French

François Roux

François Roux

Prism’emploi
General Manager

François Roux has been general manager of the French staffing association (Prism’emploi) since 2001. In this role, he represents the interests of the staffing industry, lobbying government and negotiating with social partners and French institutions. In 2013, Roux led the talks with trade unions that resulted in the creation of a form of indefinite duration contract for temporary agency workers. In 2016, the association will be in the spotlight again as a new labour bill is underway.

Isabelle Eynaud-Chevalier

Isabelle Eynaud-Chevalier

Prism'emploi
General Manager
French

With over 25 years of experience in the field of employment, HR management and vocational training, Isabelle Eynaud-Chevalier is general manager of Prism’emploi, the French association of employment agencies. She began her career with the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1991 and attained her current role in 2018. Under her leadership, Prism’emploi prioritised health security during the Covid-19 crisis by distributing recommendations to support companies using temporary workers and the temporary workers themselves. Eynaud-Chevalier also serves on the board of the World Employment Confederation.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Jean-François Denoy

Jean-François Denoy

ManpowerGroup
Managing Director

Jean-François Denoy has held various positions during his career with Manpower, alternating operational management responsibilities with HR positions. He returned to the HR organisation in 2000 to take charge of the training department, then of career management and HR development. Serving as HR director from 2006 to 2010, Denoy was appointed HR & services managing director of ManpowerGroup France in 2011, and became managing director in 2012. Denoy holds master’s degrees in administrative & strategic management and human resources.

François Roux

François Roux

Prism’emploi
General Manager

François Roux has been general manager of the French national staffing association (Prism’emploi) since 2001. In this role, he represents the interests of the staffing industry, lobbying government and negotiating with social partners and French institutions. In 2013, Roux led the talks with trade unions that resulted in the creation of a form of indefinite duration contract for temporary agency workers.

Jean-Marc Brun

Jean-Marc Brun

Adequat
Founder & Chairman

Jean-Marc Brun is founder and chairman of the supervisory board of the French staffing group Adéquat, which he founded in 1987. Under his leadership, the business grew to become one of the top 10 staffing firms in France. The group continues to outperform the market, with revenue increasing at an average annual rate of 17% in the past 10 years. The group estimates it will reach a turnover of €1 billion for the first time in 2018. Brun is in the process of handing over the reins to a new management team that includes his son, Arnaud Brun, who serves as deputy general manager.

Christophe Catoir

Christophe Catoir

The Adecco Group
President, Adecco
French

Appointed president of the global business unit Adecco in January 2021, Christophe Catoir is responsible for the firm’s business globally, overseeing the group’s workforce solutions operations (general staffing). He has been serving as a member of The Adecco Group’s executive committee since 2015. Catoir was elected to the board of the Global Apprenticeship Network in April 2021; he previously served as president of GAN in France from 2017 to the end of 2020. Prior to his current role, Catoir was regional head of France and Northern Europe and has held a number of leadership roles across France.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Philippe Foriel-Destezet

Philippe Foriel-Destezet

Adecco
Former Co-Chairman
French

Staffing 100 Europe | Hall of Fame |  2020

In 1964, industry pioneer Philippe Foriel-Destezet founded Ecco, which by the 1980s had become France’s largest supplier of temporary personnel. In 1996, Foriel-Destezet merged the firm with Switzerland-based global giant Adia to form Adecco, which today is the second-largest staffing firm in the world, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement and outsourcing across all sectors. Foriel-Destezet served as co-chair with Adia’s Klaus Jacobs until stepping down in in 2005; he was named honorary president in 2006. Foriel-Destezet is a graduate of the prestigious HEC business school in Paris. He remains a significant shareholder in Adecco through his Luxembourg holding company, Akila Finance.

Nicolas Cuynat

Nicolas Cuynat

Mare Nostrum Group
CEO
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

Christophe Duchatellier

Christophe Duchatellier

The Adecco Group, Spring Professional and Badenoch & Clark
Global Head, Professional Recruitment

Christophe Duchatellier is global head, professional recruitment, Spring Professional and Badenoch & Clark at The Adecco Group. Duchatellier first joined The Adecco Group in 2010 as director general, professional staffing. In 2012, he was appointed regional head for The Adecco Group operations in Japan and Asia and became an executive committee member for The Adecco Group. In 2015, he served as regional head of Asia Pacific. Prior to Adecco, he held leadership roles at Michael Page. Before embarking on his career in recruitment, Duchatellier studied law at the Université Paris-Sorbonne and Université Panthéon-Assas.

Philippe Gobinet

Philippe Gobinet

Partnaire Group
President & CEO
French

Philippe Gobinet has led Partnaire Group, France’s oldest temporary employment group, as president and CEO since 1987. Founded in 1952, Partnaire Group is among the largest staffing firms in France, with revenue of €472 million and 630 employees placing 62,000 temporary workers through 180 branches throughout France. In 2018, Gobinet oversaw the acquisition of Inter Conseil. He has been awarded the Chevalier Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit).

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021