Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 1998

Clete T. Brewer – Staffmark Inc (staf)

CLETE T. BREWER is the President, CEO and Co-Founder of StaffMark, Inc., a $500 million diversified staffing company headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas. StaffMark has over 200 offices in 28 states, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Mr. Brewer and his father co-founded Brewer Personnel Services in 1988, and in 1996, co-founded StaffMark, which then became the vehicle for the 1996 IPO. He received his B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is an active member of the National Association of Temporary and Staffing Services. He currently serves on the University of Arkansas College of Business Advisory Board. He has served on the Economic Development Committee for the Chamber of Commerce and was recently named Entrepreneur of the Year in the 'service' area for the Southwest region of the United States, an award sponsored by Ernst & Young, LLP. He recently received the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the University of Arkansas. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a brief overview of StaffMark.

Mr. Brewer: StaffMark is a diversified human resource staffing, as well

as a business consulting services company. It has four main