The International Paralympic Committee and Adecco extend their
co-operation to deliver the "Athlete
The International Paralympic Committee and Adecco extend their co-operation to deliver the "Athlete Career Programme" to Paralympic athletes until 2012
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zurich, Switzerland, July 22, 2009: Today, the InternationalParalympic Committee (IPC) and the Adecco Group, the global leader inHR services, announced the extension of the Athlete Career Programme,an initiative designed to facilitate the integration of eliteathletes into the labour market, both during and at the end of theirelite sporting careersIn 2007, the IPC joined with Adecco to make Athlete Career Programmeservices available to its athletes. The Programme coaches and trainselite Paralympic and Olympic athletes around the world in making thedifficult transition from elite sport to a new career by bringingthem together with companies around the world."This programme is an excellent opportunity for Paralympians toaddress the challenging transition from their sporting career to besuccessful in their new professional lives. We appreciate the focusAdecco has applied to this opportunity and we are looking forward toa successful extension of our collaboration in the best interest ofthe athletes," commented Sir Philip Craven, President of the IPC.According to Patrick De Maeseneire, CEO of the Adecco Group: "It isoften difficult for athletes to integrate into the world of work andbusiness life. We provide the necessary education and training tohelp them prepare for this transition. The placements we offer enablethem to find a suitable job or career path that they can follow withthe same passion they brought to their sporting careers."Katarzyna Rogowiec, member of the IPC Athletes' Council said: "Thepassage from being an athlete to having a career outside the field ofplay takes the courage and determination that we have learned beforein competition and Adecco really helps in applying that to theprofessional world."The Athlete Career Programme continues to increase its support ofParalympic athletes globally through the co-operation with the IPC,the National Paralympic Committees, the International SportFederations and the Adecco Group.For more information about the Programme, please visit www.adecco.comor contactacpathletes(at)adecco.com.Forward-looking statementsInformation in this release may involve guidance, expectations,beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Theseforward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Allforward-looking statements included in this release are based oninformation available to Adecco S.A. as of the date of this release,and we assume no duty to update any such forward-looking statements.The forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees offuture performance and actual results could differ materially fromour current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contributeto such differences. Factors that could affect the Company'sforward-looking statements include, among other things: global GDPtrends and the demand for temporary work; changes in regulation oftemporary work; intense competition in the markets in which theCompany competes; changes in the Company's ability to attract andretain qualified internal or external personnel or clients; thepotential impact of disruptions related to IT; any adversedevelopments in existing commercial relationships, disputes or legaland tax proceedings.About the Adecco GroupThe Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world'sleading provider of HR solutions. With over 31,000 FTE employees and6,000 offices, in more than 60 countries and territories around theworld, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connectingmore than 500,000 colleagues with over 145,000 clients every day. Theservices offered fall into the broad categories of temporarystaffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting andoutplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) withlistings on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France(ADE).Adecco Corporate Investor RelationsInvestor.relations(at)adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 89 89Adecco Corporate Press OfficePress.office(at)adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 87 87http://hugin.info/100102/R/1330146/314300.pdf --- End of Message ---Adecco SASagereistrasse 10 Glattbrugg SwitzerlandWKN: 922031; ISIN: CH0012138605; Index: SLCI, SMI, SPI, SMIEXP;Listed: Main Market in SIX Swiss Exchange;
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