SI 100 Europe

Sep 25, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

Jérôme Rieux in 2023 was appointed supervisory board member of France-based Groupe Adéquat, one of the world’s 40 largest staffing companies. With more than 30 years of industry experience, growth of the firm under Rieux has been consistent, with a global footprint now encompassing six brands, more than 300 agency offices and more than 1,500 specialised employees all helping find temporary or permanent work solutions for more than 200,000 people every year. In his new role, Rieux will continue to shepherd the firm’s expansion and financial growth.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Nigel Heap joined Hays UK in 1988 as a trainee consultant. By 1997, he was managing director of Hays Australia, and consequently expanded operations to New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. In 2006, he was appointed managing director of Asia Pacific and has been managing director of the UK and Ireland, and chairman of the Asia Pacific business, since 2012. He has been with Hays for more than 25 years and has successfully led the growth of the Asia-Pacific business. Heap serves as a director of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. and the Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. New Zealand branch.

Aug 30, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, Dutch -

Jurriën Koops was appointed director of the Dutch Federation of Employment Agencies, ABU, in 2014, having joined the organisation in 2002. In addition to his work with ABU, Koops is also chairman of the Foundation for Training and Development in the Flexible Staffing Industry. Prior to joining ABU, Koops worked as a policy advisor for trade union CNV, which represents the interests of workers in construction, the industrial sector, transportation, food and services. He was also a senior consultant for business development for Dutch staffing firm Start People, a USG People company, and a board member of the Dutch Association.

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

Recognizing that the traditional college path isn’t working for all workers or even employers, CEO Euan Blair MBE in 2016 founded London-based Multiverse, which offers apprenticeship programmes in skills ranging from business operations to data science and software engineering. Valued at $1.7 billion in June 2022 during its series D funding round, Multiverse has partnered with more than 500 employers to train nearly 9,000 young adults and those looking to reskill. Blair previously had been UK CEO of the staffing and recruiting firm Sarina Russo Group. This year, Blair was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, for services to education.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Aug 19, 2019

SI 100 Europe - 2019, Belgian -

Alain Dehaze was appointed CEO of The Adecco Group in 2015. He joined the group in 2009 as regional head of Northern Europe. Initially trained as a commercial engineer, Dehaze held senior positions in various European countries at Henkel and ISS from 1987 until 2000. From 2000 to 2009, Dehaze held leadership roles at Creyf’s Interim in Belgium, Humares, USG People and Solvus. He became chair of the Global Apprenticeship Network in 2016. Dehaze was VP of the board of the World Employment Confederation Europe and member of the board of the WEC between 2010 and 2015. Since 2017, he has been a member of the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work.

Sep 24, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

Rosario Rasizza is the CEO of Openjobmetis S.p.A., which currently has over 150 branches throughout Italy and works with over 9,000 companies. His commitment to growth while enhancing the temporary employment sector through economic value drivers has not gone unnoticed in recent years. In 2023, Rasizza led Openjobmetis to receive an ESG risk rating of 9.6, which puts the company in the top 5% of HR Service organizations in the Sustainalytics Global Universe. He also was recognised for his commitment to job placement of refugees and asylum seekers, awarded the “Welcome. Working for refugee integration” by the UN for Refugee Agency.

Aug 11, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, Austrian -

Michael Krottmayer serves as CFO of Trenkwalder and is also a member of the management board and the board of directors. In addition, he is in charge of the countries in southeastern Europe. Krottmayer had numerous CFO roles before joining Trenkwalder, most recently at the Internet Security firm emarsys eMarketing Systems and prior to that, at ISS Austria, the facilities services company. Krottmayer is bilingual and has a higher degree in business administration from Karl-Franzens-University Graz.

Sep 25, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

As Airswift’s chief operations director and senior VP of EMEA and CIS, James Allen oversees the development and management of global operations, business process improvement, quality assurance, safety, HR and the project management office.

In 2021, Allen led the merger and integration programme between Airswift and Competentia, which concluded six months ahead of schedule and delivered 10% more on synergies than the initial forecast. Under his leadership, the company’s EMEA and CIS region grew by 42% in the rst quarter. After more than two decades with the company, Allen continues to thrive on the opportunities and challenges Airswift brings each day.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, Dutch -

Hans Leentjes has been president, Northern Europe and executive VP at ManpowerGroup since 2011. When he joined ManpowerGroup as manager of the Netherlands in 2005, he brought 15 years of employment services experience gained at Randstad. In 2008, he successfully finalized the acquisition of Vitae, a specialty engineering and finance firm with revenues in excess of €74 million.

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, Dutch -

Rob Zandbergen has been CEO and a member of the executive board of USG People nv since 2010. Prior to that, he served as an interim CEO of USG People nv and interim CFO. He has been active in the temporary employment sector since early 2003, starting off as CFO of Solvus nv, the publicly listed company acquired by USG People in 2005. USG People is the fourth-largest staffing firm in Europe.