Management
ABID H. ABEDI
Abid is our Founder, and currently serves as chairman and CEO. He previously founded Adea and grew the company to over 1,000 people globally. His leadership and growth success with Adea has earned a number of regional, national and international awards for growth, quality and customer service. Awards include Inc 500 two consecutive years, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Minority Business News Top 100, Dallas 100, Dallas Morning News top 200, TechTitans, FastTech 50, Silicon India Magazine Top 25 and IndusBusiness News Top 50.
SEEMA ABEDI
Seema is our President. She earned her MBA in 1996 and was previously a marketing consultant and registered investment advisor for H. D. Vest, a financial services brokerage firm in Dallas. She has been directing marketing and strategy at Managed Staffing since its spin-off from Adea in 2007.
RAY JAFFREY
Ray is our Co-founder and COO of staffing services. Prior to joining Managed Staffing, Ray held positions as a recruiter, business development manager and Director of Recruiting at Adea, where he worked for 13 years. Ray manages all staffing operations on a day-to-day basis.
SUNDEEP REDDY
Sundeep is our Director of Global Sourcing. He joined Managed Staffing in 2007 after managing the recruiting operations for Adea India. Prior to this, he launched Cap Gemini Sogeti’s Indian recruiting operations.
LESLIE PELLEY
Leslie is Controller for Managed Staffing. She is a CPA, a CGMA (Certified Global Management Accountant), and a member of the AICPA, with over 30 years of financial leadership and operations experience in various industries including entertainment, education, financial and professional services. Previously, she was a consultant for Tatum, LLC engaged in work process improvement and financial planning and analysis, and the business and finance director for The Poynter Institute for Media Studies for 13 years. Pelley holds a bachelor’s degree of science in accounting from the University of Florida’s Fisher School of Accounting, and an MBA, with concentrations in finance and technology, from the University of South Florida.