Adecco Group AG announced that it has appointed Coram Williams as the Group's next Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to succeed Hans Ploos van Amstel mid-year. Coram Williams has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Pearson Plc since 2015. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Williams was CFO of Penguin Random House, a joint venture with Bertelsmann, based in New York. Prior to that he held several senior leadership positions in both finance and operations within the Pearson Group, after starting his business career at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Williams' experience spans Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. He holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA (Hons) from the University of Oxford.