Erik Vonk Explained

Erik Vonk (born 1953) is an entrepreneur and author. Vonk is the former President and CEO of Randstad North America. He developed the concept of "FlexLife" that encourages workers to string together a self-managed, full-time career of short-term job assignments.^[1]

Career

Vonk began his career in international banking, including Chase Manhattan Bank and ABN-AMRO Bank. He was president and CEO of Randstad North America and started the North American operations from scratch in 1992.^[2] In 2002, Vonk became Chairman and CEO of Gevity HR, Inc.^[3] Under Vonk's leadership, Gevity HR earned a spot on BusinessWeeks 2006 list of Hot Growth Companies.^[4]

Author

Vonk's 2001 book Don't Get a Job, Get a Life is about flexible employment and work/life balance.^[5]

External links

• Interview with the Wall Street Transcript

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Petersburg Times: St. Petersburg firm wants to reinvent the way we work . 2009-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091124081118/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/st-petersburg-firm-wants-to-reinvent-the-way-we-work/1031905 . 2009-11-24 . dead .
2. http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2002/03/25/daily7.html Tampa Bay Business Journal: Gevity names permanent leader
3. Web site: Smart Business Online - Beating the unknown: How Erik Vonk led changes at Gevity HR that resulted in an 800 percent increase in profitability . 2009-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116071705/http://www.sbnonline.com/National/Article.aspx?CID=12567 . 2007-11-16 . dead .
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060615054441/http://www.businessweek.com/hot_growth/2006/company/33.htm BusinessWeek: Hot Growth Companies, 2006
5. http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/1998/11/23/focus5.html Atlanta Business Chronicle: Randstad reverses traditional temporary model