KELYA News & Events

Kelly has appointed Joel Leege as president, Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom, SETT, effective Mar. 16, 2026. Leege will join Kelly's senior leadership team and report to CEO Chris Layden. Prior to Red Oak, Leege spent nearly seven years at Randstad Digital

Reports Q4 revenue $1.049B, consensus $1.03B. Chris Layden, chief executive officer, said, "In the fourth quarter, we capitalized on positive trends in each of our segments and delivered results that reflect our progress on stabilizing Kelly's performance. We also completed the first significant milestone in our technology modernization initiative, completing the consolidation of our SET acquisitions onto a unified, best-in-class platform that will soon be deployed across SET and the entire enterprise. We begin 2026 with clear organic growth and efficiency drivers which we expect will position Kelly to deliver year-over-year growth and margin expansion in the second half of the year."

The company said, "Expect Q1 to look similar to Q4, with revenue declining between 11% to 13% year-over-year, or between 3% to 5% on an underlying basis excluding discrete customer impacts, and adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 1.5%, which includes the impact of annual payroll tax resets."