Leanne Owens Joins Onward Search as Director of Staffing Services

June 11, 2009; 11:02 AM

WILTON, CT -- 06/11/09 -- Onward Search announced today that Leanne Owens has joined the company as Director of Staffing Services. Owens will lead Onward Search's efforts to expand the company's presence throughout Boston and the greater New England market.

Onward Search is a nationwide provider of internet marketing jobs and creative staffing services. Owens joins the company with over 16 years of related staffing experience, most recently as area manager for Aquent, a global creative staffing firm. Owens has developed deep relationships with some of the most dynamic companies in New England, from Fortune 500 firms to cutting-edge startups. She has also built a network of talent across the entire internet marketing and creative services spectrum, including SEO specialists, PPC managers, data analysts, UE designers, information architects and web developers.

"We are very excited to have Leanne join the Onward Search team and head our greater Boston operations," stated Ken Clark, executive vice-president of Onward Search. "Leanne brings a wealth of experience to our team and will enable us to expand our reach in this market as well as provide our clients with the best-of-the-best internet marketing and creative talent in New England."

Owens and members of the Onward Search team will be appearing at next week's Internet Retailer Conference and Exposition, which will focus on how e-retailers can take advantage of the right tools and strategies to rise above the recession. The conference will be held June 15-18th, 2009 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The Onward Search team will be exhibiting at Booth #350.

For more information about Onward Search, visit http://www.onwardsearch.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/onwardsearch.

Onward Search is a leading provider of internet marketing and creative talent. Onward Search offers a full range of recruiting, staffing, and talent management solutions to include temporary staffing, strategic consulting, and executive search to Fortune 1000 companies, internet marketing agencies, and advertising firms nationwide. Onward Search's co-founders have over 20 years of experience in the staffing and internet marketing industries and the company is backed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, one of the leading private equity firms in the country. Onward Search is headquartered in Wilton, CT. For more information, please visit http://www.onwardsearch.com/.