British

Sandeep Dhillon

Sandeep Dhillon

Talmix
CEO
British

CEO of Talmix since June 2018, Sandeep Dhillon is committed to making the organisation the best solution for talent acquisition. He led the group to achieve continued quarter-on-quarter growth throughout the challenges of the pandemic, with 2021 shaping up to be another record year of revenue growth as demand from clients continues to accelerate across all markets. Prior to joining Talmix, Dhillon worked at a number of global companies in finance and consulting roles, including PwC and KPMG, and was also a business mentor for nonprofit Virgin StartUp.

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Steve Ingham

Steve Ingham

PageGroup
Chief Executive

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.

Robert Walters

Robert Walters

Michael Page
Staff

After three years at Touche Ross, Robert Walters joined the recruitment firm Michael Page as one of its very first employees. Following an eight-year period that included setting up the firm’s New York office, he returned to London and established Robert Walters in 1985, specialising in junior to middle management professional positions.

Gary Elden

Gary Elden

SThree
CEO

Gary Elden became CEO of SThree in 2013, after serving as its deputy CEO since June 2012. Before that, Elden was SThree’s chief strategy officer. He has held a number of senior positions, including that of founding managing director of Huxley Associates. Elden joined SThree’s IT recruitment brand, Computer Futures, as a recruitment consultant in 1990 and in 2008 he was appointed to the board. In 2016, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Elden an Officer for the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to diversity in business. The year prior, he won the prestigious Black British Business Person of the Year award.

Matt Weston

Matt Weston

Robert Half International
Managing Director, UK
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Matt Weston is the UK managing director for Robert Half. He previously was the director for professional staffing in the UK South region, encompassing the finance and accounting, financial services, human resources and administration recruitment segments. Having worked for Robert Half for more than 20 years and starting his career as a recruitment consultant for finance and accounting in 1999, Weston is the epitome of leadership by example. He is often called on by the media to discuss the current trends impacting the future of work, recruitment trends and leadership advice. Weston’s philosophy for success focuses on three core areas: passion, people and process.

Tim Watts

Tim Watts

Pertemps Network Group
President

Tim Watts is lifetime president of Pertemps Network Group, which is made up of Pertemps Ltd. and Network Group. The former has been in the Sunday Times’ Top 100 Companies to Work For from 2007 to 2013, while Network Group is made up of 41 subsidiary companies. Watts is “High Sheriff of the West Midlands,” a ceremonial position he will undertake for 12 months.

Norma Gillespie

Norma Gillespie

Robert Walters Group
CEO, Resource Solutions
British

Norma Gillespie is CEO of Resource Solutions, which, as part of the Robert Walters Group, delivers workforce and advisory services to clients in over 60 countries. Gillespie joined the group in 2007 as an account director, rising rapidly through the business to become CEO in 2020. She actively supports DE&I and is an ally and advocate of women aspiring to leadership positions. Recently, Gillespie and her team launched Rejoin, a programme to get untapped talent back in the workplace following a career break. Additionally, Gillespie was featured on SIA’s 2020 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing List.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Matthew Sanders

Matthew Sanders

Brookfield Rose
CEO

Matthew Sanders is CEO of Brookfield Rose, a group of 13 companies, including de Poel. Awards for these firms have included the Great British Entrepreneur Award for Social Enterprise (UK), a listing for five consecutive years on The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, along with The Sunday Times Profit Track 100 and Top Track 250 recognitions. Sanders began his career working for a number of recruitment companies, including Manpower UK and Corporate Services Group plc (now Impellam).

Phillip Ullmann

Phillip Ullmann

Cordant
Chief Energiser

Phillip Ullmann has led the Cordant Group for 22 years in various leadership roles including as CEO and most recently as executive chairman; he now refers to himself as the group’s “chief energiser”. The group ranks in the top 10 of Staffing Industry Analysts’ Largest Staffing Firms in the UK. In 2017, the group announced its new status as a “Social Enterprise” and said it will reinvest most its profits in due course into social programmes across education, employment and healthcare. The group has revenue of £840 million and employs 125,000 workers annually in schools, hospitals, care homes, security and specialist roles such as engineering. Ullmann graduated from the University of Cambridge with an M.A. in engineering.

Nigel Heap

Nigel Heap

Hays U.K. & Ireland
Managing Director

Nigel Heap joined Hays UK in 1988 as a trainee consultant. By 1997, he was managing director of Hays Australia, and consequently expanded operations to New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. In 2006, he was appointed managing director of Asia Pacific and has been managing director of the UK and Ireland, and chairman of the Asia Pacific business, since 2012. He has been with Hays for more than 25 years and has successfully led the growth of the Asia-Pacific business. Heap serves as a director of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. and the Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. New Zealand branch.