SI 100 Europe - 2018, British -

A USA-qualified chartered accountant, Paul Venables started his career at Deloitte & Touche, where he was a senior manager in its USA 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 the executive board of Exel plc and chairman of its Acquisitions and Project Review Board. Following the acquisition of Exel plc by Deutsche Post, Venables worked in its DHL Logistics division before joining Hays plc. Venables was also senior independent nonexecutive director of Wincanton plc. until July 2015.

SI 100 Europe - 2016, British -

Ann Swain has been the chief executive of APSCo since 1999, establishing it as the only trade body dedicated to supporting the needs of recruitment firms operating in professional staffing sectors in the UK. APSCo has a reputation for innovation and leadership and now has a global footprint with separate international businesses in Germany and Asia. Swain has more than 20 years’ recruitment experience, including time as managing director of Learning Curve and UK sales director at Computer People. Swain is a leading commentator on professional recruitment trends, the co-author of the best-selling Professional Recruiter’s Handbook and a popular platform speaker at UK and international recruitment conferences.

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Appointed managing director of APSCo Outsource in January 2021, Melanie Forbes is developing and leading a new trade body representing the outsource market. Prior to this, Forbes was group managing director at Rullion, one of the largest recruitment companies in the UK. Forbes helped ensure Rullion’s growth by assessing the company’s products and services and building value with a long-term strategy. A 25-year veteran of the industry, she thrives on ensuring that the recruitment industry stands inclusive and diverse. Forbes is an active member of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative and is also on the leadership team of Ambitious about Autism.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2015, British -

Albert is CEO of the Harvey Nash Group, which had revenue of nearly £700 million in its most recent fiscal year. Ellis was originally appointed to the board in 2000 as CFO and then became CEO in 2005. In 1998 he joined Harvey Nash from Hays plc. Prior to that he worked in the accounting and auditing profession after qualifying as a chartered accountant. He is also on the board of Asia House and is an advisor at London City University’s Cass Business School masters in information leadership course.

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Alan Savage formed Inverness, Scotland-based Orion Group in 1987 to provide personnel to rig construction yards at Nigg. With continued year-over-year growth, 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. It provides specialist recruitment services across a range of sectors including life sciences, new energies, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, mining, nuclear, power and utilities, marine, rail, IT, finance and office. Orion Group ranks No. 14 on SIA’s list of largest global engineering staffing firms.

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Claire Marsh joined Lorien, part of the Impellam Group, in 1998 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility. In 2019, Marsh was appointed as the CEO for Impellam’s global technology staffing portfolio and North America corporate services. Having relocated to the US city of Atlanta, Georgia, from the UK, Marsh leads Impellam’s IT staffing businesses Lorien, Onezeero and s.com across the US and Europe, using their passion and expertise in tech to create innovative solutions that give customers an edge in attracting and retaining the IT talent they need to build and transform their businesses.

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Along with co-founder Novo Abakare, CEO Jack Beaman developed Syft, now Indeed Flex, out of a drive to change how temp staffing works by helping to democratise access to both workers and work. During the past year, Beaman led the move to the remote onboarding of new “Flexers” and kept the no-show rate at 2.6% with no redundancies made. Beaman plans to build on the group’s success in the UK and continue its US expansion; the group has already launched in four US cities. In addition to his role as CEO of Indeed Flex, Beaman became vice president of staffing solutions for Indeed, which acquired Syft, in 2020.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Albert Ellis is CEO of Staffline, which supplies approximately 40,000 staff per day to around 450 client sites across industries such as agriculture, supermarkets, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing. With extensive experience in developing successful growth strategies, Ellis joined the group as the non-executive director and attained his current position in October 2020. He previously served as CEO of recruitment firm Harvey Nash Group before its sale in 2018 and has held senior finance roles at Hays plc. Ellis is a popular speaker at news programmes and is a trustee and advisor to Asia House.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

As CEO of Impellam Global Managed Services, home to the Guidant Global and Comensura brands, Simon Blockley has shaped the UK headquartered company’s vision to create progressive, talent-first solutions. These offerings span the workforce spectrum from contingent hiring to services procurement. Blockley’s leadership has led the business through the uncertainty of the past year while maintaining its reputation as a people-first employer and a builder of better client businesses. Blockley has appeared on the Staffing 100 Europe list for five consecutive years.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Simon Blockley is the managing director of Guidant Group, a recruitment outsourcing provider division of Impellam. Blockley has 20 years of recruitment outsourcing and managed service expertise, covering MSP and RPO design, planning and implementation.

Blockley joined Guidant in February 2014 as client solutions director and, after achieving considerable success in this role, was recently promoted to managing director. He is responsible for implementing Guidant’s three-year strategy (“Lead, People, Grow”) which sets a framework for the future direction of the business while ensuring an exceptional standard of service for clients, candidates, suppliers and employees.