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Françoise Gri joined Manpower in February of 2007 as president of Manpower France. France is the company's largest single market with over $6 billion in revenues in 2006 more than a third of the company's total revenues.
As president of Manpower France Gri leads an organization of nearly 5 000 employees across more than 1 100 offices serving over 90 000 clients each year.
In 2007 Gri was ranked 37th on Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business International. This marks her third consecutive year on the list.
Prior to joining the company Gri worked for IBM where she was president and director general of its France and North Africa division.
During her 26-year tenure with IBM she held various leadership roles including: regional general manager of France Belgium and Luxembourg; vice president of marketing and channels software for IBM EMEA; and executive of e-business solutions for IBM EMEA. A graduate of ENSIMAG in Grenoble France Gri also holds a number of leadership positions in business and academic circles. | 