Experience: Barbara J. Beck is President of Manpower Europe, Middle East and Africa, a position she has held since January 2006. The EMEA region is the largest business unit within the Manpower corporation, generating over $6 Billion in revenues, with 10,000 employees across 32 countries including the UK, Europe (excluding France) the former Eastern European nations, South Africa, Russia and the Ukraine. Beck’s previous role as Executive Vice President of U.S. and Canada from 2002 through 2005 required her to oversee all aspects of Manpower’s $3 billion North American business unit. Under Beck’s tenure, profits grew over 140%. A strong advocate of women’s issues globally, Beck was recognized as a 2003 Women of Influence recipient from the Milwaukee Business Journal for her outstanding corporate executive leadership. Beck was also appointed by the Lt. Gov of Wisconsin to the state-wide initiative dedicated to advancing the status of women in the public and private sectors. Beck received her Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1982 and has completed executive leadership programs at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France; the University of Chicago and the Yale School of Management.