SI 100 Europe

Oct 14, 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, Dutch -

Rob Zandbergen serves as the managing corporate executive officer at Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. and heads its global staffing business unit, RGF Staffing. With annual revenue of approximately US$12 billion, Recruit is the fourth-largest staffing firm in the world. Driven by wanting to help the global community, Zandbergen and his team took a proactive role in slowing the spread of Covid-19 by training and hiring thousands of certified employees at the testing and vaccination sites in addition to providing mentoring schemes for disadvantaged groups, raising funds for LGBTQ+ charities and supporting local schools in their early career support initiatives.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Norwegian -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Even Hagelien has been director, staffing industry, for the Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade, or NHO, since 2007. In that time, he has also represented Norway at the private employment industries, international bodies’ Ciett and later at the World Employment Confederation when it rebranded from Ciett. In 2011, Hagelien co-founded the Nordic Network, where Nordic staffing federations discuss common matters. In 2015, he became chair of the Eurociett Research Committee and later the WEC Economic Affairs Committee. In 2019, he was elected as a member of the global board of the World Employment Confederation.

Oct 17, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, American, Swedish -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Jonas Prising was named ManpowerGroup CEO in 2014 and chairman in 2015, originally joining the organisation in 1999. A recognised expert on the labour market and world-of-work trends, Prising is actively engaged in the World Economic Forum, including as a steward of the Future of Education, Gender and Work Global System; co-chair of the Regional Business Council on Europe; and CEO champion of the Digital Transformation Initiative. Passionate about preparing the future workforce, he is the vice chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide, former chairman of the board, and a current board member of Junior Achievement USA.

Jul 17, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, Italian -

Luigi Brugnaro is president of Umana Holdings. In 1986, at the age 25, he founded EVERAP, a leading provider of commercial networks. In 1997, he founded Umana, which now has more than 700 employees and 126 branches. Between 2009 and 2013, he was president of Confindustria Venice (Italian employers’ federation). In October 2012, he was elected president of Assolavoro, which represents the staffing industry in Italy. In June 2015, Brugnaro was elected mayor of the city of Venice. He also owns Reyer Venezia, the oldest basketball sports club in Italy.

Aug 30, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, Italian -

Sergio Picarelli has been The Adecco Group’s regional head of Italy, Eastern Europe and MENA since October 2015 and a member of its executive committee since 2009. As of January 2018, Picarelli added Lee Hecht Harrison, Spring Professional and Badenoch & Clark globally to his portfolio. Picarelli joined Adecco in 1993, holding several leadership positions before becoming country manager of Adecco Italy & Switzerland from 2005 to 2009 (Switzerland until the end of 2008). He was the group’s chief sales officer from 2009 to September 2015. He is an Italian national and graduated in business administration from Bocconi University, Italy.

Oct 16, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Dutch -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Since 2014, Jurriën Koops has served as the managing director for ABU, the Dutch Federation of Employment Agencies. Under Koops’ leadership, ABU, fellow organisation NBBU and the unions negotiated a collective labour agreement in 2019 for all of Netherland’s temporary workers. This is the first time that the industry has seen such an accomplishment in 25 years and is a major victory for Koops. In the coming years, ABU hopes to generate increased support for temporary work. ABU has outlined six strategic projects that focus on the quality and benefits of temporary employment to help them realise this goal.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, Italian -

Stefano Colli-Lanzi is CEO of Italian staffing firm Gi Group, which now operates –thanks to direct presence and partnerships –, in more than 40 countries worldwide. He has extensive professional and managerial experience and established Gi Group in 1998.The company, is ranked 3rd in Staffing Industry Analysts’ Largest Staffing Firms in Italy report.Colli-Lanzi is also vice chairman of Assolavoro (Italian National Association for Employment Agencies) and professor of business economics at the Milan Catholic University.

Aug 30, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, British -

Ged Mason has been at the helm of the business since 1999, taking over from his father, Gerry Mason, who founded the company in 1969. Ged Mason originally joined Morson in 1986, following university and a role within a technical recruiter in Canada. In 2016, he received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire award, for services to engineering and design in the UK. Morson Group was floated on AIM in 2006 and taken private again in 2012. Morson have made a number of strategic acquisitions, including; Wynnwith (2011), Vital Human Resources (2013), The Bridge (IT Recruitment) in 2017 and CTSNA (North America) and Anderselite in 2018.

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

Former UK CEO Andrew Preston led GRI through a decade of intense growth, development and transformation, achieving record performance year over year while focusing on employee engagement. With 25-plus years’ staffing experience, Preston facilitated several successful M&A integrations — including the acquisition of GRI by Magnit (formerly Pro Unlimited) earlier this year — and consistently delivered double-digit earnings. With more than 120 clients, 3,750 agency partners and over £1 billion of annual recruitment spend in the UK, GRI remains focused on software and staffing solutions for its clients. Preston is an advisor in the human capital space and continues charity work for organisations that serve children and people with disabilities.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 25, 2022

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CEO since 2019, Mike Barnard has led Acacium Group through its next phase of expansion across workforce solutions. Formerly known as Independent Clinical Services Group, Acacium Group provides staffing, managed services and innovative delivery models to health and social care systems and the life sciences industry. Prior to joining Acacium Group, Barnard held executive positions at several companies including Capita plc, Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc, Energis, The Boston Consulting Group and British Airways. Headquartered in London, Acacium Group operates in the UK, Ireland, US, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, China, Japan and Australia.