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Hay Group or '''The Hay Group''' is a global Human Resources management consulting firm headquartered in Philadelphia , with offices worldwide. It was founded in 1943 by Edward N. Hay . In 1984 the firm was purchased by Saatchi & Saatchi , but returned to private ownership in 1990 after a management buyout.


COMPANY HISTORY


1943
Edward N. Hay and Associates, Management Consultants, established as a sole proprietorship in space rented from First Pennsylvania Bank
First major compensation project secured with General Foods
Edward N. Hay purchases Personnel Journal, providing a platform for his views on work, people, and the work place

1946
Hay incorporates as E. N. Hay and Associates, Inc.

1949
Dale Purves hired for high-level management consulting and job evaluation projects; Milton L. Rock hired to develop psychological assessments practice

1950
Hay begins publication of "Men and Management," a one-page thought piece for executives on current issues

1951
Hay Guide Charts invented by Dale Purves

1954
Hay starts Compensation Survey Comparisons

1958
Edward N. Hay dies at age 67; E. N. Hay Associates becomes a partnership with co-managing partners (Milton Rock and Dale Purves)

1960
First office outside of Philadelphia established in Toronto, Canada to serve U.S. subsidiary clients and develop the Canadian market

1963
First overseas consulting operations established in London in partnership with MSL, a management selection company

1965
Second U.S. office opened in San Francisco

1966
Dale Purves dies; Milton Rock becomes Managing Partner

1968
Hay Group acquires Marketing Management, Inc., a Chicago-based training business
Chicago office opens

1971
Psychological services unit integrated within Applied Behavior Sciences Center to create "management climate analysis" practice

1974
Business strategy practice established
Hay Group acquires Huggins & Co., a benefits and actuarial services firm

1976
Research for Management becomes business unit responsible for business culture studies and employee surveys

1979
Hay Group Italy acquires ISSO, which provides management training programs
Hay Group France acquires Gamma International, which designs and develops management information systems
Hay Career Consultants, provider of outplacement services, established

1980
Hay acquires communications businesses: Hay Communications Limited, Information for Industry, Pentacle

1984
Saatchi & Saatchi Company, PLC, acquires the business of Hay Group
Milton Rock names Chairman of Saatchi Consulting

1985
Hay Group combines with Saatchi-owned McBer & Company, a human resources planning and redevelopment firm
Milton Rock retires; Charles Fiero becomes Hay Group CEO

1986
Robert Rock succeeds Fiero as CEO

1987
Chris Matthews appointed as CEO

1990
Management buyout by internal Hay Group management

1997
Seven Lever, Integrated Change Management Model developed
Hay Group PayNet, first interactive, online compensation information system is introduced
Hay Group conducts first annual survey of "The World's Most Admired Companies" for ''FORTUNE Magazine''

1998
New worldwide headquarters opens in Philadelphia, PA, USA

1999
Using Hay Group research, author Daniel Goleman publishes ''Working With Emotional Intelligence''

2004
Hay Group opens offices in Johannesburg, New Delhi, Deoul, and Tel Aviv

2005
Hay Group conducts study of ''Chief Executive'' magazine's "Best Companies for Leaders"

2006
Hay Group expands to 88 offices in 47 countries with new offices in Spain (Bilbao), Romania (Bucharest), South Africa (Cape Town and Pretoria), and Ukraine (Kiev)


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