The longest tenured CEO in the staffing industry. Terry has built Kelly Services from a purely female secretarial personnel business to one of the largest temporary staffing companies in the US. Kelly Services provides some 700,000 employees to about 150,000 customers through more than 2,300 offices in 26 countries. Kelly has expanded beyond placing clerical help to providing information technology specialists and professionals such as accountants, engineers, scientists, teachers, and personal care providers. Chairman and CEO Terence Adderley controls 92% of the company
About:Terence E. Adderley
Terence E. Adderley is chairman and chief executive officer of Kelly Services, Inc., a Fortune 500 staffing provider with world headquarters in Troy, Michigan.
Mr. Adderley joined Kelly in 1958 as manager of the company s Louisville, Kentucky, office. He was named vice president of the company in 1961 and was elected to the board of directors in 1963. Mr. Adderley was promoted to executive vice president in 1965, named president in 1967 and elected chairman in 1998.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Adderley received bachelor of business administration and master of business administration degrees from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Kelly, Mr. Adderley was employed in the Treasurer s Department at the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
Mr. Adderley is on the board of directors of Kelly Services and DTE Energy Company. Additionally, he serves on the boards of the Detroit Renaissance Foundation, Oakland County Business Roundtable, Detroit Country Day School, William Beaumont Hospital, the Economic Club of Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. He is also a member of the Visiting Committee, Graduate School of Business Administration, at the University of Michigan.
Over the last decade, Mr.Adderley has frequently been recognized for his leadership and personal commitment to providing workforce opportunities for women, the disabled, older Americans, and minorities. In 2000, the company was recognized as the Corporation of the Year by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council for
the company s minority supplier development programs, and was selected as the
Welfare-to-Work Company of the Year by the National Alliance of Business for the company s long-standing leadership in providing training and jobs to welfare recipients. In 2000, Mr. Adderley was honored by the Boy Scouts of America Detroit Area Council with the Good Scout Award.
Mr. Adderley has also provided national leadership in bringing quality processes into the workplace. Over the last decade, his efforts have established Kelly Services as a premier quality-oriented business services company. Numerous quality awards and 'supplier-of-the-year' selections have been awarded to Kelly. Most recently, Kelly received honor roll recognition in the Michigan Quality Leadership Award, and the State of Texas selected Kelly for its state quality award.
