IT Recruitment Entrepreneur joins Adaps as CEO

Rod Butterss was a founder and major shareholder of Icon Recruitment, which was sold to Adecco in 1997.  Following the sale, he bought half of technology recruitment firm Ises, which was then ultimately sold to Peoplebank for $100 million in 2007. Butterss was also President of the St Kilda Football Club (AFL) between 2000 and 2007.

Managing Director Paul Halstead said “Rod is above all else a leader, and brings a wealth of experience and energy to our organisation.  I am confident that his appointment will ensure we continue to innovate and grow our business to ensure quality services to our customers”.

The appointment of Butterss is one of a number of initiatives introduced by the company in the last year.  These initiatives include introducing Adaps Consulting as a third division of the organisation, and the implementation, promotion and use of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) in all facets of the business.

Based in the Melbourne office, Butterss will be responsible for overall management of Adaps and achievement of the organisation’s objectives, in particular to mentor and grow the IT recruitment division.

“I am extremely excited about Rod joining the team.  It provides me with a better opportunity to focus on other areas of the business ,” remarked Halstead.

Butterss said “it’s great to be back in the industry I love and spent the majority of my professional career in.  Adaps has a great pedigree and a talented team of IT recruitment professionals.  Adaps have developed some unique points of difference which deliver real value to our clients. My goal is to steer Adaps through to its next phase of growth”.

About Adaps

Established in 1964, Adaps is the pioneer of the Australian IT recruitment industry.  Adaps’ primary purpose is the provision of professional IT services, and has the following divisions:

- Adaps IT Recruitment

- Adaps Contractor Care, and

- Adaps Consulting

Adaps is a premium IT recruitment agency specialising in Australian contract and permanent opportunities and recruitment solutions to blue chip clients. Adaps’ advantage is created by its people and its unique Recruitment Model. We are also the only Recruiting organisation to be  SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age).

Adaps pioneered IT contract recruitment in Australia and continue to do so with such innovations as a dedicated Contractor Care team, Adaps Consulting Services, Predictive Resourcing® and cutting edge assessments.  These innovations all drive higher quality service to customers, and enable Adaps to confidently offer its unique, unconditional double money back guarantee, which in 16 years has not been matched by any Australian Recruitment company.