Kforce Inc. announced that Joseph J. Liberatore, the Firm’s current President and a more than 30-year veteran of the Company will succeed David L. Dunkel as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2022. Mr. Liberatore has been appointed to the Board effective immediately and will stand for election to the Board, as a Class I Director, at the Firm’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2022. Mr. Dunkel has held the CEO position at Kforce and its predecessors for over 40 years and has worked very closely with Mr. Liberatore during his more than 30 years of service with Kforce. Mr. Dunkel will retire effective December 30, 2021 but remain employed by Kforce, on a limited, part-time basis and continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors (Board). Mr. Liberatore joined one of Kforce’s predecessor companies, Romac International, in 1988, as a technology recruiter and served in multiple executive roles during his tenure with the Firm including Chief Sales Officer, Chief Talent Officer, Chief Financial Officer and as President for the last nine years.