Company Backgrounder - Kelly Services

Kelly Services acquired Asia's premier staffing company, Business Trends, in 2000.

Business Trends was originally established in 1979 to provide temporary staffing assistance in Asia. Its portfolio of services grew to include staffing support services, temporary, permanent and contract placements, training support, payroll administration as well as executive sourcing and search.

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:  KELYA,  KELYB) is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. Kelly operates in 30 countries and territories. Kelly provides employment to more than 750,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, and health care. Revenue in 2006 was $5.6 billion.

In Asia, Kelly Services, has a network of offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its temporary help units place approximately 10,000 temporary workers each year in Singapore and Malaysia.

Kelly Services also operates a leading Asian search and selection company - BTI Consultants - which was started in 1993. BTI Consultants continues to operate under its original name in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Thailand.