Dubai: Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry, has acquired Clarendon Parker Middle East FZ LLC (CPME), the region's largest recruitment and staffing solutions provider. As a result, Manpower Middle East becomes the clear market leader for professional recruitment, HR consulting services and business solutions in the region.
"The vast potential and ongoing development of the region makes the Middle East an extremely attractive market for Manpower," said Varina Nissen, Managing Director Middle East, Manpower. "We intend to invest significant resources into bringing our world-class products and services to our clients and candidates alike."
Manpower and CPME are well acquainted with a history of successful partnership, with CPME appointed as the U.S. headquartered group's Middle East partner over three years ago.
"A number of our global clients are already operating in the region," explained Nissen. "CPME, as an organization with very similar values and culture to Manpower, was chosen to represent us in the Middle East, supporting these clients at a local level. The partnership has been extremely productive and we decided to progress that relationship to the next logical step."
CPME's Managing Director, Patrick Luby, has led the Clarendon Parker team since 1998, expanding the operations from one Dubai branch to nine GCC offices, including three in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He will continue in a senior leadership role with the newly acquired entity, as Senior Vice President for Business Development, Partner and Government Relations for the region.
"CPME has expanded its reach year on year to become the largest Middle East-based recruiting agency in the GCC. We are extremely proud of its success and its hard-earned reputation as a trusted, professional recruitment partner," said Luby. "Our core values mirror Manpower's very closely and we are delighted to become part of the Manpower network."
Established in 1948, Manpower Inc. has more than 4,400 offices worldwide in 78 countries and territories and operates under five main brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Jefferson Wells, Right Management and Elan. It employs 30,000 staff and works with more than 400,000 client organizations throughout the world. Manpower is currently ranked 131 in the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies.
"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 development, organizational and talent development and workforce optimization," 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."
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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 www.manpower.com.
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