2nd Feb 2007 07:00
Empresaria Group PLC02 February 2007 Move into Malaysian capital further strengthens international presence Empresaria Group plc (EMR), the AIM-quoted international staffing group, hasfurther strengthened its presence in Asia with the addition of a new operationin Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia. Monroe Consulting Group Malaysia Sdn Bhd, led by a management team withextensive experience in the recruitment market for Malaysia, will focus onpermanent and temporary staffing and human resources outsourcing across a rangeof sectors including FMCG, banking and finance, IT and telecommunications,retail, property development and the oil and gas industry. Empresaria Chief Executive Miles Hunt said: "With this move, we are nowoperating in more than a dozen countries in Europe, Asia, Australasia and NorthAmerica. Our continued expansion reflects our core strategy of establishing aninternational spread of operations in both the permanent and temporary staffingsectors to gain access to high growth markets and economies, as well as tomanage industry cyclicality within individual geographical markets." Empresaria arrived on AIM in November 2004 and last September reported recordinterim profits, with international operations contributing more than 20% ofgross profit. The group operates through trading subsidiaries where foundermanagers and key staff hold significant stakes, with central group functionsfocused on financial management and group development. For further information contact: Miles Hunt, Chief Executive, Empresaria Group plc: 01293 649 903Nick Hall-Palmer, Group Finance Director, Empresaria Group plc: 01293 649 906Allan Piper, First City Financial Public Relations: 020 7436 7486James Wellesley-Wesley, Bridgewell Limited: 020 7003 3000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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