Paychex Training Director Honored with Learning in Practice Award

Kimberly Kelly wins Silver Leadership Award

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Chief Learning Officer, a leading magazine for the enterprise learning industry, has presented Kimberly Kelly, Paychex director of training and development, with the Silver Award in the Leadership category of its annual Learning In Practice awards. The awards recognize the best and the brightest minds in corporate learning, honoring industry leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of workforce learning and development programs.

"We're very proud of Kim for receiving this recognition of her contributions to the training industry and to our company," said Paychex vice president of organizational development Will Kuchta. "Kim has demonstrated outstanding leadership over the years. Recognizing the need to change in the face of success, she carefully avoids fads and concentrates on methods that bring bottom line results."

Ms. Kelly joined Paychex in 1985 as a payroll specialist. As one of the company's first training managers, she was instrumental in building The University of Paychex, the company's training and development center, which provided more than 1.2 million hours of training for Paychex employees during fiscal 2007. Through the University, each of Paychex's 11,000+ employees receives an average of 107.5 hours of training annually. Under Ms. Kelly's leadership, the University of Paychex has been named one of Training magazine's top training organizations for six consecutive years.

About Paychex

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. The company offers comprehensive payroll services, including payroll processing, payroll tax administration, and employee pay services, including direct deposit, check signing, and Readychex(R). Human Resource Services include 401(k) plan recordkeeping, health insurance, workers' compensation administration, section 125 plans, a professional employer organization, time and attendance solutions, and other administrative services for business. Paychex was founded in 1971. With headquarters in Rochester, New York, the company has more than 100 offices and serves over 561,000 payroll clients nationwide. For more information about Paychex and our products, visit www.paychex.com.

Source: Paychex, Inc.

Released October 29, 2007