Melanie Holmes

North American Headquarters
Melanie Holmes
Vice President, World of Work Solutions
North America

Melanie Holmes is responsible for corporate social responsibility at Manpower Inc., including workforce development, diversity, volunteerism and community involvement. An expert in building strategic partnerships between business, government, education and social organizations, she has insights on skills training of underemployed and unemployed individuals and why diversity is a business imperative.

Holmes joined Manpower in 1982 as a temporary employee and was soon promoted to Director of the Special Projects Group. In 1986, she was named Vice President of Product/Program Development and in 1993 was given additional responsibilities as Quality Officer for North America. Holmes was elevated to Group Vice President of Customer Service in 1994 and to Senior Vice President in 1996. Before joining Manpower, she was employed at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Milwaukee.

Holmes, a breast cancer survivor, is a founding board member of ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, an organization whose mission is to provide free, personalized information and one-on-one support to people affected by breast cancer. Other board service includes COA: Youth and Family Centers, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Milwaukee Ballet.

A strong believer in life-long learning, Holmes received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, in December of 2005.