SPOTLIGHT ON THE CEO
10 Questions With Ted Hanson, CEO of ASGN Incorporated
In this issue of IR Update, we profile Ted Hanson, CEO of ASGN Incorporated. He has served as CEO of ASGN since May 2019, during which time ASGN’s business actively evolved to be a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to the commercial and government sectors. Hanson first joined ASGN in May 2012 through the acquisition of Apex Systems, where he was CFO. He then
became President of ASGN in December 2016. Hanson began his career in public accounting. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Hanson remains very active with Virginia Tech where he serves as an advisory council member for the Pamplin School of Business and an advisory board member for the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs. Thanks to Kimberly Esterkin, Vice President, Investor Relations at ASGN Incorporated and President of NIRI Los Angeles, for arranging this interview.
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IRU: What is the most meaningful or memorable experience you’ve had in your career and why? Hanson: I think it would have to be the process that we went through in ultimately combining Apex Systems with the public company ASGN. We spent a long time searching for the right opportunity to solve questions around employee ownership and how to make employee ownership a reality for our people at Apex. Putting the Apex business on a national platform and getting it ready to go public, including finding the right partner, was probably one of the most memorable experiences of my career.
IRU: How do you handle failures or setbacks, and what lessons have you learned from those expe- riences? Hanson: I always feel that you learn more from those experiences that don’t necessarily go the right way than you do from those experiences that work out smoothly or perfectly. From failures or setbacks, you draw a lot of lessons that may help you solve something in the future or become aware of something that you otherwise wouldn’t have been
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