Ladd Richland
CEO, CRI Inc.
Mo Captan
Vice President of Client Solutions
   
Julie Richland
Senior Vice President and Founder
 
   
Jeff Lance
Vice President of Finance & Administration
 
   
 
  Ladd Richland
CEO, CRI Inc.

Ladd Richland is President and CEO of CRI, a leading provider of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), which delivers customized solutions that seamlessly integrate best-in-class process, outsourcing and technology for talent management. Mr. Richland co-founded the company in 1997 and has established CRI as one of the most comprehensive solutions providers of software and services for human capital management. Richland brings more than 20 years of experience in fostering and building high-growth companies. Under his leadership the company has been recognized as one of the largest RPO specialists in the industry, most recently, listed as one of HRO Today’s, “Bakers Dozen,” recognizing the industry’s top 13 RPO providers. Revenues have grown consistently each year in his tenure, an achievement that was highlighted in CRI being named an Inc. 500 Fast Company.

Prior to CRI, Mr. Richland founded two other successful ventures - DemoCast, a web casting and conference call company which sold in 2001; and SourceOne, a long distance telecommunications company. Richland started his career at Sprint Corporation as one of the youngest managers in the company's history. Richland, a Board member of the Young Presidents Organization is also a past board member of the Young Entrepreneur’s Organization (YEO). He was recently named to the Board of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Alliance (RPOA), is an active member in the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), the Society of Human Resources Managers (SHRM) and the Employment Management Association (EMA). Richland sat on the advisory council for the recruiting certification program at Cal State Dominguez Hills and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Richland holds a B.A. in economics from the UCLA College of Letters & Science as well as a certification from the highly selective MIT Enterprise Forum.
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  Julie Richland
Senior Vice President and Founder

Julie Richland oversees and manages the services of CRI’s recruiters. She is uniquely experienced in delivering high volumes of candidates with cost-per-hire economies well below industry standards. ms. Richland has over twelve years of experience in recruiting for all categories of management across various industries including; advertising, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and telecommunications. She has recruited talent for middle- and senior-level executive positions in accounting and finance, engineering, legal, marketing, procurement, and sales. Her expertise includes designing and implementing in-house recruiting and sourcing. Among many high profile CRI recruiting engagements, she developed job descriptions for American Cities Vista (a KB Home Corporation and Cisneros Company joint-venture) and participated in the Recruiter Summit for the 2002 Olympic Games. Prior to founding CRI, Ms. Richland worked with a Fortune 500 chemical company where she conducted recruiting activities for corporate divisions in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.

Julie is a member of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) and has participated in several recruiter roundtable’s throughout California. Ms. Richland holds a B.A. in telecommunications from Michigan State.
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  Jeff Lance
Vice President of Finance & Administration

Jeff Lance is the Vice-President of Finance & Administration at CRI. Among his varied responsibilities, Mr. Lance oversees (Corporate) Finance, Accounting, Human Resources and all administrative/back office functions. Jeff is also responsible for the management of all corporate contracts and (in that regard) works very closely with CRI's Client Solution and Business Development team. Prior to joining CRI in May of 2006, Mr. Lance spent 17+ years in a variety of progressively senior level financial management roles with FileNET, Quantum, and APX Logistics. Mr. Lance holds a B.A. and a M.A. in Finance from Cal State Long Beach.
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    Mo Captan
Vice President of Client Solutions 

Mo Captan moved into the role of Client Solutions and Business Development at CRI in 2006. He oversees the Sales and Marketing teams as well as Project Implementation. Prior to joining CRI, Mo was the CEO of NorthStar Solutions, an Atlanta based Sales and Recruitment Services firm. In that role, Mo was responsible for managing both the Sales and Client Delivery teams on a national scale. Before opening NorthStar, Mr. Captan worked as part of the Lucent Technologies Sales recruiting teams. Mo began his career for an IT services and staffing firm, TEKsystems, where he held both recruiting, sales, and sales management roles. Mo holds a B.A. from Florida State University.
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