James E. Boone is an experienced chief executive officer and corporate board director. His deep expertise enables him to assist senior management and boards to define and identify leadership qualities that drive operating excellence. He is adept at understanding the nuances of culture as the driving force in a company’s ability to attract, motivate, and retain top talent. He has extensive experience in growing both multinational and entrepreneurial technology, service, and other human capital-intensive businesses. Boone’s specialties include CEO assessment, board governance, executive search, change management, talent development, multinational leadership development, operations management, and turnarounds.

At Volt Information Sciences Inc., a $1.5+ billion company offering specialized talent and technology solutions through 12 independent business units, Boone was charged with driving positive change. As a divisional CEO and advisor to the founding family CEO, he provided ongoing, in-depth analysis of operations in various divisions across the United States as well as in India and Uruguay. His divisional leadership significantly improved operations and bottom-line performance.

As president and CEO at Impellam Group North America, a nearly $300 million organization comprising staffing solutions and managed services, Boone engineered a major turnaround of this ailing business. He analyzed the existing operations and created and implemented a business plan that put a new senior management team in place and restructured the company into specialized business sectors and geographic regions. These actions resulted in a rapid return to strong profitability and positive cash flow. Previously, he spent nearly two decades with two of the largest global executive search firms. As chairman of the Global Operating Committee and president of the Americas Region of Korn Ferry International, he led the organization to record revenue and profits, with regional revenue approaching $400 million and profits exceeding $70 million. Boone also served as senior executive search partner and member of the Global Executive Committee at Heidrick & Struggles. Early in his career, he held senior leadership and management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation and Honeywell Inc.

Boone earned his NACD Board Leadership Fellowship Certification in December 2016. He currently serves as an advisor to board consulting firm Mattson and Company and is on the boards of Senegal Software Inc., the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Atlanta Chapter, and the University of Louisville College of Business and Public Administration (board of advisors). He has previously served on the boards of Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI), Corestaff Services Inc., Pearson Partners International, Heidrick & Struggles, the Technology Association of Georgia, the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Boone graduated magna cum laude from the University of Louisville.