SI 100 Europe

Sep 24, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

James Reed joined Reed Global in 1992 as a non-executive director, became CEO in 1997 and has served as chairman since 2004. In December 2022, Reed was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business and charity. Among his initiatives: Everyone at Reed Global spends one day a week working for charity. Reed in Partnership recently launched a new division, Reed Environment, to address the UK’s Net Zero skills shortage by creating one of the largest networks of green skills training providers in the UK. Reed is a trustee of the Reed Foundation and the Big Give.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, French -

François Roux has been general manager of the French staffing association (Prism’emploi) since 2001. In this role, he represents the interests of the staffing industry, lobbying government and negotiating with social partners and French institutions. In 2013, Roux led the talks with trade unions that resulted in the creation of a form of indefinite duration contract for temporary agency workers.

Aug 10, 2015

SI 100 Europe - 2015, British -

Simon Wassall has been with Harvey Nash for more than 20 years and joined the board in 2005.As European managing director, he is responsible for the UK and European Professional Recruitment operations. Prior to joining Harvey Nash, Wassall opened several new operations for Austin Benn, which led to his board appointment to a newly acquired advertising and marketing company.

Oct 4, 2014

SI 100 Europe - 2014, Japanese -

Hitoshi Motohara is the senior corporate executive officer of Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., the largest staffing company in Japan and fifth-largest in the world. Responsible for expanding Recruit’s business internationally, including within Europe, Motohara led Recruit’s purchase of international recruiter Advantage Resourcing and global job site Indeed in 2012. Motohara joined Recruit in 1983 as a sales and marketing associate. In 2003, he became CEO of Recruit Staffing and in 2008, became CEO of Staff Services, the No. 1 staffing firm in Japan, following Recruit’s acquisition of the company. He is a past president of Japan Staffing Services Association (JASSA).

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, American -

John L. Marshall III has led Adecco’s North America, UK & Ireland, professional staffing region since April 2017. He was the regional head of UK & Ireland from October 2015 to March 2017.

Marshall was a practicing attorney with King & Spalding and AT&T before he joined MPS Group in 1998. He started as deputy general counsel with an emphasis on acquisitions and public company reporting. He was promoted to president of Special Counsel in 2001 and named president of Accounting Principals in 2006. Adecco named Marshall president of its US finance, office and legal business unit after it acquired MPS Group in 2010.

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Belgian -

Alexis de Bretteville has served as deputy CEO of Morgan Philips Group since his former company Hudson joined the group in 2018. De Bretteville is instrumental in growing the company’s international presence and digital innovation offerings for its customers in talent management, executive search and middle management recruitment. In 2021, the group launched an application that enables candidates to answer client questions through video and accelerate the hiring process. De Bretteville also supports the group’s partnership with Life Project 4 Youth, an international charity that encourages youth inclusion.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 20, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

Edilson Camara is CEO of Swiss executive search firm Egon Zehnder. Based in the US, Camara provides board consulting, executive search and leadership assessment services to global, local and family-owned companies. He joined Egon Zehnder in 1999, working with industrial clients in Brazil where he opened Egon Zehnder’s first office in Rio de Janeiro. He then advanced to become the leader of the Brazilian practice while growing it to become the firm’s most profitable worldwide. Camara was appointed to the executive committee in 2009 and later also joined the finance committee. He also led the Canadian practice’s three offices from 2013-2019.

Oct 12, 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Johnathan Johnson became the executive director of NES Fircroft in 2020 after Fircroft, of which he was CEO, merged with NES Global Talent. The integration of these two UK-based engineering staffing firms has made them the leading human capital solutions business for engineering and technical talent globally. With over 90 years of combined experience, the group has operations in 45 countries, offering clients a global solution to their requirements, and thrives on securing a brighter future for generations to come. Johnson’s extensive knowledge in the global workforce solutions industry has helped him develop relationships to ensure excellent service and experience for all candidates and clients.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, Dutch -

Margriet Spijker is general manager of private Dutch staffing firm Timing, a part of the ADG services group. According to research from SIA, Timing is the sixth-largest staffing firm in the Netherlands. She joined the company as a consultant in 1988 and held various management positions, including deputy manager, before being appointed general manager in 2012.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Gary Goldsmith is a long-time recruitment industry investor, non-executive director and advisor to various companies in the UK recruitment industry. Goldsmith spent more than 13 years with SThree, launching and helping to grow its contract business. Goldsmith was also the former COO at InterQuest from 2012 to 2013. Throughout his career, Goldsmith has served as a non-executive director, mentor and “growth coach” for various recruitment firms across niches ranging from IT and travel recruitment to cybersecurity recruitment and secretarial and administrative recruitment. In 2015, Goldsmith co-founded the Recruitment Directors Lunch Club, a fast-growing network for aspiring recruitment business leaders.