Monster Worldwide, Inc., formerly TMP Worldwide,[3] was an American company provider of employment services owned by Zen, JV, LLC. Just recently, Zen, JV, LLC entered into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure where it sold some of its assets, including its job board technology operated by Monster Worldwide, to MCB Bermuda, Ltd, a subsidiary of Bold Holdings LLC.
History
In 1967,[4] Andrew McKelvey founded Telephone Marketing Programs (TMP), a directional marketing company, focused on Yellow Pages advertising.[5] In 1993, McKelvey partnered with recruitment advertising innovator Don Tendler, formerly of Davis & Dorand, to launch and grow a recruitment division for TMP.
In 1995, TMP's recruitment division acquired The Monster Board and Online Career Center (OCC). TMP Worldwide went public in 1996 and its career websites grew and eventually merged as Monster.com in 1999.
Also in 1999, TMP Worldwide acquired LAI Worldwide,[6]