Kelly Services, Inc. appointed Joel Leege as president, Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom (SETT), effective Mar. 16, 2026. Leege will join Kelly's senior leadership team and report to CEO Chris Layden.

He will be responsible for accelerating profitable growth by building upon Kelly?s specialty staffing and solutions capabilities across the life sciences, engineering, technology, and telecom verticals. Leege is an accomplished executive with nearly three decades of experience in staffing, talent solutions, and managed services across technology, engineering, life sciences, and finance. Most recently, he served as president and chief operating officer of Red Oak Technologies.

In this role, he led high-impact technology services and talent solutions delivery to customers across the U.S. and globally, achieving double-digit organic growth and outperforming the market. Prior to Red Oak, Leege spent nearly seven years at Randstad Digital, first as executive vice president of growth, strategy, and development, and later as chief strategy officer. During his tenure, he led the implementation of organic and inorganic growth initiatives that helped transform the business into a global technology services firm with revenues exceeding $3 billion.

Earlier in his career, Leege served as president at Prosum and Fahrenheit IT, and in positions of increasing leadership responsibility at Kforce, where he oversaw operations and drove sustained growth in several regions across the U.S. Leege holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa, a Master's degree in Human Resources & Labor Relations from Michigan State University, and a Certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions from London Business School. Known for his leadership on issues and trends in staffing and solutions, he serves as chair of the board of directors for TechServe Alliance and speaks at industry forums across the U.S.