Manpower Inc.
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| Manpower Inc | |
| Type | Public (NYSE: MAN) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Revenue | $16 billion USD (2006) |
| Employees | 27,000 (2006) |
| Website | www.manpower.com |
Manpower, Inc. is an Employment Business and Agency headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was established by Elmer Winter in 1948. It was acquired by Blue Arrow of Britain in 1987, but became independent again in 1991. As of 2006, Manpower has 4,400 offices in 73 different countries. Its total sales equal US$16 billion worldwide in 2005. It has a total staff of more than 27,000 people, dealing with more than 2.5 million temp-workers each year.
Manpower has several subsidiaries including Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management.
Manpower supplies staff to multinational corparations such as Monsanto, ntl and Danaher subsidiaries.
[edit] Board of directors
- Jeffrey A. Joerres - President & CEO
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- Stephanie A. Burns - Dow Corning
- Willie D. Davis - All Pro Broadcasting
- Jack M. Greenberg - McDonalds
- Terry A. Hueneke
- Rozanne L. Ridgway - Baltic American Enterprise Fund and Boeing
- Dennis Stevenson - Pearson PLC
- John R. Walter - AT&T and Ashlin Management
- Edward J. Zore - Northwestern Mutual
