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Telephone: + 31 20 569 5623
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Randstad shareholders adopt all AGM resolutions
At the Randstad Annual General Meeting of shareholders today,
all resolutions on the agenda were adopted.
Shareholders adopted the financial statements 2011 and
approved the proposal to pay dividend of € 1.25 per ordinary
share and € 0.284 per type-B preferred share. The ex-dividend
date is April 2, 2012. Dividend will be paid on April 19,
2012.
Brian Wilkinson was reappointed as member of the executive
board for a second four-year term. Linda Galipeau was
appointed as member of the executive board for her initial
four-year term. She replaces Greg Netland who stepped down
from the executive board after serving his first four-year
period. Linda Galipeau will be responsible for North America
and Mexico.
Beverly Hodson and Henri Giscard d'Estaing were
reappointed as member of the supervisory board. Wout Dekker
was appointed as member of the supervisory board. He replaces
Rob Zwartendijk who stepped down from the supervisory board
after serving the maximum three terms.
Shareholders also adopted the following resolutions:
Discharge of liability of members of the executive board
for the management and members of the supervisory board for
the supervision of management
Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as external auditor
for the year 2013
Extension of the authority of the executive board to issue
shares and grant share subscription rights
Remuneration of the supervisory board
Randstad specializes in solutions in the field of flexible
work and human resources services. Our services range from
regular temporary staffing and permanent placement to
inhouse, professionals, search & selection, and HR Solutions.
The Randstad Group is one of the leading HR services
providers in the world with top three positions in Argentina,
Belgium & Luxembourg, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece,
India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, and the United States as well as major positions
in Australia, Japan and the UK. In 2011 Randstad had
approximately 28,700 corporate employees and around 4,700
branches and inhouse locations in 40 countries around the
world. Randstad generated a revenue of € 16.2 billion in
2011. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in
Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad Holding nv is listed on the
NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, where options for stocks in Randstad
are also traded.www.randstad.com.
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Randstad N.V. is the world's No. 1 of human resources services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- generalist staff placement outside the classic sectors (45.4%): primarily administrative, light industry, logistics staff, etc.;
- generalist staff placement from onsite agencies (25.3%): primarily for clients in the consumer goods, automotive, life sciences and other industries;
- specialized staff placement (23.8%): primarily high-level and experienced professionals in the fields of IT, engineering, business, health, etc. In addition, the group offers services for the permanent staff of its clients (outplacement services, reintegration and salary management);
- other (5.5%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 2,761 branches worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Netherlands (12.7%), the United States (18.8%), France (15.1%), Italy (8.5%), Germany (7.4%), Belgium (6%), Spain (5%), Australia (4.6%), the United Kingdom (4.3%), Japan (3.2%), Canada (2.3%), Switzerland (1.9%), India (1.5%), Portugal (1.3%), Poland (1.2%), Sweden (1.2%) and other (5%).