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Mercer wins Consulting Firm of the Year for Change Management Award in China

Mercer Human Resource Consulting
2006-12-15 12:53 1582

BEIJING, Dec. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mercer Human Resource Consulting

has received the "Consulting Firm of the Year for Change Management" Award

from China STAFF, the only bilingual journal solely dedicated to human

resource management in the PRC and Hong Kong, at its HR Service Providers'

Awards on 7th December. The China STAFF HR Service Providers' Awards are

considered one of the highest recognition of the HR profession in Greater

China.

The award, which is presented annually for the last eight years and

enjoys an industry-wide reputation, recognizes Mercer's effective delivery

of solutions and strategies to clients as demonstrated in the retention

study for Leica.

Guo Xin, Worldwide Partner and Managing Director of Mercer in Greater

China, said: "It's the second year in a row that Mercer has won this

prestigious award, which reflects our thought leadership within the

industry. This win also reflects the tremendous depth of Mercer's expertise

in HR management. With the significant changes to the HR landscape taking

place in China, our clients have a huge pool of local experience to draw

upon."

Jack Lim, Shanghai Office Head and Human Capital Advisory Services

(HCAS) Business Development Leader, Greater China, received the award on the

behalf of Mercer and delivered a speech on talent retention, which was well

received by more than 120 HR senior managers and top business executives.

Mercer started its operation in Greater China in the 1970s and first

established presence in China Mainland in 1995 in Beijing. It now has eight

offices serving the Greater China region in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,

Nanjing, Shenzhen, Dalian, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

About the Award

The Award is decided through extensive consultation with China STAFF

readers and HR professionals in the region. In the first phase of

evaluation process, both of them were asked to nominate candidates for this

category. Upon nomination, nominees were asked their assent. Once

submitted, all entries were assessed by two panels of judges appointed by

China STAFF, one for each Award in Hong Kong and China. Some judges

were "HR Manager of the Year" winners from previous China STAFF HR Awards,

while others were from media or HR associations.

Judging criteria include:

-- Demonstrate excellence in Consulting Firm for HR Strategy &

Management;

-- Demonstrate effective solutions and strategies for clients;

-- Demonstrate innovation and creative development of solutions.

About Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Mercer Human Resource Consulting is a global leader for HR and related

financial advice and services, with more than 15,000 employees serving

clients in more than 180 cities and 40 countries and territories worldwide.

In Asia Pacific, we have over 2,000 employees across 31 offices in 13

countries and territories. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh

& McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on

the New York, Chicago, Pacific and London stock exchanges. For more

information, visit mercerHR.com.

Contacts:

Peter Liu

China Marketing Manager

Tel: +86-10-6505-9355 ext. 21

Email: peter.liu@mercer.com

Guo Xin

Worldwide Partner and Managing Director, Greater China

Tel: +86-10-6505-9366

Email: guo.xin@mercer.com

Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
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