KNX, the predecessor of which is Shanghai Runjie Management Consulting Co., Ltd. founded in 2001, established branch offices in Guangzhou, Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, etc. from 2002 and 2008. Thanks to the rapid growth, KNX is well reputed within the industry, and since 2005, it has been part of Shanghai Human Resources Association at the vice president level. In 2008, Runjie established a wholly owned subsidiary company called Shanghai KENEXA and subsequently formed a joint company with KENEXA (USA). In 2012, KENEXA USA was acquired by IBM, and RunJie acquired all shares of Shanghai KENEXA held by KENEXA USA. Shanghai KENEXA became again an independent company. Today, with 400 employees in 10 cities, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Nanjing, Changsha, and Foshan, Shanghai KNX services its clients nationwide.