Right Mgmt. Buys Indian Firm

  (Dec. 7, 2006) – PHILADELPHIA - Right Management, an HR consulting firm, and wholly owned subsidiary of Manpower Inc., completed the process of forming a Joint Venture by acquiring majority stake in Grow Talent Company Limited, an organizational and individual consulting firm with offices in Gurgaon (New Delhi), Mumbai, and Bangalore, India. Grow Talent provides organization transformation, talent appreciation, leadership development, and coaching services to leading companies in its market. Grow Talent has provided outplacement services to Right Management's multinational clients for the past few years as a correspondent. In six years, Grow Talent has grown rapidly to a team of 100 consultants and associates. Grow Talent was founded in 2000 by Anil Sachdev, who will remain a minority shareholder and Managing Director, reporting to Keiji Miyaki, Executive Vice President for Right Management's Asia Pacific region. The details of the deal were not disclosed.

Right Management has more than 300 service locations and 2500 consultants worldwide, and revenues exceeding $ 400 million.