MDI Group CEO Ella Koscik On “What’s Next for Staffing?” at Staffing Industry Analysts Conf

March 16, 2009 - PRLog -- Contact: Mitch Leff, (404) 861-4769, mitch@leffassociates.com

MDI Group CEO Ella Koscik and Other Top Industry CEOs On “What’s Next for Staffing?” at Staffing Industry Analysts Conference

SIA Managing Director Ron Mester Moderates March 18 Panel in Miami

ATLANTA, March 16, 2009 – Ella Koscik, CEO & Owner of MDI Group, one of the nation’s top professional services firms, will be among a select group of the staffing industry’s top CEOs discussing “What’s Next for Staffing?” on March 18 in Miami during the 2009 Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Executive Forum.  The discussion, moderated by SIA managing director Ron Mester, will look at how the economy is affecting the industry and the positive role staffing can play in making companies more efficient and profitable.

What:      Keynote CEO Panel: What’s Next for Staffing?
Date/Time:   March 18, 2009, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Where:    Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami

Panelists:
•   Ella Koscik, CEO & Owner, MDI Group
•   Jon E. Barfield, Chairman and President, The Bartech Group
•   Tig Gilliam, CEO, Adecco North America
•   Jonas Prising, President of the Americas, Manpower
•   Moderator: Ron Mester, Managing Director, Staffing Industry Analysts

The staffing industry continues to evolve rapidly, with new ways of serving customers and new services. This session will engage top CEOs from some of the industry's largest and most successful staffing firms in conversation and discussion.

The discussion will look at:
•   The ongoing impact of the economic crisis on the industry
•   The changing landscape facing the market
•   The important role staffing plays in enabling a more flexible and efficient workforce for organizations
•   Career and skill development for workers

“It’s vital for professional services firms to adapt quickly to these economic challenges and to demonstrate the value that contingent staffing offers companies as they struggle to remain competitive,” said Ella Koscik, CEO, MDI Group. “I’ve attended the SIA Executive Forum for five years, and am honored to be invited to participate in this panel with my peers.”

About MDI Group
MDI Group is a results-driven professional services firm providing IT Workforce Solutions and Finance & Accounting that enable clients to achieve critical business objectives.  Founded in 1988, MDI Group has recorded 20 consecutive years of profitable growth and recorded more than $70 million in 2008 revenue. The company now employs more than 500 consultants nationally out of offices in Atlanta; Dallas; Greenville, SC and Phoenix. MDI Group has successfully placed more than 7,000 consultants in all major technical and finance & accounting disciplines at nearly 1,500 companies since its inception.

•   IT: MDI Group’s IT Workforce Solutions division delivers flexible IT workforce solutions backed by subject matter expertise. These services enable clients to achieve critical business objectives and better manage IT consultant spending. MDI Group provides Fortune 500 and mid-market companies with “just-in-time,” best-fit technical consultants to support IT initiatives. Its IT workforce solutions include both consultative IT staffing services and managed service provider solutions.
•   Finance & Accounting: MDI Group’s Finance & Accounting division provides senior-level interim talent support and project-oriented solutions that help clients solve business challenges, maintain compliance, mitigate risk and achieve strategic goals.  

For more information about MDI Group, visit www.mdigroup.com.