SI 100 Europe

Oct 10, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Spanish -

Juan Urdiales is co-CEO of Jobandtalent, the digital temporary job platform he co-founded in Madrid in 2009. Jobandtalent has been on a solid growth trajectory, announcing a $500 million series E funding round in December 2021 backed by leading investors such as SoftBank and Kinnevik, followed by a major debt facility with Goldman Sachs and Citi in May. The company has also expanded to new markets and announced three strategic acquisitions this year. In 2021, Jobandtalent placed more than 200,000 people in jobs and is on track to double this figure in 2022 while continuing to add benefits to workers to its platform.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, Dutch -

Frits Goldschmeding is the founder, former president and CEO of Randstad Holding. Under his leadership the company became one of the largest staffing firms in the world. In March 2011 he stepped down from the company but remains the largest shareholder. On his 80^th birthday in 2013, Goldschmeding was awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Amsterdam, the highest honour the city can bestow. The Gold Medal is typically awarded to mayors at the end of their term in office; however, under exceptional circumstances, it is also presented to persons who have made outstanding contributions to Amsterdam. Notable recipients include Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Dwight Eisenhower.

Oct 4, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, French -

Nathalie Jaoui is deputy CEO and head of Groupe Crit, a France-based €1.7 billion temporary recruitment provider with 8,200 employees in 12 countries. In 2021, Groupe Crit was featured on Institut Choiseul’s New Conquerors of the Economy, a study honouring 150 companies engaged in conquering their markets. Jaoui has led the group’s external growth strategy in the US market and engaged it in corporate social responsibility. She has also been on the board of directors of Prism’emploi, the French staffing association, and an executive council member of MEDEF.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, British -

Johnathan Johnson is the chief executive officer of Fircroft. Johnson joined Fircroft in 1997 as a consultant and was promoted to operations director for the IT, commercial and rail sectors in 2001. Since taking the helm in 2005 from his father and company founder John Johnson, he has overseen the global expansion of the company. Fircroft now operates in more than 60 countries and reported an annual turnover of £898 million in 2013. Johnson was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2011 in the globalisation category.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, British -

Ann Swain has been the CEO of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) since 1999 when it was established as a trade body focusing on technology staffing companies. In 2009, the organisation broadened its offering to provide specialist support and a voice for recruitment firms operating in professional staffing sectors in the UK and Asia. Swain has more than 30 years’ recruitment experience, including time as managing director of Learning Curve and UK sales director at Computer People. Swain is a global commentator on professional recruitment trends and a regular speaker at UK and international recruitment conferences.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

As CEO of Airswift, Peter Searle has more than 28 years of experience in recruitment, having held managing director and chief executive positions with the Delphi Group, Ajilon and Adecco UK and Ireland. He is heavily involved in educational initiatives and was asked to appear on the UK Government’s Select Committee for Education in 2013. Searle has won multiple awards including a lifetime achievement award for his services to recruitment. In 2016, Searle became the CEO of the newly formed Airswift — following the merger of Air Energi and Swift Worldwide Resources — which specializes in global workforce solutions for the energy, process and infrastructure industries.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, Swedish -

Jonas Prising was named ManpowerGroup CEO in May 2014. As the company’s fourth CEO, he leads all aspects of ManpowerGroup’s $20 billion business in 80 countries and territories worldwide. Prising was ManpowerGroup president from 2012 to 2014, leading the company’s operations in the Americas and Southern Europe, and overseeing the global Right Management and ManpowerGroup Solutions businesses. Prising joined ManpowerGroup in 1999 and held several management roles. Before joining the company, Prising held various international positions for Electrolux, a Swedish multinational. Prising is also a board member for Junior Achievement Worldwide and speaks five languages.

Sep 23, 2023

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CEO Roland Gomez runs Proman Group, the sixth-largest player in the European staffing market. Gomez led the group to €3.8 billion in revenue in 2022, representing 31% growth over 2021. Most recently, Gomez led Proman’s acquisition of a clerical and light industrial workforce solutions provider in the US, expanding its presence in that country and bringing the group to more than 1,000 branches worldwide and 100,000 people at work every day in 16 countries.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, Dutch -

Annemarie Muntz is president of Ciett, the International Confederation of Private Employment Services, and its European counterpart Eurociett. She is an influential lobbyist in the European Union, representing the interests of agency work businesses. In addition to her roles at Ciett and Eurociett, Muntz is director group public affairs for Randstad. She also sits on the boards of CSR Europe, a European business network for corporate social responsibility, and SNCU, an organisation responsible for monitoring compliance with collective agreements in the Netherlands.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Yvette Cleland is the CEO of Cpl Life Sciences, a global life science staffing organisation that rebranded from Clinical Professionals in August. Cpl Life Sciences is part of Cpl Resources plc. Over the past year, Cleland developed forums for chief medical officers, VPs and medical affairs clients in the US and EU. From these forums, Cleland develops thought leadership articles to distribute within the life science industry. Some of Cleland’s proudest accomplishments of the previous year include leading her organisation in fully funding and training more than 60 graduates last year, as well as its fundraising efforts for the Marine Conservation Society.