Tatum Makes Strategic Shifts for Two Key Leaders in the West
Expanded Roles Enable Tatum to Drive Greater Value on Behalf of Private Equity Clients
NEW YORK - December 17, 2013 – Tatum, a management and advisory firm offering hands-on
strategic, financial and technology solutions that measurably improve business performance, today
announced that two of its leaders, James Hickey and Kevin Anderson, will be expanding their roles and
territories.
Formerly an office managing partner in Orange County, Calif. and a five-year veteran at the firm, Hickey
is transitioning to managing partner of private equity services, a new role at Tatum that emphasizes the
company’s focus on private equity firms. Hickey will leverage his 20 years of experience and extensive
network in the private equity community as he assumes his new position serving the western region. He
will concentrate on helping private equity firms in the west improve the operational performance and
respective returns on investment of their portfolio companies throughout the country.
While at Tatum, Anderson has leveraged his leadership skills as office managing partner in Los Angeles,
overseeing daily operational activity, managing and recruiting new talent, leading business development
and supporting high-level client engagements. Tatum has maintained a strong presence in this market
and in his role as managing partner for Southern California, Anderson's focus will be to foster talent and
expand business in the region.
“Private equity firms face many of the same challenges and opportunities Tatum has been helping clients
with for decades, but are also distinct in that they are confronting them simultaneously and at different
stages throughout their portfolios,” said Karen Macleod, Tatum’s president. “Hickey and Anderson will
champion the Tatum client experience by delivering value earlier and throughout the lifecycle for our
private equity clients.”
Tatum offers a range of services for private equity firms, including due diligence to identify the best
investment options and overarching strategy, proven operations executives to increase organizational
performance and transformation/transaction support that amplifies their investment of time and
resources, and ultimately, their business impact.
About Tatum, a Randstad company
Tatum is a leading management and advisory services firm offering hands-on strategic, financial and
technology solutions that measurably improve business performance. Tatum’s executive leaders and
consultants help companies navigate critical points in the business lifecycle and execute their strategic
initiatives. Our deep management and operational expertise, keen strategic consultancy and a focus on
follow-through enable our teams to deliver solutions that drive sustainable impact. With a national
footprint of offices in key markets, our firm is ready to mobilize locally anywhere in the country. Tatum is
an operating company of Randstad. To learn more about Tatum, visit http://www.tatum-us.com.
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About Randstad US
Randstad US is a wholly owned subsidiary of Randstad Holding nv, a $22.0 billion global provider of HR
services. As the third largest staffing organization in the US, Randstad holds top positions in permanent
placement, office and administrative, IT and accounting and finance. From professional services,
commercial staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, to managed services and more, Randstad delivers
a comprehensive range of temporary, temporary-to-hire, permanent placement and outsourced
placement services. With its 5,660 employment experts, Randstad puts an average of nearly 100,000
people to work in the US each week, through its network of more than 900 branches and client-dedicated
locations.
Learn more at www.randstad.com and access Randstad’s panoramic US thought leadership knowledge
center through its Workforce360 site that offers valuable insight into the latest economic indicators and
HR trends shaping the world of work.
For more information please contact:
Lisa Fels, Brightline Strategies
703.739.2424 x110
lfels@brightlinestrategies.com
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