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Kelly Services Acquires Toner Graham
Company Strengthens Its Finance Recruiting Services in the United Kingdom
| Source: Kelly Services, Inc.
TROY, MI--(Marketwire - September 2, 2008) - Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ), a global human resources solutions provider, announced today that
it has completed the acquisition of Toner Graham, a specialized accountancy
and finance recruitment service company headquartered in the United
Kingdom.
Established in 1994, Toner Graham is one of the fastest growing accountancy
recruitment businesses in the UK. The company recruits finance
professionals at all levels from the mid-level manager up to CFOs for
permanent and temporary/interim roles. As part of the transaction, the
Toner Graham management team will continue to lead this business segment of
Kelly Services UK.
"We are delighted to join the Kelly organization," said Tony Gleeson,
director at Toner Graham. "Kelly's commitment to excellent client service,
integrity, and innovative staffing solutions makes this transaction a good
fit for us and our customers."
"We are excited to further develop our financial service operations with
the acquisition of Toner Graham, a company with an excellent reputation
and demonstrated ability to provide high level direct placements to its
customers," said Carl Camden, president and chief executive officer. "This
acquisition follows our global strategy to expand our highly skilled
professional and technical recruitment services in markets where demand is
greatest."
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ) is a world leader in
human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering
temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time
placement to clients on a global basis. Kelly provides employment to more
than 750,000 employees annually, with skills including office services,
accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing,
creative services, light industrial, education, and health care. Revenue
in 2007 was $5.7 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.