Talagy
ATS was founded in 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida by Delores M. Kesler. Originally a temporary medical staffing agency, ATS has become the standard-bearer for the staffing industry and has grown into a world-class staffing, recruiting, and consulting firm. In 1992, Ms. Kesler founded AccuStaff and took the company public, becoming one of the first women in America to do so. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Ms. Kesler grew the parent company into a $2 billion organization. Several divisions of that original company remained as ATS Services and continued to grow with offices throughout the United States.In 2009, Derek Mercer, a former employee of ATS and the nephew of Delores Kesler, acquired a significant percentage of ATS Services. Mercer was the founder and CEO of Vurv Technology, a fast-growing personnel management software company. In 2008, Vurv was sold to Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) for $128.8 million in cash and stock. Delores was an investor (the first one!) in Vurv and now Derek is an investor in ATS (Talagy), reflecting the entrepreneurial spirit and drive for success that is alive and well across the generations of the Mercer family.
As part of the acquisition, multiple ATS business units and brands will be consolidated under the Talagy brand, including the 2007 acquisition of Dunhill Staffing Systems, which has been a leader in both professional and commercial staffing since the 1950s, with a proud tradition of long-term service employees contributing to the more than 50 years of experience that is behind our brand.Talagy’s HQ is in in Jacksonville, Florida, and while we serve clients all over the nation, we have local facilities in the following markets: Atlanta, Charleston, Chicago, Columbia, MD, Dallas, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Tampa and Wilmington, N.C.
Contact Details
Office Address
Talagy
9700 Philips Highway
Suite 102
Jacksonville, FL, USA 32256
Phone: (904) 224-1400
Executives
Chairman
Derek Mercer
President and CEO
Amy McGeorge