Adecco
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| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Traded as | SIX: ADEN |
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Glattbrugg, Switzerland |
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Number of locations
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5,100 branches in over 60 countries and territories |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Rolf Dörig (Chairman) Alain Dehaze (CEO) |
| Services | Employment agencies, recruitments, human resource consulting and outsourcing |
| Revenue | €22 billion (2015) |
| €300 million (2015) | |
| Profit | €8 million (2015) |
| Total assets | €9.726 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | €3.346 billion (2015) |
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Number of employees
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more than 32,000 (2015) |
| Website | http://adeccogroup.com |
The Adecco Group, based near Zurich, Switzerland, is the largest staffing firm in the world, and a Fortune Global 500 company.
With more than 33,000 FTE employees and around 5,100 branches in over 60 countries and territories around the world, The Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services that include temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. The Adecco Group key markets are France, North America, UK & Ireland, Japan, Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Nordics, Iberia, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland.
The company was formed in 1996 as a result of the merger of the French company Ecco and the Swiss company Adia Interim, and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN, ISIN CH0012138605).
The Adecco Group is the parent company of a large array of brands including Adecco Staffing, Modis, Spring Professional, Badenoch & Clark, Pontoon and Lee Hecht Harrison.
Through its brand portfolio, The Adecco Group provides services and solutions covering temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development as well as business process outsourcing and consulting.
As for staffing, The Adecco Group covers many sectors, including office, industrial, technical, financial and legal, amongst others.
The Adecco Group operates in the market through many different brands. The main international ones are:
The Adecco Group leads a number of different global programmes and initiatives:
Adecco Way to Work represents its commitment against youth unemployment and encompasses three areas:
Win4Youth is a global CSR & sports initiative. The Adecco Group turn all kilometres covered by colleagues, clients and associates (through swimming, cycling and running) into a group donation, while fostering healthy and active lifestyles for its employees.
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