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Please find page 6 of the 2006 ManpowerGroup annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.DearManpowerInvestor:
Inmylettertoyoulastyear,Idescribedthechangesthatwere
occurringatourcompany,whichwereprimarilyfocusedon
refreshingourbrand.Hereweare12monthslater,andIcan
reportwithconfidencethattheimpactofthischangehas
beensignificant.WehavemadeapivotatManpowerthat
haspositionedusforsustainable,superiorperformance.
2006kickedoffthissuperiorperformance–anditwasdemonstratedinbothfinancialand
non-financialresults.ThelaunchofournewbrandinFebruary2006culminatedmanyyears
ofworktoexpandourcompany’srelevanceinthemarketplace.Wesetthecompanyupfor
strongerandmoreconsistentfinancialperformanceinfutureyearsthatismuchlessdependent
ononeortwonationaleconomies.And,moreimportantly,wealignedourexternalimagewith
theinternalpersonalityofManpoweranditsgroupofcompanies.Theglobaleffortthatwent
intolaunchingthenewbrandin2006gaveManpowerashotofadrenalinethatextended
outtoourclients,prospectsandtheindividualswhoarelookingforustohelpthemwininthis
difficult,changingworldofwork.
Allofournearly4,400officesworldwidearenowwearingthenewfaceoftheManpowergroup
ofcompaniesintheformofnewsigns,promotionalandcollateralmaterial,andeverything
elseyouwouldexpecttochangewithabrandingeffort.Butthat’snotall.In2007,wearetaking
ourbrandfurther,wellbeyondjustchangingthelook,andchangingtheexperienceforthe
individualswhovisitouroffices,ourwebsitesand,frankly,forthosewhohaveanyinteraction
withus,becauseweknowit’smorethanjustanewface;weareinanewplace.
JeffreyA.Joerres
Chairman,CEO&President
Ourfinancialperformance
in2006wasthebestin
ourcompany’shistory.