2022

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Belgian -

Herman Nijns is CEO of Randstad Group BeLux and general director, Nordics. He is also president of the World Employment Confederation – Europe, a regional organisation that represents the European staffing industry, and a member of the supervisory board of Federgon, the Belgian staffing industry association. Randstad Group Belgium in December 2021 acquired recruitment and consulting services provider Hudson Benelux, which expanded its portfolio and provides access to new growth opportunities. With the diversification of its services, Randstad Group Belgium now offers six different services to companies: staffing; professionals; recruitment and selection; MSP and RPO recruitment; outplacement; and career development and HR consulting.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Spanish -

Felipe Navío is co-CEO of digital temporary job platform Jobandtalent, which he co-founded in 2009 in Madrid with the goal of fundamentally tearing down the barriers of job searching and hiring. One of the fast-growing companies in the industry today, Jobandtalent in December 2021 announced a $500 million funding round backed by leading investors such as SoftBank and Kinnevik, followed by a major debt facility with Goldman Sachs and Citi in May. The company has also expanded to new markets and announced three acquisitions this year. In 2021, Jobandtalent placed more than 200,000 people in jobs and is on track to double this figure in 2022.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 10, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, German -

As president of the administrative board at persona service, Melanie Vinci is responsible for the operational business of the 217 persona service branches in Germany and the development of recruitment services, especially in the commercial specialist and management area. After joining as a personnel dispatcher in 2013, Vinci worked her way up through the company and attained her current position in January. In 2021, persona service strengthened its market position in Germany by ranking third on the Lünendonk list. In addition to preserving persona’s corporate DNA, Vinci and her team are driving digital transformation to adapt to the modern work era.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Belgian -

Five years into her role as chief executive, Rika Coppens is realising her goals of growth for House of HR. A human resources service provider that focuses on specialised talent, engineering and consulting for companies across Europe, House of HR added three platforms in the last year: Cohedron (public sector consulting), Solcom (IT consulting) and TMI (healthcare staffing). Coppens is also a nonexecutive board member at Colruyt Group, La Lorraine Bakery Group and Euronext in Belgium. She also oversees the House of HR foundation JobRoad, which helps match disadvantaged people with suitable employers.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 4, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Dutch -

An executive board member of Randstad since 2014, Chris Heutink oversees several countries in Europe and Asia and is also responsible for HR. The world’s largest staffing firm saw its most successful year yet in 2021 including helping more than 2 million people find jobs. Heutink is particularly proud of Randstad’s work helping refugees from the war in Ukraine, which includes a pledge to help 20,000 refugees with employability support over the next three years. In 2023, Heutink will take on the role of COO at Randstad.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 10, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

CEO of Gattaca plc since April, Matthew Wragg has been an integral part of the company for over two decades. As the previous chief customer officer, Wragg has been instrumental in sustaining long-term relationships with Gattaca’s key customers and shaping its global cultural and sales strategy, including the vision to make Gattaca the talent partner of choice for organisations requiring STEM talent. Wragg is also a member of the advisory board at the Institute for Collaborative Working and has held positions at several universities and the Confederation of British Industry.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, French -

Mare Nostrum Group CEO Nicolas Cuynat discovered a passion for temporary work in 1994 during his work-study program within a temporary work agency, and in 1997 he joined Randstad as an agency director. He co-founded recruitment firm Neptune RH in 2002 and currently serves as a managing partner. In 2004, he cofounded academic publisher Mare Nostrum Group, which he leads as CEO and is now parent to Neptune RH. In 2019, the group began trading publicly. Mare Nostrum recently acquired Uni’TT and HR consulting firm L’Agence Unique. In 2021, Cuynat oversaw the firm grow its full year revenue by 26%.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

As president of Frank Recruitment Group, Zoë Morris oversees the company’s ongoing business and sales operations, employee training and hiring initiatives. Under her leadership, the group swiftly adapted to evolving market conditions by helping more than 6,000 organisations secure new talent in 2021 and placing 12,000 candidates in new roles. Most recently, she oversaw the expansion of the group’s global footprint, with new offices opening in Zurich, Tokyo, Milan, Frankfurt, Montreal and Toronto. Committed to ensuring well-being and equality for her own employees, Morris is also a mentor at Migrant Leaders, a charity that inspires and develops disadvantaged young migrants across the UK.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

With almost 30 years’ experience in professional recruitment companies, Albert Ellis is now in his second year as CEO of Staffline Group plc, having previously spent 15 years as CEO of the Harvey Nash Group. Ellis and the leadership team are fronting the transformation of the group, raising £50 million of new capital in 2021 and completing a £90 million refinancing of the working capital facilities. The group turned a material loss in 2020 into a profit in 2021 and is now focused on setting out its medium-term growth strategy of organic growth from its position as market leader in the UK and Ireland.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

A workforce transformation leader with 25-plus years’ experience, Simon Bradberry currently leads Allegis Global Solutions’ business in EMEA, where he has grown its headcount 40% in two years. Bradberry was instrumental in transforming AGS’ RPO offering and recently co-authored a book, Universal Workforce Model: An Outcome-First Approach to Getting Work Done. His experience across business management, HR consulting and the design and delivery of workforce solutions gives him a first-hand perspective in harmonizing the theory, strategy and operationalisation of workforce strategies. Bradberry is on the representative committee for Apsco OutSource and an HRO Europe board member.