SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

Adrian Adair joined the UK’s largest engineering staffing rm, Morson Group, in November 2011 as operations director and was promoted to chief operating officer in October 2018. A strategic leader, Adair has played a pivotal role in creating the group’s recruitment process outsourcing solution, bringing new value-adding services to market, developing the next generation of Morson talent and enabling overseas expansion in Australia and North America via organic growth and acquisition. As a passionate advocate and ally, Adair is working on several diversity, inclusion and digital poverty initiatives to enable opportunities for all and create positive change in the industry and beyond.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

As a mechanical technician, Alan Savage worked his way through the engineering ranks. Following a stint as a sales and marketing consultant, he formed Orion Group in 1987 to provide personnel to the booming engineering sector. Based in Inverness, Orion Group employs 375 staff across its 57 offices worldwide and manages more than 4,000 contractors annually throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The award-winning group now operates across a number of industry sectors: oil and gas, nuclear, rail, office and commercial, renewables, IT, mining, construction, and the sciences. Savage is a former chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club.

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Dave Chaplin is the founder and CEO of contracting authority ContractorCalculator, which he established in 1999, and CEO of UK-based tax compliance firm IR35 Shield, which enables firms, agencies and contractors to remain compliant with the Intermediaries Legislation (IR35) and off-payroll legislation. Chaplin is the author of the Contractors’ Handbook, Third Edition and more recently IR35 & Off-Payroll – Explained. He assists with IR35 tax tribunals, has consulted on many occasions for HMRC and advises politicians and government bodies on freelance tax matters. He is prolifically quoted in the trade and national press.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

With 23 years’ technology recruitment experience, David Gettins has led Impellam Group’s Lorien division as managing director for five years. Lorien provides technology, digital and transformation solutions in the UK, Europe and North America. Gettins spearheaded Lorien’s entry into the DACH market and helped facilitate mergers that have helped make Lorien an internationally recognised brand. Under his leadership, Lorien saw post-Covid gross profit grow by 43.5% in 2021. Over the last 12 months, Lorien’s headcount has also increased by 45% through internal investment — a testament to Gettins’ belief that “people make the difference.”

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2015, British -

Steve Ingham is chief executive of PageGroup, one of the largest staffing firms in Europe. He joined the company in 1987,when it was still known as Michael Page, as a consultant.He was promoted to operating director in 1990 and then to the board as executive director of UK operations in 2001. He became managing director of UK operations in 2005 and was appointed chief executive in 2006.

SI 100 Europe - 2016, British -

Brian Wilkinson is CEO of Matchtech Group Plc, having joined the company in December 2013. Wilkinson has worked in the recruitment industry for more than 35 years and brings extensive international as well as M&A experience to Matchtech. Wilkinson has been an active proponent of raising standards over that time, serving terms as chairman of both the FRES and the REC. In 2015, he was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award by the REC.

SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

As CEO of Impellam Global Managed Services, Simon Blockley oversees Impellam Group’s Guidant Global, Comensura and Flexy brands, which together delivered £838.7 million in revenue in 2021, exceeding pre-pandemic revenue of £785.3 million. Blockley’s leadership led the business through the uncertainty of the pandemic 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 six consecutive years. Impellam Group is a £2.26 billion UK-based staffing firm that was ranked as the 19th-largest global staffing firm by SIA.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2018, British -

As managing director of Europe and Asia Pacific and a member of the Cielo Global executive team, Seb O’Connell helps shape the strategic direction as the company continues to expand. Under his leadership, Cielo in the past two years has opened additional offices in Budapest, Singapore, Manchester and Manila. He joined Cielo in 2015 after serving as managing director for Randstad Sourceright UK. He is passionate about truly understanding the root of the talent acquisition challenges and ambitions of his clients. He previously served on the EMEA Regional Advisory Board for the HRO Today Services & Technology Association. O’Connell is frequently quoted in the media and is a highly regarded speaker at conferences and seminars.