Kenexa Announces Acquisition of The Ashbourne Group
August 04 2011 - 6:00AM
Marketwired
Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for
human resources, today announced the acquisition of The Ashbourne
Group, a supplier of HR and occupational psychology services to
businesses in the U.K. and Ireland for almost 20 years. The
Ashbourne Group is particularly well recognized for its intense
focus on the U.K. public sector as the company has designed and
delivered a wide range of behavioral assessment, learning and
development products based on government competencies and
performance standards.
The U.K. public sector is experiencing unprecedented pressure
for change as it tackles the challenge of continuing to deliver
improving public services while under significant pressure to
reduce public expenditure in line with the Governments' deficit
reduction programme. The Ashbourne Group's reputation for designing
complex assessment and organizational development solutions for
specialist roles and departments within the government reflects
their alignment with the standards of the Civil Service Code.
Currently, The Ashbourne Group holds contracts with the Central
Government Procurement Service for the design and delivery of
assessment, recruitment, learning, organizational development and
leadership interventions.
Andrew Jackson, head of Kenexa Government Solutions, said, "The
pressure on the public sector to improve efficiencies in a cost
effective manner is leading to a centralized procurement model.
Global vendors such as Kenexa add greater value under this model as
we have the bench strength and full range of technology, content
and services needed to compete and execute effectively. We believe
the combination of The Ashbourne Group's offerings and public
sector reputation with our innovation and proven solutions will
offer new solutions for the public sector and help further solidify
Kenexa as a preferred supplier to the U.K. government."
He continued, "Ashbourne has a strong track record within the
public sector and is already accredited by the Government
Procurement Service to supply its services across the public
sector. The Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice and HMRC are
examples of their central government clients. Together, Kenexa and
The Ashbourne Group look forward to helping public sector
organizations rise to the significant challenges they currently
face."
The Ashbourne Group's company founder, Trevor Pons, commented,
"We're delighted to become part of the Kenexa organization as the
company has an excellent reputation as an industry leader. We're
confident that our customers will benefit from the combined
synergies of our companies."
More information about Kenexa's assessment solutions can be
accessed here.
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. Follow Kenexa on Twitter: @kenexa.
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