Kendle Named to 'Training Top 125'
Recognition underscores Company's focus on development of best-in-class workforce to deliver operational excellence
CINCINNATI, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced the Company has been named to Training magazine's "Training Top 125," an annual list of the 125 companies that are "unsurpassed in harnessing human capital." Kendle was ranked # 114 and is one of only two companies from the CRO industry to be honored in 2010.
"Kendle's recognition among the Training Top 125 reflects our commitment and dedication to providing the most highly skilled and trained workforce in the CRO industry," said Daniel J. Hiltz, Ph.D., Director, Global Training and Development. "We recognize our associates are our most precious resource and invest in them accordingly so they in turn are able to deliver innovative and creative clinical development solutions for our customers."
The Training Top 125 rankings are based on a wide array of benchmarking statistics, including training budgets, number of training hours per employee program, goals, evaluation, measurement, amount of annual training per employee and more. Training magazine also use a range of qualitative and quantitative factors to produce the rankings, including financial investment in employee development, scope of development programs and how closely these programs support business goals.
Training at Kendle is delivered via Kendle College, an international network of learning resources available to all associates. Kendle College is organized around a flexible curriculum with self-paced online courses and live collaborative experiences led by facilitators who are experts in specialized therapeutic and clinical research disciplines. The Company currently offers more than 700 classes to associates at all levels across the organization.
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About Kendle
Kendle International Inc. (Nasdaq: KNDL) is a leading global clinical research organization providing the full range of early- to late-stage clinical development services for the world's biopharmaceutical industry. Our focus is on innovative solutions that reduce cycle times for our customers and accelerate the delivery of life-enhancing drugs to market for the benefit of patients worldwide. As one of the world's largest global providers of Phase I-IV services, we offer experience spanning more than 100 countries, along with industry-leading patient access and retention capabilities and broad therapeutic expertise, to meet our customers' clinical development challenges.
Additional information and investor kits are available upon request from Kendle, 441 Vine Street, Suite 500, Cincinnati, OH 45202 or from the Company's Web site at www.kendle.com.
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