Kelly Services, a provider of workforce solutions, has promoted Olivier Thirot to controller and chief accounting officer. He will report to Chief Financial Officer Patricia Little.

With more than 25 years of financial experience, Thirot joined Kelly Services in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in 2008 as vice president of finance for the company's EMEA operations. In 2011, he assumed responsibility for Kelly's financial operations in the APAC region. Mike Debs will assume responsibility for Kelly's EMEA and APAC financial operations, in addition to his responsibility as corporate treasurer.

In his new position, Thirot will be responsible for corporate accounting, global forecast and budgets, systems and controls, and financial oversight for Kelly's Americas Region.