2020

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Finnish -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Minna Vanhala-Harmanen is CEO of Barona, Finland’s largest private HR agency as well as the country’s sixth-largest employer with 30,000 annual employees. Vanhala-Harmanen previously was CEO of Opteam, pivoting to her new role when Barona acquired the firm in 2017. Of her many recent accomplishments, Vanhala-Harmanen is proudest of Barona’s employees, and watching them help people from all different academic and professional backgrounds find employment. Vanhala-Harmanen is a recognised “worklife influencer” in Finland, as well as a popular speaker.

Oct 30, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Russian -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Sergey Salikov joined recruitment company Ancor as a professional consultant in 1994, and in 2008 he became CEO. In 2019, Ancor experienced 27% year-over-year organic growth under Salikov’s leadership, retaining the top position in Russia and all CIS countries. Additionally, Ancor purchased businesses in Thailand, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, with no plans to slow down any time soon. In addition to continued territorial expansion, Salikov’s plans for 2020 include digital transformation and exploring new product niches.

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

A chartered accountant and also US qualified, Paul Venables was appointed group finance director of Hays plc in 2006 and has helped transform the company into a preeminent global specialist recruitment business with operations in 33 countries. He started his career at Deloitte & Touche as senior manager in its US practice. This was followed by a 13-year career at Exel plc where he held a number of senior finance and operational roles, including deputy group finance director, and was a member of Exel plc’s executive board and chairman of its acquisitions and project review board.

Oct 17, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Harld Peters joined ManpowerGroup in November 2019 as regional president of Northern Europe, responsible for executing the company’s strategic business plan across the region and overseeing all ManpowerGroup’s brands and offerings: Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions. Peters is passionate about enabling companies to transform and digitise in a fast-changing environment and is experienced in leading technology-driven transformation. Before ManpowerGroup, he was at UPS where he held multiple leadership positions across Europe and Asia.

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.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Suzana Bernhard is the executive VP of Dekra SE and VP of Dekra Arbeit Group, overseeing 40 offices in 20 countries. Appointed to her current position in 2000, she has led the company to more than €550 million in revenue and has helped lead its expansion across Europe. In 2019, Bernhard and her team were awarded “Top Personnel Service Provider” in Germany from Focus-Spezial magazine, “Innovation in Micro Mobility” from Dekra and “Germany’s Customer Champion.” As part of Dekra Group, Dekra Arbeit has been supporting both customer companies and employees in qualified career and personnel planning since 1998.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, German -

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

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Dutch -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Executive board member Chris Heutink is most proud of Randstad’s significant progress toward its goal to impact 500 million work lives by 2030. He is responsible for Randstad in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan, the Greater China region, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. Heutink started his career at Randstad in 1991 as a consultant in the Netherlands; he became managing director of Randstad Netherlands in 2009 and was appointed to the executive board in 2014. Randstad last year reached a record-high free cash flow which strengthened its balance sheet and reduced its debt position.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, French -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Philippe Gobinet is president and CEO of The Partnaire Group, a €473 million temporary employment group with 630 employees placing 67,000 temporary workers through 160 branches throughout France. Gobinet has held this title since joining the company in 1987. Founded in 1952, The Partnaire Groupe is one of the oldest and most established staffing companies in France. In 2018, Gobinet oversaw the acquisition of Inter Conseil. He has been awarded the Chevalier Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit).

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, German -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Henry Schirmer joined Randstad as CFO and member of its executive board in 2018. He is responsible for global finance and accounting, business control, M&A, tax, treasury, business risk and audit, investor relations and legal. In 2019, Randstad achieved record-high free cash flow, providing the opportunity to strengthen its balance sheet and reduce its debt position. Together with a cost optimisation program, this improved its incremental conversion ratio resulting in an EBITA of 4.9% in the last quarter. Schirmer is also a member of the board of directors of General American Investors and the non-profit organisation Results for Development.