Seasoned Financial Executive Mark Gibbens Joins Executive Team
Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc., a company executing an international buy-integrate-build strategy through the acquisition of staffing organizations in the US and the UK, announced today that effective immediately it has appointed Mark Gibbens to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Gibbens replaces interim CFO Chris Powers, whom the Company thanks for his interim service and wishes him the best in his future endeavors.
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Gibbens is a globally experienced, award-winning CFO with 22 years of experience working with global industry leaders including Alcatel-Lucent and General Motors. He brings an extensive background in corporate finance, strategic planning and the capital markets.
Brendan Flood, Chairman and CEO of Staffing 360 Solutions, said, “It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome Mark to our organization as an essential member of the Executive Team. Mark’s vast merger and acquisition experience, including managing large global transactions of $20B in capital raises, will be invaluable to us as we continue to progress on our business plan to build a profitable $500 million revenue company.
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“We have been in discussions with Mark for some time waiting for him to complete projects and become available. His background and expertise, in both public and private markets, are a perfect fit to help us achieve our goals of growth and profitability,” concluded Flood.
“This is an exciting time to join the Staffing 360 Solutions team,” said Gibbens. “Brendan and his team have a clear vision for where the Company is headed and I’m thrilled with the opportunities before us and look forward with confidence to doing my part to get us there.”
Gibbens’ most recent experience includes being the CFO at $2B revenue Arysta LifeScience. Prior to this, Gibbens was Head of Corporate Development and CFO at Aligned Energy. At Affinion Group Holdings, Gibbens was CFO among other executive positions where he was responsible for all aspects of finance and corporate development.
At Alcatel-Lucent, Gibbens was Head of Corporate Finance and Global Chief Investment Officer. At Alcatel-Lucent Investment Management Co., he held the position of Chief Investment Officer. At General Motors Corporation, Gibbens was Director, Mergers & Acquisitions and Director, Domestic Finance in addition to various positions.
Gibbens graduated with High Honors earning an MBA in Finance and Operations at the University of Chicago where he was the recipient of General Motors Fellowship and Chicago Business Fellowship. He graduated with a BA in Economics from Carleton College.
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