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New South Florida addition provides senior-level consulting and staffing expertise<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NEW YORK \u2013 JW Michaels & Co.<\/a>, a leader in strategic staffing, recruiting, consulting and direct hire solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of executive consulting firm Legerity Group, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legerity is based in Boca Raton, Florida, and provides JW Michaels with another foothold in the South Florida market. Legerity\u2019s national executive consulting operation primarily addresses interim middle- to senior-level finance and accounting positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The acquisition is the next step in JW Michaels\u2019 mission to build one of the industry\u2019s fastest-growing and most-profitable companies and grow the firm\u2019s world-class team of staffing professionals and consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This move also includes the addition of Legerity director of business development Mark Slakter. Mr. Slakter has a more than two-decade\u00a0track record\u00a0of success in the executive consulting search and financial services staffing industries. He will now bring that experience and knowledge to the ranks of JW Michaels leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMark is the heart and soul of Legerity Group, and I can\u2019t think of someone who would be a better fit for us,\u201d said JW Michaels founder and managing partner Jason Wachtel<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s the right person to help us grow in South Florida and to help bolster our senior consulting practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This addition of Legerity fits perfectly in the JW Michaels Holdings portfolio, expanding the family of brands to 20 offices across the country. It also provides Legerity with the tools and resources necessary to increase its expansion and growth as a senior consulting practice while competing with larger companies on a national scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving access to all that JW Michaels has to offer is a very exciting proposition,\u201d said Mr. Slakter. \u201cAt the same time, we bring some added expertise in the senior-level consulting space to the table, another arrow in their arsenal in a rapidly growing part of the country. It is the best kind of win-win scenario for everyone involved.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the press release on PRNewswire.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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