THIS is the face behind the new voice of recruitment company Kelly Services after a UK-wide search found Southampton industrial branch manager Stacey O'Brien had the sweetest vocal chords.

Judges loved the warm and friendly nature of her voice and as a result, customers up and down the country will be greeted by her dulcet tones when they call the company.

Staff were invited to ring a special number and leave a message as part of a company-wide search.

An external voice recording company judged all the entries in the lookout for a voice with the right tone, resonance, warmth and clarity.

Fifteen finalists were selected and asked to submit a second recording, from which Stacey, pictured, was selected as the Voice of Kelly.

Stacey won store vouchers, a bouquet and a day at a professional recording studio, where she taped a number of specific messages for key Kelly clients in addition to a number of generic messages.

Stacey said: "I was really shocked to win. I only entered because I wanted all my staff to take part."