2020

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, German -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As president of Allegis Group EMEA, Sean Zimdahl is tasked with growing the EMEA staffing and services business that comprises the core brands TEKsystems, Aerotek and Aston Carter. Zimdahl describes the past year as one of significant change, with Allegis Group evolving its global organisation through technology and supporting customers in the company’s transition from staffing company to services partner. Zimdahl takes particular pride in Allegis Group EMEA’s Covid-19 response, successfully adapting and maintaining its high quality of service. In addition to navigating the pandemic’s impact, Zimdahl plans to continue building the organization’s culture with a focus on developing its people agenda.

Oct 30, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Enrique Sanchez is The Adecco Group’s regional head of Iberia, Italy, Eastern Europe and Middle East and North Africa, to which he was appointed in 2019; he has been a member of Adecco’s executive committee since 2009. Sanchez joined The Adecco Group Spain in 1993 as a sales representative and expanded his responsibilities over the next few years. In 2001, he became president and general manager of Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, Sanchez was general manager for Spain and Portugal, and led the development of the company in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In 2005, he assumed responsibility for Adecco Group Iberia.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As CEO of PageGroup, Steven Ingham oversees a £1.28 billion global business with a headcount of almost 7,000 employees across 36 countries. Ingham has witnessed PageGroup’s people-first culture being strengthened by successfully adapting to volatile market and cultural changes as well as delivering a threefold increase in turnover and profits. He has continued to reshape what PageGroup is as a business and the opportunities it can create. Since becoming a wheelchair user after a near-fatal skiing accident in March 2019, Ingham increased focus on unlocking hidden talent, enabling employers to nurture diverse workforces built on an inclusive, winning mindset.

Oct 31, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Bev White is CEO of Harvey Nash Group, a €1.2 billion global technology recruitment, IT solutions and leadership services group with 36 offices across the US, Europe and Asia. Following a degree in computer science, White began her career in technology, holding CIO and IT leadership positions at Schlumberger and NTL (which became Virgin Media). Since 2002, White has combined a passion for technology with a career in recruitment and talent in various leadership roles, most recently as CEO in the UK and Ireland for Gi Group before joining Harvey Nash in February. White believes deeply in the power of people and creating a sustainable culture where people can thrive.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Thierry Geffroy is chairman and CEO of Francebased Samsic RH, which operates in more than 25 countries, serves 30,000-plus customers and has turnover of £2.5 billion. Geffroy joined the group in 1992 and in 2010 became the president of Samsic RH, the group’s human resources arm, before attaining his current role in 2019. Under Geffroy’s leadership, Samsic acquired a majority stake in recruitment services firm Sellick Partnership and made two acquisitions in Ireland and Morocco, its first expansion into the African continent. This year, Geffroy and his team are pursuing an international development strategy through the acquisition of Infor Group.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Mike Beesley is CEO of UK-based Sanderson, which was rebranded from Resource Solutions Group in November 2019. Beesley bought the company with his business partner Keith Dawe in 1981, growing it to a €500 million-plus staffing firm. Also in 2019, Beesley and his team set up TimesTwo Investments in Bristol, an investment programme for recruitment entrepreneurs who have identified a market and are ready to strike out on their own. Beesley, who thrives on creating opportunities through people-oriented organisations that make a difference, is chair of The Prince’s Trust South West Leadership Group and the executive chairman of the Bristol Flyers basketball team.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Even Hagelien has been director, staffing industry, for the Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade, or NHO, since 2007. In that time, he has also represented Norway at the private employment industries, international bodies’ Ciett and later at the World Employment Confederation when it rebranded from Ciett. In 2011, Hagelien co-founded the Nordic Network, where Nordic staffing federations discuss common matters. In 2015, he became chair of the Eurociett Research Committee and later the WEC Economic Affairs Committee. In 2019, he was elected as a member of the global board of the World Employment Confederation.

Oct 16, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Sebastian Lazay became president of the Federal Employers’ Association of Staffing Services (BAP) in 2017 after serving as vice resident since 2011. BAP represents the interests of the personnel services and temporary employment industry in Germany. Lazay is also managing director of Hamburg-based Extra-Personalservice GmbH, and has been closely involved with temporary work for more than 20 years. For many years, Lazay also participated in collective bargaining for temporary employment. Lazay is a member of the executive committee of the BGA, the Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade, Services, and since 2015, he has been vice president of large-scale services for the BGA.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Sven Hennige is the senior managing director, Central Europe, at Robert Half, the world’s largest specialised recruitment firm, and leads its business in Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Austria and the Netherlands. Since joining Robert Half in 2000, Hennige has established 11 branches in Germany and is considered one of the market’s skilled experts for the placement of specialists and managers in finance, accounting and banking on temporary as well as permanent basis. This year, Hennige has been leading Robert Half safely through the crisis by communicating transparently with employees.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As COO of NES Global Talent since 2008, Simon Coton has been a key part of the executive team, delivering the sale to private equity funds advised by AEA Investors in 2012, securing a number of refinancing deals, and making seven strategic and value-adding acquisitions. During his tenure, NES expanded its operations to 66 physical locations around the globe, expanded its sector focus, and grew its turnover to more than $1.8 billion. Most recently, he helped facilitate the September 2020 merger with technical recruitment firm Fircroft to form NES Fircroft, of which he remains COO. He first joined NES in 1995 as a recruiter.