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Kelly Services Acquires Talents Technology
Company Expands Global Footprint With Entry Into Czech Republic and Poland
| Source: Kelly Services, Inc.
TROY, MI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 23, 2007 -- Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ), a global staffing solutions provider, today announced it has
acquired Talents Technology (which consists of Talents Polska and Talents
CZ), a permanent placement and executive search firm with operations in the
Czech Republic and Poland. Estimated 2007 revenue is $2.4 million. The
acquisition increases Kelly's global footprint to 32 countries and
territories.
Established in 1997, Talents Technology has a solid reputation for the
highest customer service standards and provides specialized executive
search services to a broad range of information technology, pharmaceutical
and life science companies.
Talents Technology will join Kelly's existing international business
segment and will enhance the company's ability to provide comprehensive
talent management solutions to its global customers. As part of the
transaction, Dagmar Kratka, Talents Technology principal owner, will become
executive director and will continue to lead Talents Technology as a
division of Kelly Services.
"We're excited to increase our global presence with the acquisition of
Talents Technology, a company with a superior reputation and demonstrated
ability to provide valued, quality service to its customers," said Carl
Camden, president and chief executive officer. "This acquisition follows
our global strategy to enter new, viable geographies, to purchase specialty
staffing companies, and to diversify Kelly's offerings across
recession-resistant industries and higher-margin services."
"We are delighted to join the Kelly organization," said Dagmar Kratka,
executive director, Talents Technology. "Through Kelly's global network and
comprehensive staffing solutions, Talents Technology is well-positioned to
meet the evolving needs of our customers."
About Kelly Services, Inc.
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ) is a Fortune 500
company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering staffing solutions that
include temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and
full-time placement. Kelly operates in 32 countries and territories.
Kelly provides employment to more than 750,000 employees annually, with
skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information
technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, and
health care. Revenue in 2006 was $5.6 billion. Visit
www.kellyservices.com.