MPS GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Member of the
As Chief Financial Officer, Brian's responsibilities include direct oversight of the Company's administrative operations including finance and accounting, purchasing, risk management, information technology and tax. Brian also manages the Company's banking relationships and is involved in the review and analysis of potential strategic partners.
Brian earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oakland University and his Master of Science in Finance from Walsh College. He is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, consolidations, cash management, financial forecasting and modeling. Prior to joining MPS Group, Inc., Brian spent the previous 10 years in various Finance and Management positions with Ferrous Processing and Trading, LLC, Soave Enterprises, LLC and Inland Waters Pollution and Control, Inc.
Brian is a member of the AICPA and MACPA and was on the Boards of Garden City Hospital and GCH Assurance Company Limited, and chaired the Finance Committee for Garden City Hospital.
Job Titles:
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- President
Charlie currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. He also has served MPS 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.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the OFFICERS Team
Assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer in 2013, Darrin Stafford oversees daily operation of MPS Group's Business Units and is responsible for the company's safety program as well as its sales and marketing activities.
Darrin brings a customer- and people-focused ideology and combines his expertise in financial and operational management to help guide the company through its ambitious growth strategy. Immersed in the environmental services industry for nearly 30 years, including 23 years with MPS Group, he is familiar with all aspects of the business. Darrin began his tenure at MPS Group in 1997 as a Project Manager, followed by Group Manager - Environmental Services Division, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, General Manager of Facilities Management and General Manager of the Industrial & Facilities Services group.
Darrin earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Environment Health Management from Ferris State University and holds a graduate certificate in Hazardous Waste Management from Wayne State University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS