KellyOCG(R) Recognizes Top Suppliers

TROY, MI--(Marketwired - March 31, 2016) - Twenty-four national and global suppliers are recipients of KellyOCG's annual Supplier Excellence Award. The recognition event took place today at Kelly Services' headquarters in Michigan. This is the fourth consecutive year that KellyOCG has honored suppliers who are members of the Company's preferred supplier network. 

Supplier criteria includes participation in multiple KellyOCG managed workforce solutions programs in 2015 in addition to being evaluated on spend development and performance in the following areas:

• program scorecard results;
• compliance;
• engagement survey results.

Award winner benefits include one-on-one development sessions; a designated KellyOCG advocate to support growth; participation in supplier focus groups; collaboration on the design of our proprietary supplier analytics; and the ability to work directly with senior leaders from KellyOCG.

"KellyOCG is taking deliberate actions to grow our business through our Talent Supply Chain strategy," said Thorsten Koletschka, supplier strategy and engagement lead, Global Talent Supply Chain Management, KellyOCG, "Expanding our capabilities and supplier network to deliver the world's best workforce solutions in every discipline and geography is one such action that will strengthen our ability to meet our clients' holistic talent needs."

The 2015 Supplier Excellence Award Winners are:

Asia Pacific:

Collabera, US, India; Kelly Services, Michigan; Tech Chefs, India; and Peoplebank, Australia.

EMEA:

Brunel, the Netherlands; Harvey Nash, United Kingdom; iRelate, Belgium; Orion Engineering Services, Scotland; Pauwels Consulting, Belgium; PE Global, Ireland; ProClinical, United Kingdom; Sentinel, United Kingdom; Skills Alliance, United Kingdom; and SThree, United Kingdom.

AMERICAS:

Collabera, New Jersey; HirePower Personnel, Texas; Integrated Resources, New Jersey; Kelly Services, Michigan; Mindlance, New Jersey; Preferred Solutions Group, Virginia; Sunrise Systems, New Jersey; The Fountain Group, Florida; and US Tech Solutions, New Jersey. 

In addition, iVantage and The Orsus Group, were recognized as internal providers while SAP Fieldglass was recognized as a VMS Technology Supplier of Excellence.

About KellyOCG

KellyOCG®, the Outsourcing and Consulting Group of workforce solutions provider, Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB), is a global leader in integrated workforce solution delivery for clients worldwide, utilizing proven talent supply chain strategies. In addition to integrated solutions, KellyOCG specializes in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO), Talent Advisory Services, Career Transition and Executive Coaching & Development, and Executive Search. 

KellyOCG was named to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® 2016 Global Outsourcing 100® list, an annual ranking of the world's best outsourcing service providers and advisors. Further information about KellyOCG may be found at kellyocg.com.