Global Services Provider in Insurance, Banking and Asset Management Switches to Kenexa for Employee Survey Administration

Allianz Employs Kenexa's Survey Platform to Rollout Leadership and Global Employee Surveys Aimed at Improving Employee Engagement


WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - Allianz SE, a DAX 30 member and a leading global provider in insurance, banking and asset management, has selected Kenexa's survey platform to administer the organization's leadership culture and employee engagement surveys.

Allianz will use Kenexa's survey solutions to deliver the Allianz Leadership Culture Survey to its management teams globally. In addition, Kenexa will administer Allianz's group-wide employee engagement survey with each participating entity having the ability to add local questions. The anonymous and confidential survey results will enable Allianz leadership to shape programs that strengthen employee relationships and enhance overall job satisfaction.

"Kenexa's experience will help us to further refine our leadership and engagement surveys for the betterment of our organization and workforce," said Klaus Scheurich, assistant vice president Group HR Allianz.

The selection of Kenexa as Allianz's survey partner underscores Kenexa's ability to seamlessly customize and manage the organization's complex global survey program. Additional selection consideration included Kenexa's survey technology, resources, consulting and research, its global footprint with local expertise and, most importantly, experience with managing similar global projects in the financial services industry.

"Our survey solutions are ideal for large, global organizations that value the opinions of their employees, such as Allianz, and we are excited that Kenexa has been selected as a vendor of choice to administer its leadership and employee engagement surveys," said Ritu Mohanka, managing director, Central and Eastern Europe, Kenexa. "We look forward to working with Allianz to further support its commitment of valuing its employees."

About Allianz Group

The Allianz Group is one of the leading global services providers in insurance, banking and asset management. With approximately 180,000 employees worldwide (as of March 31, 2008), the Allianz Group serves more than 80 million customers in about 70 countries. On the insurance side, Allianz is the market leader in the German market and has a strong international presence. In fiscal 2007 the Allianz Group achieved total revenues of over EUR 102 billion. Allianz is also one of the world's largest asset managers, with third-party assets of EUR 765 billion under management at year end 2007.

About Kenexa

Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA) is a global leader in building the world's greatest workforces using a combination of software, employee research science and business process optimization. Kenexa's global solutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.

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