2022

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

Julia Robertson has led £2.26 billion UK-based Impellam Group as CEO since 2013. Robertson founded her own recruitment company in 1986 and later joined Tate as managing director; she subsequently sold both businesses to Carlisle Staffing Services, which merged with corporate Services Group to become Impellam in 2008, at which point she became CEO of Impellam’s UK staffing and managed services businesses. Impellam Group is the largest staffing firm in the UK, according to SIA. Robertson is a past chief executive of the Institute of Employment Consultants (now known as the REC), the professional body for the UK recruitment industry.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 5, 2022

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Alexandre Pham is president of Mistertemp’ group, a digital staffing provider in France. Under Pham’s leadership, the company registered 1.6 million candidates on its platform and last year launched Mybonus, a fidelity programme designed for rewarding workers. Pham is also closely involved in the company’s partnership with Proxite, an association dedicated to empowering vulnerable young people by providing employment opportunities. As the first staffing agency in France to buy a parcel on Sandbox, a decentralised, community-driven platform in the metaverse, Mistertemp’ group has opened new doors of possibilities to attract, retain and select the right talent.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

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Agostino Di Maio is general manager of Assolavoro, Italy’s national association for employment agencies. Di Maio ensures Assolavoro maintains high standards of industry excellence by sharing information, facilitating discussion around current issues, offering training and serving as a mediator between legislators, institutions and workers. In response to the Ukrainian crisis, Di Maio formed a partnership between Assolavoro and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, offering training, welfare and support for refugees of all nationalities and the agency workers who host them. Di Maio is a board member of Ebitemp and an executive committee member of the World Employment Confederation – Europe.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

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Tim Briant joined Impellam Group, a £2.26 billion UK-based staffing firm, in October 2019 as CFO and joined the board in February 2020. A chartered accountant, Briant has nearly 15 years’ recruitment industry experience. Most recently, he was CFO of Airswift and spent more than 10 years with Adecco prior to that, ultimately serving as CFO of Adecco UK and Ireland. He joined Adecco via its 2009 acquisition of Spring Group, where he served as group financial controller and company secretary. Briant played a key role in the acquisition as well as Adecco’s acquisition and integration of Penna plc.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 25, 2022

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Jan Bengtsson is president and CEO of Swedish staffing firm Pion Group (formerly known as Poolia). He was appointed to his current role following the 2018 merger of Poolia with Uniflex, which he led as CEO. Recently, the group acquired SaaS recruitment platform Workspace Recruit, which Pion offers to its clients so they have a GDPR-compliant system when they recruit without external help. Pion also recently launched a tech consultancy firm, Qrios. Bengtsson plans to grow the company as well as all the people involved including clients, contingent talent and internal employees. Bengtsson is also a board member of the Swedish staffing employer organisation Kompetensföretagen.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

David Leigh is CEO of AMS, a London-based provider of RPO, MSP and other talent services. Leigh joined the firm in 2019 from Study Group, where he served as CEO and then executive chair. Leigh’s other experience includes serving as CEO of SHL, a provider of talent assessment solutions. He is only the second CEO in the history of AMS, succeeding company founder Rosaleen Blair. In the past year, AMS launched its TalentLabs solution aimed at upskilling clients’ technology capabilities. The company also continued its global expansion, opening new offices in Wuhan, China; Barcelona, Spain; and Budapest, Hungary.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 10, 2022

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The Orion Group was established by Chairman Alan Savage in 1987 to provide personnel to rig construction yards. Today, 35 years later, the Orion Group is a global leader in delivering manpower solutions to some of the world’s leading blue-chip organisations. Knowing the importance of relationships, Orion has focused on those, which has enabled the company to see continued growth over the years. The group now places more than 4,000 contractors every year via its worldwide network of offices throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 4, 2022

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Ingrid Hofmann is CEO of Hofmann Corp., parent company of global staffing and recruiting agency I.K. Hofmann (also known as Hofmann Personal), which she founded in 1985 in Nuremberg, Germany. She expanded rapidly into Eastern Germany upon the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. That same year, the birth of her daughter led to her commitment to make the worlds of work and family compatible. I.K. Hofmann is the fifth-largest staffing firm in Germany and the 22nd largest in Europe. In 2007, Hofmann was awarded the Federal Order of Merit by then-Federal President Horst Köhler.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 5, 2022

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With over two decades of experience in recruitment, Nicola McQueen has continued to develop creative staffing solutions to complex business challenges across the private and public sectors. As CEO of NHS Professionals since 2019, McQueen led the business through the Covid-19 pandemic, successfully recruiting more than 50,000 healthcare professionals to the NHS at a critical time for the country. She continues to grow key parts of the business, such as its international offerings and non-nursing business. A passionate advocate of women and well-being, McQueen has been featured on SIA’s Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list for several years.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Sep 30, 2022

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Farida Gibbs is founder and CEO of Gibbs Hybrid, which provides resourcing and consultancy solutions across the UK, EMEA and North America. She founded Gibbs, a globally certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise and Ethnic Minority-Owned Business, in 2005; under her leadership, the organisation’s Polish operation grew by 600% in 2020 and 2021. Gibbs supports the Women of the Future Ambassadors Programme and sits on the advisory board for Mosaic Prince’s Trust. She has won multiple awards and was named to SIA’s Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list in 2021. Gibbs was also appointed to lead the UK government’s Supplier Diversity workstream.