Kelly Services appoints Rajiv Mehrotra as the Country General Manager in India

Published 19th June 2008

Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) today announced the appointment of Rajiv Mehrotra as the Country General Manager for India with immediate effect. Mr. Mehrotra brings over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, operations and strategic planning to this role and joins Kelly from Shyam Telecom where he was the Head of Business Operations, managing the business consulting division for India, Europe and Asia Pacific. Reporting to Mr. Dhirendra Shantilal, Senior Vice President, Kelly Services, Asia-Pacific, Mr. Mehrotra (41) will have overall responsibilities of consolidating and expanding Kelly’s business and investment opportunities in India.



“We are pleased to welcome Rajiv to Kelly Services. With his rich and varied experience in the telecom and service industry, we are confident that he will add significant value in enhancing the client and candidate experience at Kelly. Rajiv has a proven record of growing businesses and managing large teams and coupled with a strong financial and operational acumen, he is best suited to lead our Indian operation and help Kelly achieve its business objectives”, said Mr. Dhirendra Shantilal, Senior Vice President, Kelly Services, Asia-Pacific.



“I am delighted to be joining Kelly at this point where India is poised to play a significant role in the company’s growth story. I look forward to working with the Kelly Asia Pacific leadership team to achieve our goal of strengthening our position in India and establishing ourselves as a leader in the recruitment and staffing industry in the country”, stated Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra.



Prior to joining Shyam Telecom in 2006, Mr. Mehrotra spent several years in various senior management roles with Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services, key amongst them being Chief – Business Operations, UP and Chief – Sales and Marketing (North).



Previously, Mr. Mehrotra was with Koshika Telecom as General Manager – Sales and Marketing and prior to that, he spent several years with Modi Xerox as Regional Sales Manager (North Central).



Mr. Mehrotra graduated with a bachelor in science degree from the University of Lucknow and earned a master’s degree in marketing from the same university.