The European Association for People Management (EAPM) was founded in 1962 by the national associations and professional institutions of personnel management in France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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The Association forms an umbrella body of national organisations which represent HR professionals. It is purely professional and specialist in nature. It is an experience exchange organisation without profit-related objectives. It is independent of all employers'', trade union, state or political bodies. The Association operates under Swiss Law.