Established in 1992 at Chennai with a focus on recruitment services, Ma Foi has since grown to become the largest staffing and HR service provider in India. Ma Foi has been partnering with leading organizations and offering its HR solutions to Indian and multinational companies in various industry sectors and verticals.

Currently Ma Foi has a presence in 7 countries through 50 offices - India, UAE, UK, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman. This foray into franchising has provided Ma Foi with the geographical spread for sourcing of talent and to ensure efficient delivery of both flexi and permanent staffing. Ma Foi is the leader in the Flexi Staffing Business in the country with 12200 deputees spread across 490 locations in India.

One of the largest cities in Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad bears testimony to the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown after the 1857 uprising. The meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers, this is one of the most sacred places of the Hindu religion.

Allahabad University has always occupied an esteemed place among the universities of India. Allahabad is now emerging as a national front-runner in the field of education with many prestigious management institutes and professional colleges churning large number of quality talent pool every year.

Speaking at the function, Mr. K. Pandia Rajan, MD & CEO, Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited, said, "The availability of large talent pool in Allahabad makes it a key sourcing centre in the country. Ma Foi will play a key role in increasing employability of the talent pool through developing their skills and competitiveness and help them to find the right opportunities with the right employers."

The Business Partner Office in Allahabad will be headed by Mr. Prabath Varma and will be supported by a strong team of professionals from the industry. Ma Foi Allahabad will offer Flexi-staffing, Recruitment, Assessment, Training and Payroll outsourcing services.

Vedior NV, the world's largest specialist staffing company has invested in Ma Foi. Vedior NV has a presence in 37 countries worldwide and specializes in a broad range of staffing services through distinct brand names targeting specific sectors.

In the last 13 years Ma Foi has generated career opportunities to more than 56180 personnel across 30 countries in various industry verticals.

Notes to Editor
Ma Foi is a 13-year-old public limited company. Having started in 1992 at Chennai with a focus on recruitment services, Ma Foi has grown to become the largest HR services provider in India. Ma Foi is committed to offer people and people related services, enhancing the net worth of human capital. Currently Ma Foi has a presence in 7 countries through 50 offices - India, UAE, UK, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman and over 1334 clients including 124 Fortune 500 Companies. Ma Foi has posted revenue of Rs.122 Crores for the year ending December 2004.
For further details on Ma Foi visit www.mafoi.com.

Vedior is one of the world's leading staffing companies with revenue of Euro 6.46 billion. The Group operates in 37 countries with a network of more than 2,300 offices worldwide including Europe, North America, Australasia, South Africa, Latin America and Asia. Vedior provides a broad range of staffing services through distinct brand names targeting specific sectors, including traditional administrative/light industrial sectors and specialist sectors such as information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and education. Vedior offers temporary staffing, permanent placement and other employment-related services.
For further details on Vedior, visit: www.vedior.com.