Kellen News
For Immediate Release:
Alfons Westgeest, Brussels
+32 2 774 9610
awestgeest@kelleneurope.com
Alexandra Smith Ozerkis
212-297-2134
aozerkis@kellencompany.com
Kellen Company Signs Agreement with
Arabian Knowledge Economy Association
Kellen Company’s global expansion continues into the Middle East
Pictured: (from left to right)
AKEA President Abdullah Subyani and
Kellen Group Vice President Alfons Westgeest
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (January 21, 2008) – Kellen Company, a premier global professional services firm and market leader in the international management of associations, has signed an agreement with the Arabian Knowledge Economy Association (AKEA), a Dhahran-headquartered non-profit organization.
Kellen’s Association Management Services Agreement with AKEA marks a milestone as a first client for Kellen in the Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region. Kellen will be leveraging its highly regarded expertise and brand image in the sphere of association management and consulting services through its Brussels office under the responsibility of Alfons Westgeest, group vice president.
"I am pleased by the signing of the agreement with Kellen, which will support us from today, taking AKEA to the next level, by growing our membership, credibility and visibility as an action-oriented organization," said AKEA president Abdullah Subyani. "With Kellen, AKEA will now be better enabled to effectively assist the private sector and drive the knowledge economy as well as deliver its programs efficiently to its members."
Kellen Company will provide a full range of association management services for AKEA including, administrative services, membership base growth, new initiative development, Web site management, strategic planning, training, public relations and communications, and benchmarking.
About Kellen Company
Kellen serves more than 10,000 companies and 100,000 professionals worldwide, through its more than 100 client associations or directly from offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, New York, Tucson and Washington, D.C. Established in 1964, Kellen has become a prime driver adding value to associations worldwide and has gathered considerable expertise enabling it to anticipate rapidly the needs of emerging or existing organizations across diverse cultural and geographic landscapes through the provision of tailored organizational solutions. For more information, visit www.kellencompany.com, www.kelleneurope.com
About AKEA
The Arabian Knowledge Economy Association (AKEA) fosters the dissemination of a knowledge-economy culture through a focus on: knowledge/learning, intellectual capital, innovation, entrepreneurship, participation of youth, and seed funding in research and technology to achieve sustainable economic growth. AKEA, in collaboration with Kellen, will formulate strategies and develop programs that will accelerate the development of an Arab knowledge economy.
For more information, visit www.akeame.com
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