Contact human resource group was founded by christine menard in 1979 as a 100% Canadian owned and operated human resource firm based in London, Ontario. In order to expand internationally, contact partnered with express employment professionals in 1996. Contact human resource group officially changed its name to express employment professionals on January 1, 1998. Today, express employment professionals has over 600 franchises in the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. The staffing company generated $1.8 billion in sales in 2008. more... See more text