TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, is pleased to announce that four of its leaders have been named to the HRO Today 2023 HR Superstars list, which recognizes individuals who are driving the industry forward with innovation.
The TrueBlue executives featured this year include:
Taryn Owen
President & CEO, TrueBlue
Taryn Owen assumed the role of President and CEO of TrueBlue in September 2023. Prior to that, she was named President and Chief Operating Officer in 2022, after serving as Executive Vice President of TrueBlue and President of PeopleReady and PeopleScout since 2021. Over her 13-year tenure, she has led TrueBlue through significant periods of growth, was instrumental in its pandemic response and recovery, spearheaded its digital transformation strategies, and successfully led several acquisitions and substantial international expansion.
Previously at TrueBlue, Owen served as Executive Vice President and President of PeopleReady from 2019 to 2021, and Executive Vice President and President of PeopleScout from 2014 to 2019. Prior to these roles, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations and as Vice President of Client Delivery at PeopleScout. Owen has more than 20 years of talent acquisition experience. Before joining TrueBlue, she was an Operations Director at Randstad Sourceright Solutions, where she led global RPO engagements.
Carl Schweihs
Chief Financial Officer, TrueBlue
Carl R. Schweihs has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TrueBlue since October 2023. Previously, he served as President of PeopleManagement, TrueBlue’s staffing business that is made up of Staff Management | SMX, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions and Centerline Drivers since June 2019. Prior to these roles, Schweihs served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts from 2017 to 2019, Vice President of Finance from 2015 to 2017 and Controller from 2014 to 2015. Schweihs joined TrueBlue following its acquisition of Seaton in 2014. Before that, he served in various financial leadership roles at Seaton and Grant Thornton.