Kelly Services(R) Executive Appointed to Ciett Board


TROY, MI--(Marketwired - Jun 23, 2015) - Kelly Services® (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB), a global leader in providing workforce solutions, today announced that Natalia Shuman, senior vice president and general manager for Kelly Services operations in EMEA and APAC, has been named a board member for the International Confederation of Private Employment Services (Ciett).

The Ciett board is in charge of day-to-day activities and the management of the confederation, which represents the world-wide private employment services.

Ms. Shuman is a first-time Ciett global corporate board member and holds the seat for a three-year term. She joins her Kelly colleague, John Healy, who chairs the Corporate Member Committee. Mr. Healy is Vice President and Managing Director, Global Talent Supply Chain, for Kelly Services and interim director of KellyOCG in APAC.

Born in Russia, Ms. Shuman has more than 20 years of experience in the staffing industry, taking leading roles in management and operations across three regions of the globe. Currently based in Singapore for Kelly Services, she focuses on Kelly's global growth strategies, market opportunities and investments, strategic customer relationships and talent development. In addition, Ms. Shuman serves as Board Director for Kelly Services' joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions, in North Asia.

"We welcome Natalia to the Ciett Board and look forward to a strong working partnership," said Annemarie Muntz, president of Ciett. "The fact that she is based in Singapore links very well to Ciett's focus on Southeast Asia and other geographies where the employment and recruitment industry is developing rapidly. Natalia is sure to offer a fresh perspective to the board with her global background."

About Kelly Services

Kelly Services, Inc. is a global 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 world, Kelly provided employment to approximately 555,000 employees in 2014. Revenue in 2014 was $5.6 billion.

About Ciett

Ciett is the international confederation of private employment services, representing the employment and recruitment industry around the world. Recognized as such by international organizations (e.g. EU institutions, International Labor Organization, OECD, World Bank), Ciett represents the industry at large with 8 of the world's largest staffing companies as well as 50 national federations from all over the world. Through their network of 260,000 agencies and over 1.6 million permanent employees, Ciett members provide access to the labor market for over 60 million people each year, including 12 million full-time jobs in agency work. Ciett members deliver services through the full spectrum of human resources, including temporary agency work, recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing, outplacement, and more.