The MPS story
1972 |
A young American, Thomas GrosJean (May 27, 1943–Aug 8, 2006), arrives in Finland and decides to stay in Finland and build his future there. |
1974 |
Thomas GrosJean meets Marcus Herold. They hit it off well right from the start. |
1975 |
The young business partners set up a company together, MPS (Management Personnel Services), and launch a brand new consultancy service on the Finnish market – human resources assessment. From the very start the goal was to extend business activities internationally. |
1977 |
From HR assessment to more comprehensive recruitment partnering: the first four-column recruitment ad was published in Helsingin Sanomat. |
1980 |
MPS expands in Finland and international operations start up. Branch offices open in Tampere and Copenhagen. |
1982 |
Growth prospects continue to be bright. MPS starts operations in Sweden opening a branch office in Stockholm. At the same time MPS opens a new office inTurku, Finland. Executive Search (direct search, headhunting) complements the range of recruitment services. |
1985 |
The Oulu branch office opens. |
1986 |
MPS makes an opening in Asia. Operations start with the opening of the Tokyo office. |
1987 |
The sights are set onCentral Europe. In Germany they find a partner with high quality operations, von Rundstedt & Partner GmbH, whose branch network covers all of Germany. MPS is the first company in Finland to offer outplacement services. |
1993 |
The range of services expands into the areas of leadership, management team work and organisational development. |
1994 |
The operations in the Baltics begin. |
1997 |
The Tallinn office opens. |
2000 |
MPS Latvija/Komin Ltd and MPS Polska are founded. |
2002 |
Operations in Asia expand. Branch offices open in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and Bangkok,Thailand. Coaching becomes an integral part of MPS’s operating policy. |
2005 |
MPS lands in China and the opening of the new branch is celebrated in Shanghai. |
2006 |
MPS Italia Executive Search is founded. The range of services expands through the acquisition of BoardCompetence Oy into board work assessment and development, board member development and board member search. |
2007 |
Russian operations are reinforced by setting up a subsidiary in Moscow, OOO MPS Executive Search Russia. |
2008 |
MPS acquires UAB Fontes Vilnius, specialising in executive searches, HR assessment and consultancy, to establish a strong foothold for its Baltic operations. |
2010 |
MPS founds the international EXS Intenational network together with the Italian company, GI Group, and the German firm von Rundstedt und Partner. The network enables the provision of high-quality senior executive searches in 20 countries. |
2012 |
MPS Vaasa office opens. MPS acquires Prewise Oy, specializing in leadership development and competence development by offering solutions in digital learning and change management. MPS becomes a member of the Career Star Group network which consists of strong outplacement and career management area |
2018 |
MPS establishes MPS Lifeworks Oy, a consumer-oriented career service and online store for managing one's own career. MPS becomes a proud member of Panorama Search, a partnership of leading Executive Search firms that combines local and global capability. AESC Accepts MPS Enterprises into its Global Membership of Leading Executive Search and Leadership Advisory Firms. |