the university's Budget and Finance Committee and vice chair of its Executive Committee. He also serves on the board of Temple University Health System, Inc.
For more than 40 years, Gould has focused his practice on intellectual property law, with emphasis on domestic and international patent and trademark matters.
Randstad US, Professionals has announced that Brendan Courtney will assume leadership of its finance and accounting business, which includes Randstad Finance & Accounting, Randstad Human Resources and The Mergis Group. Courtney, who has served as president of The Mergis Group for the past three years, will be responsible for integrating, growing and taking the new organization to a greater level of performance.
“By combining these businesses, due to the acquisition of SFN Group, we have created the third largest provider of finance and accounting recruiting and staffing services in North America. Brendan is a proven leader whose extensive experience in professional recruiting, particularly in the finance and accounting, legal, sales and marketing and HR professions, makes him an ideal leader for our combined business,” said Daniel Foley, president of Randstad US, Professionals.
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