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ManpowerGroup
Type
Public
Traded as
NYSE: MAN
Industry
Professional services
Founded
1948
Founder
Elmer Winter
Aaron Scheinfeld
Headquarters
Number of locations
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jonas Prising
(CEO)
Services
Revenue
Operating income
Profit
Total assets
Total equity
Number of employees
31,000 (2012)
Website
www.manpowergroup.com
Manpower logo
1 History
2 Subsidiaries
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
In 1948, Manpower was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by attorneys Elmer Winter and Aaron
Scheinfeld. The first offices were located in Milwaukee and Chicago, Illinois. In 1954, Manpower
continued expanding in the United States by offering franchise business opportunities in addition to
company owned branch offices. In 1956, The company became an international company:
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In 1976, upon Elmer Winter's retirement, Manpower was sold to The Parker Pen Company. It
became independent again in 1986, and a year later was acquired by Blue Arrow of the United
Kingdom. It again became independent in 1991.
Elmer Winter died on October 22, 2009 at the age of 97.
On 30 March 2011, Manpower Inc. changed its name to ManpowerGroup to better reflect its
offerings. Under the parent brand, ManpowerGroup's working brands became known as
ManpowerGroup Solutions, Manpower, Experis and Right Management. ManpowerGroup also
revamped its logos in an attempt to provide a uniform look and a better representation of how its
brands fit together.
As of 2011, ManpowerGroup had over 3,900 offices
in 82 countries
and an "office" in web
based online universe Second Life. In 2010, the company's total sales equaled US$19 billion
worldwide
. ManpowerGroup's customer base, which stands at approximately 400,000
companies, includes multinational corporations such as IBM, Monsanto
Company, ntl and Danaher subsidiaries. The number of direct staff ManpowerGroup has is
estimated at more than 30,000
and the agency employs more than 4.4 million workers each
year. ManpowerGroup is a Fortune 500 company.
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Subsidiaries[edit]
ManpowerGroup has several brands including: Manpower, Experis (Professional Resourcing), Right
Management (Outplacement and Talent Management), and ManpowerGroup Solutions (RPO, MSP,
and Talent Based Outsourcing). Experis was formed through merger of Elan (acquired in 2000),
Jefferson Wells (acquired in 2001), and Manpower Professional.
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In 2007, it acquired Clarendon Parker, an employment business based in the Middle East; in April
2011 it acquired WDC, an IT services and staffing company in India.
See also[edit]
Wisconsin portal
Companies portal
Employment agency
Recruiter
Recruitment
Temporary work
References[edit]
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Jump up^ "Fortune Global 500 2009: The World's Biggest Companies - Manpower - MAN". Money.cnn.com. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2012-05-31.