NEWS FROM:
Location
Promotion Switzerland
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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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Contacts:
Kelly
Services: Todd Wheatland +33 618 05 60 72
Location
Promotion Switzerland: John Williamson + 908 730-9633