SI 100 Europe

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Kevin Freeguard was appointed CEO and a board member of UK-based Gattaca in October 2018. His senior leadership experience within technology businesses such as Siemens, Motorola, De La Rue and Verifone gives him first-hand knowledge of the challenges global organisations face in securing the skills they need to succeed. He recognised Gattaca had the opportunity to solve the critical talent challenges faced in the converging engineering and technology skills arena. Since joining Gattaca, Freeguard has focused its strategy on developing a value-adding product portfolio, bolstering its customer-aligned go-to-market approach and enhancing its skill-based fulfillment capabilities, while also investing in digitalised and efficient processes.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Johnathan Johnson is CEO of Fircroft, which was founded by his father, John Johnson. He joined in 1997 as a consultant and was promoted to operations director for the international oil and gas sector in 2001. Since taking the helm in 2005, he has overseen the global expansion of the company, taking advantage of the globalisation in the oil and gas industry. As CEO, Johnson has made sure that the company’s service offering has developed to meet the needs of its growing client base.

Aug 23, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, American -

Since 2012, Kate Donovan has been ManpowerGroup’s global RPO president. In 2014, she was also named senior VP of ManpowerGroup Solutions and TAPFIN. Both companies offer clients global workforce solutions. ManpowerGroup Solutions delivers talent-driven solutions that capitalise on new thinking and new workforce models. Leveraging an in-depth understanding of global workforce trends, Donovan has also developed the workforce solutions expertise in the group to deliver strategies that are aligned with clients’ business strategies as part of the strategic consulting group. More recently, Donovan is spearheading ManpowerGroup’s total talent management offering.

Aug 18, 2019

SI 100 Europe - 2019, Dutch -

As CEO Randstad Group the Netherlands, Chris Heutink is responsible for Randstad Group’s operations in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Japan, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He began his career at Randstad as a consultant in the Netherlands in 1991. Various management positions followed until 2004, when he was promoted to managing director of Randstad Poland. After moving back to the Netherlands in 2007, he became director of operations. In 2009, Heutink was appointed managing director of Randstad Netherlands. Heutink was appointed to Randstad’s executive board in 2014.

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, British -

Robert Walters is chief executive of the firm bearing his name. After three years at Touche Ross & Co., Walters joined the recruitment firm Michael Page as one of its first employees. After an eight-year period, which included setting up the firm’s New York office, he returnedto London and established Robert Walters in 1985, specialising in junior to middle management professional positions. Robert Walters plc now has 53 offices in 24 countries.

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, Dutch -

Ron Icke is chairman of the supervisory boards of Orizon GmbH, the 10th-largest staffing company in Germany, and DPA, a Dutch secondment provider. Icke entered the staffing industry in 1995, when he joined Goudsmit (part of USG People) as CEO. In 2006, he was appointed as CEO and chairman of the Board in USG People, a role he fulfilled until 2009. Icke qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC before becoming CFO of investment company WolterSchaberg, and then Euronext-quoted Goudsmit, where he started to develop his expertise in both acquisitions and temporary staffing.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Dutch -

Patrick Tiessen is founder and CEO of Nétive VMS, the largest VMS provider based on Salesforce.com in the Benelux. Founded in 2003, Nétive started with two customers and has grown to more than 200 customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Finland and the UK. Nétive focuses on creating the best possible cloud software to manage contingent workforces and recruit permanent staff within one single solution. Before Nétive, Tiessen worked as international IT manager at Kelly Services for eight years. In 2010, Nétive acquired Brightbox HR, the first freelancer management system in Europe, and in 2012 it acquired a VMS solution for SAP customers.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Gary Elden, CEO of SThree, was awarded by the queen in 2016 with an Officer for the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to diversity in business. A year earlier he won the prestigious Black British Business Person of the Year award.

Elden has been CEO of SThree since January 2013, after serving as its deputy CEO since May 2012. Before that, Elden was SThree’s chief strategy officer. He has held a number of senior positions, including that of founding managing director of Huxley Associates. As chief strategy officer, he was responsible for the expansion of the group’s international operations and non-ICT disciplines. Elden joined SThree’s IT recruitment brand, Computer Futures, as a recruitment consultant in 1990.

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, American, Russian -

Natalia Shuman is SVP and GM, EMEA and APAC regions for Kelly Services. Shuman joined Kelly in 1997 and launched the company’s recruitment business in the Moscow market. She has taken responsibility for managing Kelly’s largest and most complex customer programs across the US, Europe and Asia and led strategic cross-divisional projects with focus on results and value creation for the customer. In 2011, Shuman moved to Singapore to focus on Kelly’s customers and partners in the APAC region. She sits on the boards of Kelly’s recently expanded North Asia joint venture, TS Kelly Asia Pacific as well as Ciett.

Sep 20, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

As VP of EMEA for Allegis Global Solutions since 2020, Simon Bradberry drives operational excellence, innovation and growth for AGS. In the past year, Bradberry directed efforts toward aligning workforce channels and skill-task matching. Under his leadership, the team also fostered a partnership with EcoVadis, an independent sustainability assessment organisation. The collaboration ensures AGS remains at the forefront of sustainability, providing clients with unparalleled transparency. With more than 26 years of experience, Bradberry offers advisory and practical support to companies embarking on a workforce productivity transition journey. Additionally, he is the co-author of Universal Workforce Model: An Outcome-First Approach to Getting Work Done.