Officers

Charlie Williams
President and Chief Executive Officer
  

Charlie currently serves as the MPS Group’s President and CEO. He also has served the Group as a board member since 1999. His duties include senior executive management and myriad corporate oversight responsibilities, including strategic planning, corporate ethics, diversity initiatives, and board and stockholder relationships.

Offering years of broad executive management experience, Charlie has served the City of Detroit and Wayne County in various capacities for more than 30 years, including posts as Chief of Staff for the mayor of Detroit and as Deputy County Executive for Wayne County. He also served as Executive Director of the Detroit Water & Sewer Department for several years and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

As a consultant to Highland Park, Michigan, he advised the Emergency Financial Manager regarding financial and administrative matters. In 2006, Charlie was appointed to a six-year term with the Wayne County Airport Authority Board, which is the governing agency for the world’s 15th busiest airport. He also currently serves as an audit committee member for Magna Entertainment, a publicly listed corporation.

Charlie’s enthusiasm, judgment and experience assure solid governance for the challenges and opportunities the MPS Group faces now and in the future.

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David Barnwell
Chief Financial Officer
  

As the Group’s CFO, David’s principal responsibilities include financial and asset management, strategic planning, human resources and information technology. He also handles purchasing and process improvement activities.

Following military service in Vietnam and graduation from Wayne State University, David earned his CPA certificate for the state of Michigan. He then served as a CFO for seventeen years in the machine tool and robotics industry receiving two patents for improvements in manufacturing system technology. As CFO for Henry Ford OptimEyes, in addition to his financial, human resource, and information technology duties, he was also responsible for manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment activities.

Throughout his career, David has undertaken leadership roles on the job as well as in the community, adding his talents to several industry trade association and non-profit boards. His experience and team approach helps keep MPS Group a flexible and resourceful partner in the global marketplace.

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