Mr. Linton formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of Adecco USA, where he managed an operation with more than 6000 full time employees, 1,400 points of sales and service in all 50 states. Adecco USA, the largest staffing services company in the country, is part of Adecco North America, which generated $4.5 billion in revenues in 2001.

He was with Adecco for nine years. Prior to his appoint as CEO, he was Chief Operating Officer of Adecco USA. He also served was Senior Vice President of the company’s Central Division, where he oversaw the operations of more than 300 offices across 21 states. Mr. Linton began his career at Adecco as Executive Vice President of the company’s Columbus, Ohio, franchise organization.

Mr. Linton was Chief Financial Officer for Sports Imports/Hydra-RIB, a privately held importer/manufacturer of high end athletic equipment, he provided merger and acquisition expertise.

He was Senior Manager for Arthur Andersen & Co. for 9 years and left as a Senior Manager at the then leading global accounting/consulting firm.

Michael has served on the Workforce Policy Board where he has leveraged his extensive experience understanding the needs of employees and employers to the workforce development equation. He has served on several committees including Adult and Dislocated Workers, Employer Advisory and Performance Management, which developed employee and provider accountability tools.

Mr. Linton serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Jobs for America’s Graduates at the National, State and Columbus levels. He has served as Chairman for the Local level for the last four years during a period of decreasing public funding.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Economics from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

Michael and his wife, Annette, live and farm in southern Ohio with their seven children.