David Bell
Regional Vice President West
The Mergis Group & Todays Office Professionals

David Bell is regional vice president of two specialty recruiting businesses. The Mergis Group is a leading professional placement firm that specializes in search and recruitment for positions in finance and accounting, engineering and manufacturing, sales and marketing, legal and human resources. Todays Office Professionals is a premier provider of administrative and office professional placement, delivering a unique candidate and client experience.

Appointed to his current position in December 2008, Bell has responsibility for the growth of The Mergis Group and Todays Office Professionals in the western half of the U.S. He leads a team of recruiters in 22 Mergis and Todays offices spanning 12 states.

Previously, Bell served as a vice president of business development for the company’s national recruitment process outsourcing practice. Prior to that, as a regional managing director, he took the Minneapolis branch and built it into one of the single biggest and most successful branches in the company’s national network. For 12 years, he delivered outstanding staffing solutions to local and national organizations in need of legal, accounting, IT, sales and marketing professionals.

Bell joined The Mergis Group in 1996 as an account executive. He moved into a practice director role in 1997 and became branch manager in 1998. He was promoted to regional managing director in 2002, with responsibility for the Minneapolis and Bloomington (MN) locations.

An exceptional producer, Bell has been honored for his contributions to the organization on multiple occasions, including garnering the company’s highest production award as the Pinnacle Award winner in 2003.

Prior to joining Mergis, Bell worked for five years at a large financial institution in a variety of roles in mortgage banking and retail lending, as well as small business and commercial banking.

Bell graduated with a BS in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. He is a certified personnel consultant and is actively involved in a variety of professional and civic organizations.

About The Mergis Group & Todays Office Professionals
The Mergis Group is a leading professional placement firm that specializes in recruiting for positions in finance and accounting, engineering and manufacturing, sales and marketing, legal and human resources. The firm provides recruiting services to Fortune 500 and small and mid-sized companies through its network of 35 offices nationally.

Todays Office Professionals is a premier provider of flexible, temp-to-hire and direct-hire professionals to a diverse portfolio of clients. Founded in 1982, Todays delivers high-quality talent and increased value through its network of 25 offices located across the U.S. Specialties include: administrative and clerical, call center, customer service, legal and financial staffing.

The Mergis Group and Todays Office Professionals are divisions of SFN Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFN). SFN operates a family of specialty businesses providing strategic workforce solutions in professional services and general staffing. To learn more, please visit www.mergisgroup.com and www.todays.com.