Ma Foi Sets up Office in Puducherry

Puducherry, November 10, 2006: Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd, India’s largest HR Services provider commenced its operations in Puducherry. Mr. Sekhar Parthasarathy, Managing Director, Cooper Bussmann Limited, Puducherry, formally inaugurated Ma Foi’s Business Partner operations today. Mr. Alexander Arputhsamy, Cluster Manager – HR, HLL Ltd, Chairman NIPM, Puducherry, Mr. Dominic Savio JX, Senior HR Manager, Shasun Drugs and Chemicals, Cuddalore and Mr. RK Dugar, Dugar Enterprises Group were the Guests of Honor.

Established in 1992 at Chennai with a focus on recruitment services, Ma Foi has since grown to be one of the largest staffing and HR service providers in India. Ma Foi has been partnering with leading organizations and offering its HR solutions to Indian and Multinational companies in various Industry sectors and verticals.

Currently Ma Foi has 92 offices across 9 countries. This foray into franchising has provided Ma Foi with the geographical spread for sourcing of talent from mini-metros and towns, to ensure efficient delivery of both flexi and permanent staffing. Ma Foi is the largest organized player in Flexible Staffing with 26101 deputees in India.

Puducherry, with its high degree of urbanization is the target for many large and small industries across Automotive and Auto components, Information Technology, Food Processing, electronics, Marine, Chemicals, Leather and Tourism & Hotel Industry. Puducherry is also known for its University, Engineering college, and myriad other institutions of higher education.
Speaking at the function, Mr. E Balaji, COO, Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited, said, “The burgeoning industrial growth in the region is generating more than hundred job opportunities every day. In this backdrop, Ma Foi can provide the much-needed platform for both potential employers and employees to meet, thus matching the needs of the employers on a continuous basis. Ma Foi’s Business Partner’s office will also fill a need gap by providing specialized training needs, he added”.
The Business Partner Office in Puducherry will be headed by Mr. Rahul Dugar, and supported by a strong team of professionals from the industry. Ma Foi, Puducherry will offer Flexi-staffing, Recruitment, Assessment, Training and Payroll outsourcing services.



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About Ma Foi:

Ma Foi is a 14-year-old public limited company. Having started in 1992 at Chennai with a focus on recruitment services, Ma Foi has grown to become the largest HR services provider in India. Ma Foi is committed to offer people and people related services, enhancing the net worth of human capital. Currently Ma Foi has a presence in 8 countries worldwide including 80 offices in India, and 10 offices across 8 overseas locations in the UAE, UK, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Oman and the US, and over 1334 clients including 164 Fortune 500 Companies. Ma Foi had posted revenue of Rs.213 Crores for the year ending December 2005.

For further details on Ma Foi, visit www.mafoi.com

About Vedior:

Vedior NV, Ma Foi’s Global partner, is the world’s leading specialist staffing major, and the third largest staffing company with annual 2005 sales of Euro 6.85 billion. Vedior has a diversified portfolio of brands targeting a broad range of sectors, and from its global network of offices spanning Europe, America, Australasia, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, offers temporary and permanent recruitment as well as a number of complementary employment-related services, such as outplacement, HR Outsourcing, payrolling and training. Vedior offers temporary staffing in traditional administrative, light industrial and specialist sectors, such as information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and education, under different brand names. Vedior is listed on the pan European Euronext Stock Exchange.

For further details on Vedior, visit www.vedior.com


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Bhuvana, Brand Comm