UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2011
MANPOWER INC.
(d/b/a ManpowerGroup)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
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1-10686
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39-1672779
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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100 Manpower Place
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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53212
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 961-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On February 16, 2011, ManpowerGroup (the “Company”) appointed William Downe and Patricia Hemingway Hall to its Board of Directors, subject to ratification of the Company’s shareholders at the 2011 Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 3, 2011. If ratified, Mr. Downe’s appointment will be effective at the close of the 2011 Annual Meeting and Ms. Hemingway Hall’s appointment will be effective at the close of the Board of Directors Meeting held that same day.
The press release issued by the Company announcing the appointments of Mr. Downe and Ms. Hemingway Hall is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated April 20, 2011
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MANPOWER INC.
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(d/b/a ManpowerGroup)
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Dated: April 20, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Kenneth C. Hunt
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Kenneth C. Hunt
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated April 20, 2011
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Britt Zarling
+1.414.526.3107
Mark Jelfs
+1.414.906.6675
ManpowerGroup Appoints William Downe and Patricia Hemingway Hall to Board of Directors
MILWAUKEE (20 April 2011) -- ManpowerGroup, (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, announced today the appointments of William Downe, President and CEO of BMO Financial Group, and Patricia Hemingway Hall, President and CEO of Health Care Service Corporation, to its board of directors.
“Bill and Patricia both bring with them tremendous knowledge and experience and both possess true leadership qualities,” said Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO. “Bill’s well-known focus on customers and customer experience is a natural fit for what we strive for at ManpowerGroup and Patricia will bring depth to our board in several areas, particularly in regulation and new technologies.”
Downe is President and CEO of BMO Financial Group, a bank founded in 1817 that today serves 11 million personal, commercial, corporate and institutional customers in North America and internationally. He held the role of Chief Operating Officer prior to being appointed CEO in 2007 and has held a variety of senior management positions in the U.S. since joining the company in 1983. He is a member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council of the Mayor of Beijing, and the International Advisory Council of Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. Downe is on the Board of Trustees of the Rush University Medical Center and a member of the Board’s Compensation and Human Resources Committee. He is a director of Catalyst, Inc. and a member of Catalyst’s Canadian Board of Advisors. Downe is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and Past President of the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Advisory Council.
Hemingway Hall leads Health Care Service Corporation, which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, the fourth largest health insurance company in the United States, serving over 13 million members. She previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Internal Operations. She serves on the boards of Prime Therapeutics, MEDecision, BCS Financial, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, National Institute for Health Care Management, Salvation Army Advisory Board, and the Health Care Leadership Council. She has been named one of Crain's Chicago Business Magazine's Top 25 Women to Watch and one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Health Care by Modern Healthcare Magazine.
About ManpowerGroup™
ManpowerGroup™ (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, creates and delivers high-impact solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals and enhance their competitiveness. With over 60 years of experience, our $19 billion company creates unique time to value through a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions that help clients win in the Human Age. These solutions cover an entire range of talent-driven needs from recruitment and assessment, training and development, and career management, to outsourcing and workforce consulting. ManpowerGroup maintains the world’s largest and industry-leading network of nearly 3,900 offices in over 80 countries and territories, generating a dynamic mix of an unmatched global footprint with valuable insight and local expertise to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, across all industry sectors, small and medium-sized enterprises, local, multinational and global companies. By connecting our deep understanding of human potential to the ambitions of clients, ManpowerGroup helps the organizations and individuals we serve achieve more than they imagined – because their success leads to our success. And by creating these powerful connections, we create power that drives organizations forward, accelerates personal success and builds more sustainable communities. We help power the world of work. The ManpowerGroup suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup™ Solutions, Manpower®, Experis™ and Right Management®. Learn more about how the ManpowerGroup can help you win in the Human Age at www.manpowergroup.com.
In January 2011, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, ManpowerGroup announced the world has entered the Human Age, where talent has replaced capital as the key competitive differentiator. Learn more about this new age at www.manpowergroup.com/humanage
Follow ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Joerres on Twitter: twitter.com/manpowergroupjj