Grafton Employment Group Adds to Staff

May 31, 2011 – Cecil van Niekerk has been appointed as group human resources director with the Grafton Employment Group, an employment and HR solutions company in Ireland and Central Eastern Europe. Mr. van Niekerk has almost 40 years experience in human resources and management where he has held senior human resource positions such diverse businesses as Johnson & Johnson, Dunlop Industrial Products, Pathfinders HR & Business Consulting, AlanDick Ltd. and Central News Agency. He most recently served as vice president of human resources at Nair & Co. Jason Kennedy, Gobal CEO with the Grafton Employment Group, said: “Cecil is an accomplished human resources leader with a proven track record working with a variety of complex organizations across numerous countries around the globe. His proven success in developing and executing key initiatives and human resources best practices will be instrumental in further positioning the Grafton Employment Group as an global employer of choice and consolidating practices across the Group.”