– USA, NJ – ADP (Nasdaq: ADP), a leading global technology company providing human capital management solutions, today announced the appointment of the current president, Maria Black to its Board of Directors as CEO effective January 1, 2023, to succeed Carlos Rodriguez.
“Maria’s appointment to CEO demonstrates ADP’s commitment to leadership development and the company’s strong succession planning process. Maria has been at ADP for over two decades, is a proven leader and has held various executive leadership roles at the company. The board is thrilled and confident she will continue to build on ADP’s strong foundation and success going forward,” said Board Chairman, John Jones.
Carlos Rodriguez will serve as executive chair of the board while current chairman John Jones will assume the role of Lead Independent Director.
“Being CEO of ADP for these past eleven years has been one of the greatest privileges of my life,” said Carlos Rodriguez. “I am proud of everything ADP has achieved to date, but I am most incredibly proud of our associates, who have always shown an unwavering commitment to our clients while navigating a highly dynamic world of work amid changing business and operating environments.” said Carlos Rodriguez, “I am delighted that Maria will be the next CEO of ADP. She has learned our business truly from the ground up, which gives her a powerful perspective and understanding of ADP’s products, innovation strategy, and growth opportunities. I am confident that Maria will continue to lead ADP successfully into the future.”
“I am grateful for the confidence of the board and I am extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity to lead ADP as it continues to deliver insightful technology and solutions that meet the changing needs of our clients, as well as sustainable profitable growth and consistent value creation for our shareholders. I am committed to fostering meaningful collaboration and empowering the great talent of our 60,000 associates, whose relentless focus on the success of our clients has reshaped HCM time and again by rethinking a better, more personalized world at work,” said Maria Black.
About Maria Black
Ms. Black has been the president of ADP since January 2022 and in this role, has overseen sales, marketing, and all business operations. Before that, she was president, of the worldwide sales and marketing of ADP since February 2020, where she led ADP’s sales and marketing and go-to-market activities to strengthen brand awareness and grow market share. She also served as president, of Small Business Solutions and Human Resources Outsourcing from January 2017 to February 2020, as president, of ADP TotalSource from July 2014 to December 2016, as general manager, of ADP United Kingdom from April 2013 to June 2014, and as general manager, Employer Services – TotalSource Western Central Region from January 2008 to March 2013. Ms. Black joined ADP in 1996.
Ms. Black holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international affairs from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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