Alexander Mann Solutions Receives Multiple Awards from Vodafone and Siemens

Leading Recruitment Process Outsourcer recognised for global excellence by two of its long-term clients

LONDON, 7th July 2009 - Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the leading global provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), today announced it has scooped a Gold Award for Global Innovation at Siemens IT Solutions & Services Annual Supplier Awards ceremony, as well as the Silver Partner Award for Great Britain & Ireland. Both awards recognise the contribution Alexander Mann Solutions has made in transforming the recruitment services for Siemens IT Solutions & Services' contractor workforce in the last twelve months, their pioneering spirit and commitment to the client.

Both awards were presented at a ceremony in Munich, hosted by Siemens IT Solutions & Services CEO. The company invited only its top performing suppliers and Alexander Mann Solutions was named in the top 50 suppliers out of a global network of 18,000 organisations worldwide. Val Chandler, Head of Strategic Procurement at Siemens IT Solutions and Services, said: "We were very pleased to be able to commend the achievements of Alexander Mann Solutions over the last twelve months through these two awards. AMS has delivered innovative approaches that have been key to improving the recruitment services for our contractor workforce." 

In a second global supplier performance ceremony, held in Luxembourg, Vodafone awarded Alexander Mann Solutions their Corporate Responsibility Engagement Award. One of only three global awards presented at the ceremony, the award recognises the company's dedication to their client's corporate responsibility agenda.

Alexander Mann Solutions picked up another title when it was named as one of Vodafone's top 50 global suppliers. Both awards recognise a highly successful five year relationship that has seen Alexander Mann Solutions support Vodafone's strategic resourcing requirements, delivering a full range of RPO services for both permanent and interim recruitment.

Tim Williams, Director of Services, at Vodafone commented, "Vodafone are absolutely delighted with the impressive Corporate Responsibility approach from AMS. This is a priority for Vodafone with all our suppliers and this award recognises that the Corporate Responsibility approach from AMS has been driven from their Board as a requirement for any company to work in today's environment."

Chief Executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, Rosaleen Blair said, "The recognition from two of our key global clients is a great achievement for us and further reinforces our commitment to building long-term sustainable partnerships with our clients. The awards are a reflection of the expertise and efforts of our teams working with both Siemens IT Solutions & Services and Vodafone to provide best-in-class resourcing services that deliver real value to their respective businesses."

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About Alexander Mann Solutions
Founded in 1996 by Rosaleen Blair, the Veuve Clicquot 2007 Business Woman of the Year, Alexander Mann Solutions is the recognised global leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)*. A December 2007 management buyout was backed by Graphite Capital, and in February 2008, the company acquired Capital Consulting, a leading RPO player operating in Europe and Asia Pacific.

AMS builds world-class talent functions for its clients that cover permanent, contingent, internal mobility, graduate and talent resourcing programmes. The company acts a trusted advisor to its clients, building partnerships that usually span between five and ten years. AMS has over 1,000 professionals working across more than 60 countries, and its people are based in the company's global network of client services centres or work alongside client teams, embedded in their organisations and working under their brands.

 In 2008, the company recruited over 50,000 permanent hires and made 205,000 contingent transactions on behalf of its clients. In addition to pure play RPO solutions, AMS also offers a range of high-value Professional Services in areas such as employer branding, assessment and selection and recruitment technology consultancy. It also offers an instant RPO solution, AMS OnDemand, designed for organisations that want the advantages of a world-class recruitment function but don't have the resources or recruitment volumes. www.alexandermannsolutions.com

*HRO Today magazine named AMS as the 2008 Global Market Leader in the Baker's Dozen, an annual listing of the top 13 RPO providers.