SI 100 Europe

Aug 30, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, German -

Oktay Erciyaz was promoted to CEO of the Trenkwalder Group AG in May 2017. In 2017, the group had an annual turnover of €800 million with 50,000 employees and 200 offices worldwide. In addition to managing Trenkwalder Group AG, he focuses on sales, growth and business development. Erciyaz, an MBA, has more than 23 years of executive experience in international corporate and business development. He started his career at Preussag AG and held leadership positions for various units of the Bertelsmann Group, including country CEO positions in BeNeLux, Portugal and Turkey, as well as group-level executive vice president positions for corporate development and M&A.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Dutch -

Based in Switzerland, Dinette Koolhaas serves as VP and operations leader, EMEA, for Kelly Services. Koolhaas is also a board member for Kelly’s joint venture, TS Kelly Asia Pacific. Koolhaas joined Kelly Services in 2008 as VP and regional general manager for Western Europe, where she led eight country general managers to deliver on regional and country-specific growth strategies. She was promoted to VP and operations leader for EMEA in 2013. Koolhaas started her career as a consultant at a logistic consultancy agency in Holland before moving to USG People, with whom she remained for more than 12 years. She holds an MBA and is a board member of the World Employment Confederation.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Italian -

Since 2007, Maurizio Uboldi has been responsible for the M&A strategy and international expansion of Gi Group, one of the world’s leading HR companies providing a full range of services for the development of the labour market. Founded in Italy in 1998, Gi Group now operates in more than 40 countries worldwide, either directly or through strategic partnerships. Uboldi has extensive experience in, and knowledge of, global staffing and labour markets.

Oct 10, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Dutch -

As chief digital officer at Randstad nv since 2019 and a member of its executive board, René Steenvoorden is responsible for Randstad’s digital strategy, digital strategy and its implementation across the group worldwide. He also serves as CIO and oversees IT, marketing and communications globally. Steenvoorden is passionate about AI and its influence on the future of work to help both talent and clients prosper. He supports several charities and advises organisations such as the City of Amsterdam and NPM Capital. Steenvoorden previously was a supervisory board member of KPMG the Netherlands, taught cybersecurity at Nyenrode University and helped start the National Cyber Security Council.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 17, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Matthew Perrett serves as chairman and board advisor to several owner-managed and private equity-backed companies operating across the international human capital services sector. With more than 20 years of experience in supporting management, Perrett has founded and exited several niche staffing and recruitment businesses — primarily in life sciences, regulated manufacturing and energy sectors. He has led companies through trade and private equity capital events and management buyout/buy-in transactions and has advised shareholders on exit strategies and deal execution. This year, Perrett supported the management buyout of a talent in-sourcing company, several refinancings and a group company roll-up and has advocated for driving standards in the industry.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Italian -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Agostino Di Miao is general manager of Assolavoro, the Italian National Association for Employment Agencies representing more than 85% of the country’s market. Assolavoro faced a steep challenge this past year with the government’s introduction of the “Dignity Decree,” which would put tens of thousands of jobs at risk due to contract length and renewal limits. Di Miao and his team, along with trade unions, worked tirelessly to prepare and draft the Collective Labour Agreement to minimise this negative impact. Additionally, they promoted a high-impact advertising campaign to change the overall perception of the industry in Italy.

Oct 13, 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, Belgian -

Herman Nijns is CEO of Randstad Belgium and Luxembourg and is president of the World Employment Confederation – Europe, a regional organization that represents the European staffing industry. Nijns also served from 2017 to 2020 as president of Federgon, the Belgian staffing industry association. Nijns started in staffing in 1988 at Interlabor Interim, a part of Randstad. He has led Randstad Group BeLux since 2005. This past May, Nijns added Denmark, Norway and Sweden to his list of responsibilities. He aims to strengthen the image of the World Employment Confederation – Europe through evidence-based thought leadership and a broader representation of HR Services.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Sep 30, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, Irish -

Rosaleen Blair is chief executive officer of Alexander Mann Solutions. She has worked in the recruitment industry since 1990 and established Alexander Mann Solutions as an autonomous division of the Alexander Mann Group in 1996. Blair is widely credited as the pioneer of recruitment process outsourcing in Europe. In 2007, she led the management buyout backed by Graphite Capital and stayed with the firm after it was sold to New Mountain Capital for almost €315 million in 2013.

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Phillip Ullmann serves as chief energiser at Cordant Group. Having led the company for 23 years, Ullmann converted Cordant to a social enterprise in 2017. In 2019, he and his team co-authored Cordant’s Social Impact Report, mapping a five-point strategy to improve work opportunities with a focus on purpose, not profits. A campaign was also launched to implement the real Living Wage. This year, Cordant Group was sold to Twenty20 Investors and set up Covenant Advisory, an independent consultancy that advises business leaders on their social purpose, whilst aligning shareholders with other stakeholders.

Oct 20, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

James Reed is chairman of Reed Global. Founded in 1960, it now has more than 3,000 employees working in 140 locations worldwide. During the Covid-19 crisis, Reed co-launched the Keep Britain Working campaign to preserve jobs and donated £100,000 to the National Emergencies Trust Covid Appeal, matched by a £100,000 donation from the Reed Foundation made via The Big Give. He joined the company in 1992 after graduating from Harvard Business School. Reed is also a published author and has written The 7 Second CV, Why You? and 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear Again; he also co-authored Put Your Mindset to Work.