Adecco Acquires Michigan Franchise of Adecco Employment Services; Franchise Owner Shawn Lilley Appointed Senior Vice President of Adecco's Central Division.Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2002 Adecco (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADO), the world's largest staffing services company, today announced that it has acquired the Michigan franchise of Adecco Employment Services. It also announced that Shawn Lilley, owner of the franchise, has been appointed Adecco Senior Vice President responsible for the company's Central Division, which encompasses 70 offices in eight states. The 12 former Adecco franchise offices in Michigan join Adecco's vast network of 1,400 offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In making the announcement, Michael Linton Michael Linton is the designer of a Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) known as LETSystem, an open form of money, or personal and practical arrangement of community currency. The first of very many instances of this design was originated in Comox Valley, BC, Canada, in 1982. , Chief Executive Officer of Adecco USA, says, "Shawn Lilley has been a franchise owner with Adecco and its predecessor, Adia, for 16 years. He and his team have grown the business in Michigan exponentially over the years and are a strong force in their market. Shawn's sales and management expertise, Adecco leadership experience, and entrepreneurial spirit make him an important new addition to Adecco's senior management team." Commenting on his new role, Mr. Lilley says, "I look forward to working with the Adecco Central Division team. Leveraging their expertise in the staffing service industry, combined with Adecco's worldwide network of recruiting facilities and technologies, will ensure that our clients' needs for exemplary temporary, temp-to-hire, and full-time staffing are met and exceeded. By providing our clients with the full range of staffing services, in both the general staffing and technical staffing arenas, Adecco will continue to maintain its leadership position." Mr. Lilley can be reached at Adecco's regional office at 1700 W. Big Beaver Big Beaver may refer to:
About Adecco Adecco SA is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco network connects up to 700,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 30,000 employees and more than 6,000 offices in 59 countries around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, Adecco delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates. The Group comprises three divisions--Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Staffing & Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , and Career Services/e-Business & Others. In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications. Ajilon Staffing and Managed Services offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses. Career Services/e-Business & Others encompasses our portfolio of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. , e-recruiting, and executive search businesses. Adecco North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. serves more than 70,000 clients a year through 1,700 points of sales and service in every state and seven Canadian provinces. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco North America employs about 3,300 full-time employees and places more than 160,000 temporary associates each week. Adecco SA is listed on the Swiss Exchange Swiss Exchange The major securities market of Switzerland. (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marche (12819). Further information can be found at www.adecco.com. |
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