ManpowerGroup Appoints Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic as Chief Talent Scientist to Lead New Assessment Center of Excellence

New Assessment Center of Excellence Will Accelerate Innovation and Expand Offerings in Data-Driven Insight, Upskilling and Leadership Development

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Feb 05, 2018, 04:00 ET

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) appoints Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic as Chief Talent Scientist to lead new Assessment Center of Excellence (CoE), effective March 1. Chamorro-Premuzic is an international expert in business psychology, consumer analytics and talent management. He is a published author and currently a Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Visiting Professor at Columbia University in New York.

"This investment in expertise and the creation of an Assessment Center of Excellence enables us to significantly build our capabilities and deliver even more value to our candidates and clients," said Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup's Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Talent. "The CoE will support our MyPath™ offering that provides our associates with insight, skills development and career opportunities in in-demand, growth sectors. We're excited to have Tomas join ManpowerGroup - his expertise will be instrumental in helping us provide data-driven insight to enable people to upskill and for companies to predict performance. In this Skills Revolution where skills needs are changing faster than ever, assessment and skills development will be critical for individuals and organizations alike."

Chamorro-Premuzic joins ManpowerGroup from Hogan Assessments, a world leader in personality assessment, leadership and organizational effectiveness, where he was most recently CEO.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for over 400,000 clients and connect 3+ million people to meaningful, sustainable work across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower®, Experis®, Right Management® and ManpowerGroup® Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across 80 countries and territories and has done so for nearly 70 years. In 2017, ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the seventh consecutive year and one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, confirming our position as the most trusted and admired brand in the industry. See how ManpowerGroup is powering the future of work: www.manpowergroup.com

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