CHG Healthcare, a privately held healthcare staffing company, has named Kevin Ricklefs as its chief culture officer, it was reported on Friday.

In this new position, Ricklefs will lead the design and evolution of CHG's culture strategy and provide guidance and oversight for the company's philanthropic efforts.

Ricklefs joined the company in 1999 as the leader of the benefits team. Since then, he's held a various positions, including human resource director and vice president of talent management, where he helped grow the talent management team from four to more than 80 people. Most recently, Ricklefs served as senior vice president of talent management and president of CHG's non-profit organisation, Making a Difference Foundation.