Adecco Launches Direct Hire Service in Southern New England

    Business Editors

    PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--Adecco, the nation's largest staffing services company, announced today that it has opened a new direct hire service in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New London County, Connecticut. Kim Dias, a resident of West Kingston, RI, and Miro Reverby, a resident of Providence, RI, will share responsibility for supplying organizations throughout the region with top talent.
    According to Darlene Lepore, Adecco area vice president, "The driving force behind the launch of Adecco's direct hire service is increased demand for this service from many leading organizations in southern New England. This demand indicates that the region's economy is improving, and Adecco is ready to help companies take the next step in their growth. The powerful combination of Dias's and Reverby's local business knowledge and Adecco's nationwide and global database of professionals allows Adecco to serve our clients as a local resource with global reach."
    In addition, Lepore notes, "For our clients, another advantage of sourcing talent through our direct hire service is that they don't need to read a single resume or screen a single candidate that hasn't already met Adecco's approval for their open position. That saves companies a lot of time and money compared to other recruitment methods."
    Kim Dias brings eight years of executive recruiting experience to Adecco. Most recently, she was a contract recruiter at Amgen, specializing in filling positions in manufacturing facility services, supply chain management, security, construction and quality assurance. Dias's background includes five years in human resource management roles in the healthcare and human services industries. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rhode Island and is a member of the Rhode Island Human Resources Management Association.
    Miro Reverby joins Adecco with more than seven years of direct recruiting experience. His extensive career started with recruiting firm Mitchell Martin in New York City, where he helped launch a division dedicated to assisting clients recruit all levels of healthcare professionals. Reverby earned a Bachelor of Arts at Dartmouth College.
    According to Lepore, "We selected Dias and Reverby because they possess strong executive recruiting skills in an impressive variety of industries. They are very effective in serving high-level HR and executive clientele by finding talent on the national and local levels, which mirrors the demand Adecco is seeing from our clients."

    About Adecco

    Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco Group network connects 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of 28,000 employees and 6,000 offices in 71 territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.
    The Adecco Group comprises three divisions: Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional and LHH Career Services. 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 Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses; LHH Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement and coaching.
    Adecco Staffing USA serves more than 70,000 clients a year through a nationwide network of almost 1,100 points of sales and service. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco employs about 3,100 full-time employees and places more than 130,000 temporary associates each week. Adecco USA is a member of the American Staffing Association, an organization that promotes legal, ethical, and professional practices for the staffing industry.
    Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on Virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X:ADEN), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ADO) and Euronext Paris - Premier Marche (EURONEXT: ADE).

    Additional information is available at www.adeccousa.com.
    Dias can be reached at 401-885-0800 and Reverby can be reached at 401-273-2300.

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CONTACT: Adecco Victoria Mitchell, 631-844-7412 victoria.mitchell@adeccona.com or On behalf of Adecco Jesse Danzig, 212-279-3115 x213 jesse@cjpcom.com

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