BROOKFIELD, Wis., Jan. 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Sue Marks, a founder of the recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) industry and CEO of Pinstripe(r), Inc., the fastest-growing RPO and recruitment services firm, has been selected as a 2007 HRO Superstar by HRO Today magazine. This is the second consecutive year that Marks has been named to the prestigious HRO Superstar list, which annually recognizes buyers, service providers, strategy consultants and thought leaders who have played a leading role in developing, promoting and influencing the evolution of the fast-growing HR outsourcing industry.
"Sue Marks and Pinstripe have become synonymous with excellence and innovation in recruitment process outsourcing," said Harry Feinberg, Chairman and CEO of Outsourcing Today, LLC, publisher of HRO Today magazine. "She and her partner Anne Nimke have been instrumental in growing the industry and helping organizations leverage the power of RPO to become recruiting powerhouses. For more than 20 years, Sue has also been one of the industry's most forceful advocates and visionaries, at the vanguard of RPO thought leadership."
Pinstripe recently launched Talent Mindset (www.talentmindset.com), a groundbreaking interactive community specifically designed to provide innovative recruiting strategies, best practices and practical tools for hiring managers and other HR professionals. The firm's proprietary, leading-edge Requisition-to-Results(tm) (R2R) platform, which brings together recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training and off-boarding practices into a complete, end-to-end outsourced talent solution, is the industry's first fully integrated platform for employee acquisition and retention.
"It is very gratifying to be recognized by HRO Today for a second consecutive year, and to be a part of such an outstanding list of HRO thinkers and practitioners is a tremendous honor," said Marks. "The past year has been an exciting one for Pinstripe. We've seen fast growth across all areas of our business, and we're very excited about 2007. The launch of Talent Mindset has also given us the opportunity to reach out to more organizations and provide an open forum for discussion of the biggest hurdle companies are facing -- attracting and retaining the best talent."
Prior to co-founding Pinstripe, Marks was a senior executive at Kelly Services, after selling the staffing and HR outsourcing businesses that she and Nimke established, ProStaff and HRfirst, to Kelly Services in 2000. She holds a B.S. in business administration from Marquette University and is a member of the prestigious Young Presidents' Organization.
About Outsourcing Today
Outsourcing Today is the publisher of HRO Today and FAO Today, magazines covering the latest news and trends affecting the business process outsourcing industries. It also helped found HRO World in the U.S. and Europe before selling the events in 2006.
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. In 2006, Sue Marks, Pinstripe's CEO was recognized by IQPC with the highest Recruiting and Staffing Leader recognition given to RPO Providers as part of their Annual Recruiting and Staffing Best in Class (RASBIC) Awards. Pinstripe's proprietary Requisition-to-Results (R2R(r)) 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, a woman-owned business enterprise (WBE), 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., provides financial direction, business advice and funding of Pinstripe's growth initiatives. For more information about Pinstripe, please visit www.pinstripetalent.com.