Overview: Adecco China

Adecco is the world leader in human resources solutions, with a comprehensive service offering that includes temporary and contract staffing, outsourcing, permanent recruitment, outplacement and career services, training and consulting.

Adecco is headquartered in Switzerland. With 6600 offices in 70 countries, the company is well positioned to service its client base, be this large global clients or small local business partners. It has 33,000 worldwide employees and serves up to 150,000 clients everyday.

Adecco was created in 1996, following the merger of Adia (Switzerland) and Ecco (France), two leading personnel service firms with complementary geographical profiles.

Adecco has been present in mainland China since 1995 and is committed to this market with significant investment. Adecco has 5 offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It further has a strong presence in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Country Manager / CEO North-East Asia
Cynthia Chew

Director of Operations, China
Gian-Marc Widmer

Finance Director, China
Mindy Zheng

Group Sales 2005
Euros 18.3 billion with Euros 453 million net income

Fortune Global 500 Ranking
Adecco is ranked 265 in the Fortune Global 500 List

Stock market presence
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH001213860) and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading in Virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X:ADEN), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ADO) and Euronext Paris- Premier Marche (EURONEXT:ADE).

Adecco operates in six global business lines:

• Finance and Legal
• Engineering and Technical
• Information Technology
• Medical and Science
• Sales Marketing and events
• Human Capital Solutions