Melbourne Victory recruits Adecco as new sponsor


June 16, 2011
Adecco, the world’s leading provider of HR solutions, has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to become the joint principal partner of Melbourne Victory Football Club, one of the fastest growing sports clubs in Australia.
 
Kicking off from July 2011, the sponsorship will see the Adecco logo on the front of the Melbourne Victory Hyundai A-League and National Youth League home playing shirts, on selected team merchandise and on signage at AAMI Park and Etihad Stadium during the upcoming 2011-12 season.
 
The new home playing shirt will be officially unveiled on July 13 when Melbourne Victory plays a friendly match against Scottish international guests, Celtic Football Club.
 
“We are very excited to embark on our partnership with Melbourne Victory, the A-League’s most successful club. Melbourne Victory has built a great culture of success in a very short time. Their values around team spirit, responsibility, focus and initiative closely align with our values. We have a shared passion to be number one in our respective fields and a drive to win,” said Adecco Group’s CEO, Jeff Doyle.
 
Anthony Di Pietro, Chairman, Melbourne Victory added: “We're delighted to welcome the Adecco Group to the Melbourne Victory family and see many exciting opportunities ahead over the next three years.
 
“They are globally renowned and share a like-minded vision with our club to lead the way in all aspects of their business.
 
“We look forward to harnessing their experience and talent in our new professional relationship,” said Di Pietro.

For additional comment, please contact Rick Khinda at Adecco on (03) 9954 2177 or Louise Nealon at CallidusPR on (02) 9283 4114 or 0403 569 177