Resources Global Professionals to Present at Baird's Annual Business Solutions Conference
Resources Global Professionals to Present at Baird's Annual Business Solutions Conference
Resources Global Professionals to Present at Baird's Annual Business Solutions Conference
Irvine, Calif., February 20, 2009 - Resources Global Professionals, a leading multinational provider of professional services and the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), will present at the Robert W. Baird & Co. Business Solutions Conference, February 25, 2009, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.
From 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on February 25, Thomas Christopoul, president and chief executive officer of Resources Global Professionals and Nate Franke, chief financial officer (biographical details below), are scheduled to discuss the company's business strategy and recent financial results. A webcast of the presentation will be available live at: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/baird6/recn/ and archived through the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.resourcesglobal.com.
ABOUT RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS
Resources Global Professionals, the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), is a multinational professional services firm that helps business leaders execute internal initiatives. Partnering with business leaders, we drive internal change across all parts of a global enterprise - finance and accounting, information management, internal audit, human capital, legal services and supply chain management.
Resources Global was founded in 1996 within a Big Four accounting firm. Today, we are a publicly traded company with over 3,700 professionals, from more than 85 practice offices, annually serving 2,400 clients around the world.
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Resources Global has served 84 of the Fortune 100 companies.
The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the exchange's highest tier by listing standards. More information about Resources Global is available at http://www.resourcesglobal.com.
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Thomas D. Christopoul
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas D. Christopoul was named President and CEO in June 2008. For the past three years, Tom has served on the Resources Board of Directors previously serving as Chairperson of the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. He brings more than 20 years of executive management experience with international public and private growth companies to his new role, where he works closely with the Company's senior management team and investor community.
Tom was most recently President of Somerset Shore Associates, Inc. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of the Marketing Services Division of Cendant Corporation, where he worked for more than 10 years. There, he managed and integrated the company's three direct marketing units, which ultimately comprised one of the largest affinity marketing enterprises in the world.
Prior to that, Tom was Chairman and CEO of the Financial Services Division of Cendant Corporation, where he managed Jackson-Hewitt Tax Services, the second largest tax preparation firm in North America. Also at Cendant, Tom served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer as well as the senior management representative to the compensation and policy committees of Cendant's board of directors, headed the company's Pension Committee, and served as Chairman of the Cendant Charitable Foundation. He also held the position of EVP, Human Resources and Corporate Services. Previously, Tom was the director of labor relations for the Nabisco Biscuit Company and also worked for several years at the Pepsi-Cola Company.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Science from Purdue University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Nor1, Inc.; TAI, Inc.; ABB Ltd. and is also on the Board of Advisors of Rutgers University.
Nate Franke
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
With a background suited for dealing with today's increasingly complex regulatory environment, Nate Franke joined Resources Global Professionals in 2007. As CFO, Nate is responsible for all financial aspects of Resources' operations, including financial reporting and investor relations. He oversees a business that generated $840 million in revenue in fiscal 2008, employs more than 3,700 professionals globally and has grown to over 85 practice offices worldwide during the past 12 years.
Nate joined Resources after 22 years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where, for 12 years, he served as an audit partner primarily working with publicly traded companies in the consumer and technology industries.
A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Nate graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Nate is also a part-time lecturer in financial reporting and analysis at the University of California, Irvine, Merage School of Business.
Contact:
Jeff Bellows/617.897.0350
jeff.bellows@resources-us.com