Global Agribusiness Leader Syngenta Outsources Recruitment to Yoh HR Solutions

PHILADELPHIA—February 19, 2008—Yoh, a leading provider of talent and outsourcing services and a unit of Day & Zimmermann, has signed a three-year recruitment outsourcing agreement with Syngenta Inc. (NYSE:SYT) to identify, attract, and hire high-impact talent for  nine Syngenta locations. Yoh HR Solutions will provide end-to-end Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services that will help the U.S. division of the $8.1 billion global agribusiness improve time-to-fill, reduce cost-per-hire, and free Syngenta’s leadership to focus on business-critical issues other than hiring.

“We chose to centralize hiring with Yoh HR Solutions because of their successful track record and their pure focus on talent recruiting,” says Debbie Lane, Director of Human Resources for Syngenta. “We employ 21,000 people in over 90 countries, so recruitment is no small matter for us. We needed a partner who could keep our recruiting wheels turning smoothly and efficiently to assure we hire the highest-quality people, and sustain our position as one of the world’s predominant agribusinesses.”

Yoh HR Solutions is the division of Yoh that engages in full-service Recruitment Process Outsourcing. By offering one of the most comprehensive RPO practices in the industry, including talent forecasting, job requisition development, sourcing strategy, recruitment, program management, and on-boarding services, Yoh HR Solutions helps customers avoid the costly effects of poor interviewing and hiring practices, and instead engage candidates with the right skills and cultural fit for the organization.

“Recruiting and hiring the most talented professionals are crucial functions for businesses in all industries,” says Bill Yoh, President and CEO for Yoh. “Yoh’s extensive experience with cutting-edge technology and bioscience firms, coupled with its track record as a leader in RPO offerings, makes it the ideal partner for any company looking to find and keep high-impact talent. Now we can bring this expertise to Syngenta, and help preserve its position as a world leader in the agribusiness industry by finding top professionals across the U.S. who have the skills and experience to continue the company’s growth. It’s a wonderful way to start 2008, and we look forward to a productive and successful partnership.”

About Syngenta

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs around 21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in the New York (SYT).

About Yoh

Yoh is one of the largest providers of talent and outsourcing services to customers in the United States. With over 374 Million USD in total sales, Yoh operates from more than 75 locations and provides long- and short-term temporary and direct placement of technology and professional personnel, as well as managed staffing services, for the information technology, scientific, engineering, health care and telecommunications communities. For more information, visit yoh.com. Yoh is part of Yoh Services LLC, a Day & Zimmermann Company.

About Day & Zimmermann

Day & Zimmermann accelerates customer success by delivering diversified services. Operating from more than 150 worldwide locations with 2.2 Billion USD in revenues, the Day & Zimmermann family of companies employs 24,000 professionals and is currently ranked as one of the largest private companies in America by Forbes and is a former winner of the U.S. National Family Business of the Year award. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Day & Zimmermann companies today provide staffing services, architectural-engineering-construction services, power plant maintenance and modification services, security services, and validation services to businesses and government agencies, and munitions production, equipment maintenance and facilities management services to the Department of Defense.  For more information, visit dayzim.com.

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