Strategy

Our strategic agenda has a number of primary components, which are visualized in the corresponding diagram.

A) Our operational performance and profitability is underpinned by the building blocks of our strategy: strong concepts, best people, excellent execution, superior brands.

Strong concepts

We offer five strong service concepts to our clients and candidates: staffing, professionals, search & selection, HR Solutions and inhouse services.

Best people

All our corporate employees benefit from the focus on their development and the opportunities we provide to achieve their potential.

Excellent execution

We have blueprints for the many best practice-based processes we execute each day. Perfection is often in the details, so we take pride in getting them right.

Superior brands

Our focus on recognizable and superior brands ensures that clients and candidates know who we are and that our people act in the knowledge that they represent a world leader in HR services.

We further elaborate on those in the section "Building Blocks"

B) Next to our building blocks we identify 3 main strategic growth drivers: structural growth, deregulation and the fact that clients are looking for a total offering. We elaborate on those in the section "Strategic growth drivers"

C) Furthermore, we have set a few targets. We aim to successfully complete the integration of Vedior by the end of 2009 and fully realize the synergies we have communicated within a further year. Fully leveraging the opportunities provided to us by the key factors that drive growth in our markets enables us to achieve our target of making continuous market share gains. Continuing to maintain a solid EBITA margin throughout the cycle is vital for further growth. Maintaining a sound financial position ensures continuity.

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