Kelly Services(R) Recognizes Top Global Performers With Supplier Excellence Awards

TROY, MI--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2014) -  Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB), a leader in providing workforce solutions, has announced the top performers within its global talent supply chain. The Supplier Excellence Awards recognize suppliers whose outstanding service, superior results and strategic partnerships have made a significant impact and brought exceptional value to Kelly's business. Supplier criteria included supporting multiple Kelly^® managed workforce solutions programs in 2013, as well as being evaluated on spend development and performance in the following areas:

• Program Scorecard Results
• Compliance
• Kelly Program Specific Survey Results
  • Partnership
  • Professionalism
  • Problem resolution
  • Candidate quality
  • Innovation
  • Responsiveness

The 2013 Supplier Excellence Global Award Winners, listed by category, are:

• Overall - Collabera & Harvey Nash Group
• Commercial - HirePower Personnel
• Engineering - Swift Worldwide Resources & PharmEng
• IT - Artech Information Systems & Harvey Nash Group
• Professional - US Tech Solutions
• Scientific - Mindlance & CK Associates
• Legancy Partner - Sunrise Systems
• Innovation Partner - oDesk

The 2013 Supplier Excellence Global Award Winners, Emerging Partner, are as follows:

• Cognizant
• Ausy / DataFlow
• Edelway
• Klaus IT Solutions India
• SThree 

"As Kelly continues to apply increasing levels of management science and supply chain discipline to our approach for delivering optimal workforce solutions, we continue to emphasize the value and importance of having the best supplier community operating within our Talent Supply Chain," said John W. Healy, Vice President and Managing Director, Global Talent Supply Chain, Kelly Services. "We are pleased to honor our global supplier community with these awards."

The winners are members of Kelly's preferred supplier network. Network benefits include one-on-one development sessions, a designated Kelly advocate to support growth, participation in supplier focus groups, and the ability to work directly with Kelly's senior leaders.

About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. is a leader in providing workforce solutions. Kelly^® offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis. Serving clients around the globe, Kelly provided employment to approximately 540,000 employees in 2013. Revenue in 2013 was $5.4 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.