Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 23, 2012
Peter T. Dameris is President and Chief Executive Officer of On Assignment, Inc. Before joining On Assignment in November 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Quanta Services from February 2001 to October 2002, at which time he resigned to pursue other interests. He was recruited by Quanta Services to provide succession planning for the CEO position. Previously, Mr. Dameris served as Chairman of the board, CEO and President of Metamor Worldwide, Inc., an international IT consulting company, after serving in other various capacities at Metamor, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and European Operations, General Counsel and Secretary. In March 2000, he negotiated the $1.9 billion sale of Metamor to PSINet, the Internet supercarrier. At the time the transaction was announced, the premium paid for Metamor was 178% more than the previous day's closing price. Mr. Dameris acted as President of the worldwide operations of PSINet Consulting Solutions until September 2000. Before joining Metamor, he served as outside counsel to the company and was a Partner with the law firm of Cochran, Rooke and Craft LLP. He was also Executive Vice President, Secretary and a Director of Xpedior, Inc., which was 80% owned by Metamor, and also served as a Member of the board of directors of Xuma, Inc.; U.S. Concrete Inc.; BindView Development Corporation; SignalTree Solutions; Decan Groupe, S.A.; and Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. Profile
TWST: Please start with a brief history and overview of the company.
Mr. Dameris: On Assignment (ASGN) is a professional staffing firm that's focused on math and science skills, and we typically focus
