Birches Group, Emergence Growth, Announce Partnership in Africa

June 16, 2011 - PRLog -- New York, NY and Johannesburg, South Africa – Birches Group LLC, a leading provider of total compensation surveys in developing markets, and Emergence Growth, a South African human capital consultancy with a pan-African scope, have announced a new marketing partnership effective immediately.  

Under the agreement, Emergence Growth will provide marketing and promotional support for Birches Group total compensation surveys in 54 African country markets.  This arrangement is expected to result in more rapid expansion and growth of the Birches Group surveys in the region.  In addition, the two firms will work collaboratively on consulting assignments across Africa.

Gary McGillicuddy, Managing Partner of Birches Group said, “This agreement marks a watershed moment for Birches Group, as we continue to expand our brand more broadly into the African market.  By working together with Emergence Growth and their pan-African network, we can now reach more employers and provide the option of local support to our clients as well.”

“Emergence Growth has a vision to become the premier pan-African human resources consultancy,” added Yendor Felgate, Chief Executive Officer of Emergence Growth.  “We are excited that our cooperative arrangement with Birches Group will enable us to provide access to market data in any African market, something no other firm can do,” he continued.

To launch the initiative, the two firms are sponsoring a mini-conference in Johannesburg on June 30th.  McGillicuddy will be the keynote speaker at the event, to be hosted by Emergence at the Hackle Brooke Conference Centre in Craighall Park. More information about the mini-conference is available on the Birches Group website.

ABOUT BIRCHES GROUP
Birches Group LLC is a human resources consulting firm focused exclusively on developing markets around the world. Birches Group labor market surveys are available in over 140 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the South Pacific.  The firm also assists client organizations in the management of their total compensation and human resources strategies. Birches Group is headquartered in New York, with an operations centre in Manila, Philippines, and additional offices in Sweden and Latvia.

ABOUT EMERGENCE GROWTH
Emergence Growth works across Africa and the Middle East to combine the ‘think global’ imperative with ‘local knowledge’ to provide organisations a set of practical business solutions that aid the building of high performance organizations. Emergence offers a wide range of human resources consultancy services in the areas of leadership, training, organizational effectiveness, compensation and benefits.  Emergence is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a network of affiliates across 12 countries in Africa.

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Birches Group LLC is a specialized international HR consultancy focused on remuneration in the developing world, with an active program of compensation and benefit surveys in over 140 countries.