Kenexa Partners With R&J Management Consultants to Form Shanghai Kenexa
Joint Venture Expands Kenexa's Footprint in Chinese Market
| Source: Kenexa
WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - April 6, 2009) - Kenexa®
(NASDAQ : KNXA ), a global provider of talent management and retention
solutions, and R&J Management Consultants today announced an alliance
between the companies that expands Kenexa's presence in the Chinese market.
The resulting entity will be known as Shanghai Kenexa and includes more
than 140 employees and six locations. Kenexa sought to partner with R&J
Management Consultants for its expertise in recruiting services and local
leadership.
Rudy Karsan, Kenexa's CEO, said, "As the Chinese economy continues to grow,
the competition for recruiting and retaining the best employees will
increase. This market represents significant opportunities for both
companies. Together, we'll help global and local companies in China fill
their openings with qualified talent and maximize their performance."
David Shen of R&J Management assumes the role of general manager, Shanghai
Kenexa. He commented, "Kenexa is a proven partner to many multi-national
companies operating in the Chinese market. The company's breadth of
products, and services (RPO), will enable local companies as well as those
businesses expanding in China to create working environments where
employees can flourish."
Kenexa Continues Strategic Growth
Kenexa is ranked No. 10 by Forbes magazine, as one of "America's 25
Fastest-Growing Tech Companies." The relationship with R&J Management
Consultants is a logical extension of Kenexa's growing footprint,
especially in the strategic Asia Pacific market. Kenexa has already touched
the lives of more than 110 million people world-wide, including more than
85 million candidates in applicant tracking systems, more than 10 million
employees surveyed annually, more than 15 million assessments administered
annually and more than 52,000 employees placed annually through its
recruitment process outsourcing offering.
Karsan observed, "Kenexa possesses the unique combination of software,
science and business process optimization. Our primary focus is helping our
clients hire and retain more productive workforces and through our
relationship with R&J Management Consultants -- especially under the
leadership of David Shen -- we're looking forward to intensifying our
presence in the Chinese market."
First Joint Venture-HR Solutions Overview Seminar
One of the joint venture's first initiatives will be a symposium taking
place from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on April 8, 2009 at the Renaissance Shanghai
Zhongshan Park Hotel in Shanghai. During this event, senior HR consultants
and practice leaders from Kenexa will discuss how human resource solutions
can help drive high performance in organizations. The symposium examines
how the worldwide economic crisis is requiring HR to rethink and redefine
its priorities and what roles HR should play in the economic resurgence.
About Kenexa
Kenexa (NASDAQ : KNXA ) is
a global leader in building the world's greatest workforces using a
combination of software, employee research science and business process
optimization. Kenexa's global solutions include applicant tracking,
onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills
and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management,
multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics.
Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional
information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be
accessed at www.kenexa.com.