Yum! China Selects Kenexa to Support Recruiting Initiatives
13 January 2011 - 2:00AM
Marketwired
Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for
human resources, today announced that Yum! Brands Inc., China
Division, a subsidiary of the NYSE listed Yum! Brands Inc., the
largest restaurant group in China, has selected Kenexa 2x
BrassRing™ and Kenexa's related consulting services. YUM! Brands,
Inc. operates as the largest quick-serve restaurant group in terms
of restaurant units worldwide with approximately 37,000 restaurants
in 110 countries and territories. The company's brands include KFC,
Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All-American
Food Restaurants. Yum! is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List, with
nearly $11 billion in revenue in 2009.
Based in Shanghai, Yum! China is particularly unique in its size
and escalating importance. Mainland China is Yum! Brands' number
one market for new company restaurant development worldwide. In
2009, Yum! China opened a record of 509 new restaurants. As of the
end of December 2010, Yum! China has opened over 3,000 KFC
restaurants, 500 Pizza Huts, over 100 Pizza Hut Delivery stores and
20 East Dawnings in more than 650 cities and towns.
Christabel Lo, Chief People Officer of Yum! Brands Inc., China
Division, said, "KFC continues to be the number one quick-service
restaurant brand and the fastest growing restaurant chain in
mainland China. Pizza Hut is also the number one casual dining
brand in China. We believe in our people, trust in their positive
intentions and encourage their ideas. Working with Kenexa gives us
the opportunity to source the right candidates for our management
trainee, crew and professional job openings using the latest
technology and best practices."
Rudy Karsan, Kenexa's CEO, commented, "Yum! has built a culture
that's filled with energy, opportunity and fun. Their rapid
expansion in China is an exciting testimonial to their global
appeal and Kenexa is honored to be supporting their growth with our
2x BrassRing solution."
Karsan continued, "Kenexa has a long-standing relationship with
Yum! Brands as we've helped to implement a 360-feedback survey to
better understand the strengths of its workforce and communicate
back to individuals about specific career development
opportunities. Yum! is an excellent example of a Kenexa client that
is leveraging the breadth of our integrated solutions."
About Kenexa Kenexa® provides business
solutions for human resources. We help global organizations
multiply business success by identifying the best individuals for
every job and fostering optimal work environments for every
organization. For more than 20 years, Kenexa has studied human
behavior and team dynamics in the workplace, and has developed the
software solutions, business processes and expert consulting that
help organizations impact positive business outcomes through HR.
Kenexa is the only company that offers a comprehensive suite of
unified products and services that support the entire employee
lifecycle from pre-hire to exit. Additional information about
Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at
www.kenexa.com. Kenexa's global HR technology recruiting solution,
Kenexa 2x BrassRing, is highly configurable and scalable, meeting
the needs of companies with highly complex, decentralized
recruiting processes or multinational organizations with
multilingual requirements. With the ability to integrate Kenexa
Employee assessment tool, job candidates can be assessed directly
within the recruiting solution workflow, eliminating the need to
switch between applications.
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