Mr. Jonas Prising has been the Chief Executive Officer of ManpowerGroup Inc. since May 1, 2014. Mr. Prising has been the President of The Americas Operations at Manpower Inc. since January 2009 and also as its Executive Vice President since January 2006.
He served as the President of ManpowerGroup Inc. from November 15, 2012 to April 30, 2014 and served as its Executive Vice President for the Americas Southern Europe. He runs ManpowerGroup's $12 billion operations in North, Central and South America and Southern Europe.
He also has responsibility for Right Management, the global leader in talent and career management workforce solutions within ManpowerGroup, as well as its ManpowerGroup Solutions business. Mr. Prising served as Executive Vice President at Experis US, Inc. He joined ManpowerGroup in 1999. He served as Executive Vice President of ManpowerGroup Inc. since January 2006 until November 15, 2012.
Mr. Prising served as the President of United States and Canadian Operations of Manpower Inc. from January 2006 to December 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of U S and Canadian Operations and Managing Director of Manpower Italy of Manpower Inc., from January 1, 2006 to December 2008 and from 2002 to January 1, 2006, respectively and also served as Director of Manpower Global Accounts of EMEA from June 1999 to June 2002.
He served as President of North America and President of the Americas at Manpower Inc. He joined Manpower in 1999 as Sales Director of EMEA region. Prior to Manpower, he served multiple international management positions with Electrolux from 1989 to May 1999. In addition, he serves as a co-chair of MiKE, an organization focused on supporting innovation and entrepreneurial leadership.
A recognized expert on domestic and international labor markets and work trends, Mr. Prising regularly presents at conferences and summits around the world. He serves as a Director of JA Worldwide, JA USA, and JA of Wisconsin Inc. He has been a Director at Kohl's Corp since August 17, 2015.
Mr. Prising serves as a Director at Junior Achievement, Inc. He has been a Director of ManpowerGroup Inc. He has participated in Executive Programs at Stanford, INSEAD and Yale. He holds MBA (equivalent) from the Stockholm School of Economics.
ManpowerGroup (formerly known as ManPower Inc.) is an American multinational human resource consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Manpower provides recruitment and assessment, training and development, career management, outsourcing, and workforce consulting. Founded by Elmer Winter and Aaron Scheinfeld in 1948, the company was acquired by Blue Arrow of Britain in 1987, but became independent again in 1991.
