Meet the 2023 champions of change in the €230 billion European staffing market. This list, compiled by SIA, includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, reformers, lawyers and businesspeople with a wide range of skills and accomplishments who hail from a multitude of staffing markets in the region. We honour the 21 members of the Staffing 100 Europe Hall of Fame whose indelible impact is at the core of the industry’s evolution. These lists are not a ranking, but a shout-out to those who have made a difference in the world of work.
Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas has been at the helm of Asempleo, Spain’s 73-member association of employment and temporary employment agencies, since its inception in 2013. Over the past year, Cruañas successfully led the association to secure unrestricted operation of temporary employment agencies in the public sector. Looking forward, Cruañas aims to advance the prestige of employment agencies(…)

Denis Machuel

Denis Machuel

A highly experienced global leader, Denis Machuel became CEO of The Adecco Group in July 2022. He was previously group CEO of Sodexo, a company with more than 400,000 employees in 56 countries. Before becoming group CEO, he held several global leadership positions at Sodexo. Prior to his 14-year career at Sodexo, he spent 16(…)

Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis has 30 years of experience in the recruitment sector and is currently CEO of Staffline Group plc, a recruitment and training group in the UK. In the last three years, Ellis has led the turnaround, £150 million recapitalisation and refinancing of the organization from a low point in 2020 following years of underperformance(…)

Robert von Wülfing

Robert von Wülfing

As CEO and chairman of Amadeus FiRe, Robert von Wülfing has played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth with increases in the personnel services and training divisions. Having joined the company in 2000 as investor relations manager and assistant to the CFO, von Wülfing moved to key positions, including senior consultant at Greenwell Gleeson(…)

Patrick Tiessen

Patrick Tiessen

Patrick Tiessen is chief executive officer of Nétive VMS B.V., which he co-founded in 2003. In addition to vendor management, the Netherlands-based company provides services such as freelancer management and statement-of-work to more than 200 contingent workforce programs in 13 countries across EMEA and the Americas. The group focuses on creating software to support all(…)

Melanie Forbes

Melanie Forbes

As managing director of Apsco OutSource since 2021, Melanie Forbes thrives on leading and evolving the trade body representing the outsource market. Having served leadership positions at Advantage xPO, Guidant Global, AMS and Rullion, Forbes brings more than three decades of industry experience to her current role. Forbes is particularly proud of Apsco OutSource’s continued(…)