COLUMBIA, Md., April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) announced today that its BlessingWhite Division was recognized by HR.com and Leadership Excellence as a Top 3 "Leadership partners and providers - Large (50+ employees)" award category for 2014. This is the seventh consecutive year BlessingWhite has been named to this honorable list.

For the past 30 years, Leadership Excellence has identified and recognized the Top 500 leadership organizations and their strategies and solutions in their yearly ranking. This year's award recipients were selected based on both an application or nomination process as well as voting. The voting was completed by users of the leadership program and was promoted by the nominees and through social media campaigns.

"The award winners from the 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Awards program are the top firms with outstanding leadership programs from over 1,250 nominated companies. To be in the top 10% of any category is truly spectacular, and it's a true demonstration of the hard work and effort by these great companies," says Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com.

"Leadership development is a rapidly evolving field as learners become increasingly sophisticated and the pressures on organizations for strong, clear ROI on development efforts increase. We are delighted to be recognized for our continuous efforts to provide organizations around the world with the most current and impactful learning and development capabilities," said Chris Rice, Vice President, GP Strategies BlessingWhite division.

About GP Strategies
GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) is a global performance improvement solutions provider of training, eLearning solutions, management consulting and engineering services. GP Strategies' solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting and business improvement services customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

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