Manpower Inc. Acquires Clarendon Parker Middle East to Become Market Leader in
Employment Services
Clarendon Parker Middle East, the Region's Largest Employment Services
Provider, to Operate Under the Manpower Inc.'s Manpower Professional, Right
Management, and Manpower Business Solutions Service Brands
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN), a
world leader in the employment services industry, announced today that it has
acquired Clarendon Parker Middle East FZ LLC (CPME), the region's largest
professional recruitment provider. As a result, Manpower Middle East becomes
the clear market leader for employment services in the region. CPME has
operations in United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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"The vast potential and ongoing development in the Middle East makes this
growing economy an attractive market for Manpower to expand our global
network," said Jeffrey A. Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO. "A number
of our multinational clients are already operating in the Middle East and have
been asking us to formally establish a presence in the region as part of their
growth strategy. Joining forces with Clarendon Parker to combine their local
expertise with our 60 years of experience in employment services allows us to
bring a more robust workforce solution to this region."
Manpower and CPME are well acquainted with a history of successful
partnership, as Manpower appointed CPME as the company's Middle East partner
over three years ago. With the acquisition of CPME, Manpower expands its
global reach to 78 countries and territories by adding five countries to its
worldwide network.
"Many companies throughout the Middle East require large expatriate
workforces, as the local population does not have the skills required or the
demographic numbers to fill job vacancies," said Varina Nissen, Manpower
Middle East Managing Director. "Manpower will focus on developing programs
with our clients and governments to help them find the talent they need and
advance the careers of both expats and nationals across the region."
According to an ArabianBusiness.com survey (1), nearly 90 percent of
businesses in the Gulf region find that securing the right candidate from the
international labor market is either a struggle or entirely impossible. More
than half of those surveyed said that attracting and retaining the talent
required to remain competitive was a struggle and companies are forced to
offer higher salaries than they can really afford.
Established in Dubai in 1994, CPME has expanded its reach over the years
to become the largest employment services firm in the Middle East, earning a
reputation as a trusted, professional recruitment partner. The organization's
current range of services includes permanent and temporary recruitment,
outsourcing and human resource consulting.
"The local expertise and knowledge of Clarendon Parker combined with the
global experience and resources of Manpower make an extremely powerful
combination. Our Manpower services will immediately include the range of
professional services offered by our Right Management brand, the world's
leading provider of integrated consulting solutions across the employment
lifecycle. Our clients in the Middle East are keen to ensure that we can
provide these services including leadership, organizational and talent
development," said Nissen. "We are looking to set a new standard in the Middle
East employment services industry and we intend to become the recruitment
partner of choice for companies and jobseekers."
About Clarendon Parker Middle East FZ LLC (CPME)
CPME was established in Dubai in 1994 and was incorporated as an FZ LLC in
Dubai Internet City in 2004. The company employs more than 80 personnel across
nine offices; three in Saudi Arabia, two in Dubai, one in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,
Kuwait and Qatar.
CPME offers mid to senior level professional, technical and managerial
recruitment across a range of sectors including Sales & Marketing, Finance &
Accounting, IT & Telecoms, HR & Training, Construction & Engineering,
Secretarial & Administration, Logistics and Legal. It has more than 275,000
registered candidates and works with more than 5,000 client organizations.
The current range of services includes permanent and temporary
recruitment,
recruitment advertising campaigns, contract staffing/outsourcing, employee
satisfaction surveys, state-of-the-art web-based recruitment technology and HR
consulting services relating to recruitment processes and activities.
About Manpower Inc.
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services
industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in
the changing world of work. The $18 billion company offers employers a range
of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent,
temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection;
training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting. Manpower's worldwide
network of 4,400 offices in 78 countries and territories enables the company
to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium
size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world's largest
multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower's work is on raising
productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across
their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business
activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands: Manpower, Manpower
Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management. More information on
Manpower Inc. is available at http://www.manpower.com.
(1) Joel Bowman, GCC Businesses Face Recruitment Crisis,
ArabianBusiness.com Survey, 2008
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/507378-gcc-business-face-recruitment-
crisis?ln=en
SOURCE Manpower Inc.
Britt Zarling of Manpower Inc., +1-414-906-7272, cell, +1-414-526-3107,
britt.zarling@manpower.com
