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Kelly Services Establishes EMEA Headquarters in Switzerland

 

NEW YORK, March 18 – Kelly Services, Inc., a world leader in human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, has located its European, Middle East and African (EMEA) headquarters in Switzerland, reports Mario Brossi of the Foreign Investment  Agency Location Promotion Switzerland.  Staffing at KellyÕs new headquarters in Neuchatel is expected to reach 20 during 2008 and will be comprised of transfers and local recruitments, Mr. Brossi said.

 

Todd Wheatland, KellyÕs Head of Marketing for EMEA, said the company selected Switzerland after evaluating locations throughout Europe.  ÒAs a multilingual country, where German, French, Italian and English are widely spoken, Switzerland is an ideal base from which to service clients across our EMEA operations,Ó he said.  ÒMoreover, its central location coupled with an excellent transportation and communications infrastructure makes it fast and easy to access and talk with clients. SwitzerlandÕs political stability and reputation as a neutral country serves us well when dealing with firms throughout our area of operations.  As icing on the cake,Ó he added, Òthere is the excellent Swiss lifestyle.Ó

 

Mr. Brossi noted that ÒWith the opening of the Swiss labor market to 20 EU and EFTA nations, companies across Switzerland not only have access to skilled personnel graduating from our many universities, schools of applied science and institutes of technology but similarly well-trained professionals from our neighboring countries. This provides Kelly Services and other companies involved in human resources a European-wide market from which to recruit and place personnel,Ó he said.

 

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Kelly Services: Todd Wheatland +33 618 05 60 72

 

Location Promotion Switzerland: John Williamson + 908 730-9633