Today, Kelly announced that Peter Quigley will retire from his role as president and chief executive officer by the end of 2025. The Detroit Regional Chamber congratulates Quigley on his retirement and looks forward to continuing to work with him as the Chair of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference and Chair of the Chamber Board of Directors for 2025-2026.
See below for a statement from Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah.
“After 22 years of leadership at Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Quigley announced his planned retirement effective the end of 2025. Fortunately, Peter, who will serve as the Chair of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference and Chair of the Chamber Board of Directors for our fiscal year 2025-26, will continue in these roles. Peter and the Kelly team have been the strongest friends of the Chamber and have been instrumental in helping the Chamber develop and execute the strongest talent and workforce strategy in the Detroit Region. I thank Peter for his leadership of the Chamber to date and for his ongoing commitment to our Region and state.”
– Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
Learn more about Quigley’s announcement in the new release below.
Planned Retirement of President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Quigley:
Kelly also announced that Peter Quigley has informed Kelly’s board of directors of his intention to retire from his role as president and chief executive officer by the end of 2025. Quigley intends to serve in his current role until his successor is appointed and an orderly transition is completed. The compensation and talent management committee of the board, which is responsible for executive development and succession, has initiated a process to identify Quigley’s successor and engaged a nationally recognized search firm. The board will consider internal and external candidates with the skills and experience to continue accelerating the Company’s progress on its specialty growth journey.
The anticipated retirement of Quigley, who will turn 64 in April, follows a successful career that includes 22 years with Kelly. Prior to being named president and chief executive officer in 2019, he served as an officer in key roles including general counsel and chief administrative officer, and president of global staffing. Quigley’s leadership and passion for serving customers and talent have been instrumental to Kelly’s transformation into a leading global specialty talent solutions provider.