2020

Paul Venables

Paul Venables

Hays plc
Group Finance Director
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.

Kevin Barrow

Kevin Barrow

Osborne Clarke LLP
Partner
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Kevin Barrow, a partner with international law firm Osborne Clarke LLP, has been advising staffing companies on legal matters since 1990. This year, he has advised top UK staffing companies on the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and 50 staffing companies on how to recover from lockdown issues. Since 2010, he has been involved in many higher-value staffing and recruitment sector M&As in Europe. He has also advised over 200 companies on alternate supply models and IR35 compliance. Barrow thrives on leading a specialist team which will help identify funding opportunities for workforce solution companies to survive and adapt to the newly digitalised world.

Adrian Adair

Adrian Adair

Morson Group
COO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As COO, Adrian Adair places equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of Morson Group through varied partnerships and his work with the Northern Power Women — an organisation that promotes workplace equality and gender diversity. He also works with Morson’s operational boards to create pipelines of talent and drives ongoing investment in technology innovation which enhances the group’s reputation as an ambitious, forward-thinking partner that places people first, assisting in executive strategic plans and their rollout within the group. Adair also spearheaded the group’s partnership with The Girls’ Network, guiding its work in empowering disadvantaged young females to achieve their aspirations.

Roland Gomez

Roland Gomez

Proman Group
General Director
French

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As general director, Roland Gomez runs Proman, one of the largest European players in the temporary employment market with turnover of €2.73 billion. Gomez joined the family group in 1993 and held several positions before becoming CEO in 2003. Over the last year, Proman acquired Paris-based Akuit and Epos in Spain; launched Flexeo, an open-ended contract that enables employees to secure their career while offering companies solutions in HR management; and acquired Belgian HR firm Agilitas Group, its largest acquisition to date.

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Asempleo
President
Spanish

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Andreu Cruañas is president of Asempleo, the association of private employment agencies in Spain, whose member firms account for 21% of the temporary contracts in the country with 780,000 unique candidates and a turnover of €5.5 billion. The association participates on the board of the Business Confederation of Spain and partnered with the World Employment Confederation to present the Ibero-American Strategic Dialogue. This presentation involved analysing the labour market and exchanging experiences and good practices, while looking for synergies that help to develop social innovation as a key factor for the future of employment. Cruañas’ proudest accomplishment was Asempleo’s development and approval of a new Code of Ethics and Good Practices for the sector.

Rosario Rasizza

Rosario Rasizza

CEO, Openjobmetis SpA
Chairman, Assosomm
Italian

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Rosario Rasizza, CEO of Openjobmetis SpA, started his career in 1997 when he opened Temporary S.p.A. of Milan in Varese. In 2001, he led the launch of a new employment agency and contributed toward the creation of Openjob SpA. Between 2003 and 2011, he guided Openjob through a series of acquisitions. He has been chairman of Assosomm, the Italian Association of Employment Agencies, since 2013. In 2008, he was appointed Knight of the Italian Republic and in 2018 he became Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Shona McManus

Shona McManus

Osborne Recruitment
CEO
Irish

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As CEO and owner of Osborne, Shona McManus has quadrupled turnover, profits and headcount since 2013, and led the effort to earn Osborne a Great Place to Work certification. With 19 years of experience, McManus has successfully led and transformed recruitment businesses in both multinational and indigenous Irish recruitment firms. Since 2018, Osborne has added four new locations to its repertoire, including its first international office in Toronto. It also placed in the top-three best workplaces in its category at the Great Place to Work Awards 2020. McManus’ vision and inclusive entrepreneurial leadership have made her stand out as a recruitment luminary.

James Saoulli

James Saoulli

Rullion
CEO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

James Saoulli is CEO of Rullion, a UK-based €446 million recruitment company. Founded in 1978, Rullion helps UK businesses and public-sector organisations recruit people for specialist permanent and temporary roles. Before taking the role of CEO in 2017, Saoulli held leadership roles in Rullion Management Services and Rullion Solutions. Under Saoulli’s leadership, the company has launched several programmes aimed at modernisation and business growth. In 2019, Rullion introduced its remote working policy for all employees and since then employees across the business have been taking advantage of it.

Gary Goldsmith

Gary Goldsmith

Various
Non-Executive Director, Advisor, Investor
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.

Yvon Drouet

Yvon Drouet

Synergie
Deputy General Manager & CFO
French

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Yvon Drouet is the deputy general manager and CFO of Synergie, the sixth-largest staffing firm in France. Drouet oversees group finance and investments and plays a key role in Synergie’s international expansion. He is also a member of Synergie’s executive board. Since 2018, Synergie has developed its IT support services, after acquiring DCS Easyware in 2018 in France and Tigloo in 2019 in Spain. Synergie reported 2019 revenue of €2.64 billion.