Further extending its international reach and gaining a significant entry into the North American hospitality and tourism recruitment sector, TMS Asia-Pacific has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toronto-based Lecours Wolfson Hospitality Management & Chef Recruitment.

TMS CEO Andrew Chan said the agreement with the Canadian company represented the “final, critical piece of the strategic jigsaw” the recruitment specialist needed to effectively cover the globe. “Lecours Wolfson is to the North American market what TMS is to the Asia-Pacific and China, both companies have similar, strong synergies and both companies are extremely focused on service delivery,” he said. “This is particularly the case with Lecours Wolfson’s expertise in the F&B sector which mirrors TMS’ Singapore-based F&B division headed up by our specialist recruiter Axel Dinesen. “Many businesses have adopted ‘wait and see’ tactics in the current environment. TMS is intent on pushing on with the strategies which will see the company working off an even stronger business platform when things start to improve.”

The Lecours Wolfson MOU builds on similar arrangements TMS enjoys in the UK/Europe with London-based Collins King & Associates and in the Gulf Region with The Hospitality Company in Dubai. Under the terms of the accord TMS and Lecours Wolfson have agreed to cooperate on a wide number of proposals and strategies.

These include sharing of information, cooperation on research projects, promotional campaigns and particularly service provision, education and training. Mr Chan said while both companies stood to gain exponentially from the pooling of resources, those with the most to gain were both companies’ clients and candidates. “From a candidate perspective it’s a major benefit as they will now be able to have immediate access to a huge pool of prime international hospitality and travel employment opportunities,” he said. “The same allies to clients who will be able to access a new pool of quality international candidates at all levels.”

Mr Chan said the North America development was the culmination of a long term company vision to take the TMS brand onto the global stage. “The company has come a very long way from its early days as a one-man operation in Adelaide to become a dominant force in the Asia-Pacific and China with strong business affiliations in the UK/Europe, the Middle East and now North America,” he said.