WAYNE, Pa. (June 28, 2007) – Kenexa® (Nasdaq: KNXA), a leading provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today announced that its CEO, Rudy Karsan received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in the Software and Technology category in the Greater Philadelphia area.  According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses.  Karsan was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year gala event at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia on June 21, 2007.

Kenexa CEO, Rudy Karsan, shared, “It’s a privilege to be recognized by Ernst & Young for their Entrepreneur of the Year award.  No entrepreneur achieves this distinction without a powerful team with which to collaborate and for that I’d like to thank Kenexa’s employees, customers and partners for their support.”

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and continues to honor entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. 

“Ernst & Young is honored to recognize extraordinary business leaders, such as Karsan, and the companies they have built,” said Chris Bruner, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program director for the Greater Philadelphia area.

As a Greater Philadelphia award winner, Karsan is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national program.  Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007.  The national Entrepreneur Of The Year celebration is part of Ernst & Young’s Strategic Growth Forum.  The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.

Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, as well as SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors. 

In Greater Philadelphia, local sponsors include Morgan Lewis, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia Business Journal, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and Marsh.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Yearâ awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Yearâ Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses.  The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.

About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions.  Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives.  Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity.  Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients.  Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.

About Kenexa
Kenexa Corporation (Nasdaq: KNXA) provides outsourcing, employee research and software to help organizations more effectively recruit and retain a productive workforce. Kenexa solutions include applicant tracking, employment process outsourcing, onboarding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia), Kenexa employs more than 1,200 people worldwide. More information about Kenexa and its global locations can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.

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