French

Jean-Marc Brun

Jean-Marc Brun

GroupeAdequat
CEO

Jean-Marc Brun is the CEO of the French staffing GroupeAdequat, a family-run company that he founded in 1987. He has grown the business to be among the top 10 staffing firms in the French market. In 1999, Brun founded the Domitis network, an innovative structure that enables member staffing companies to provide services nationwide to large accounts.

Sylvestre Blavet

Sylvestre Blavet

Freelance.com
Chairman and CEO
French

Sylvestre Blavet was appointed chairman and CEO of French online staffing group Freelance.com in 2019, bringing with him more than eight years of industry leadership experience. He is also chairman of Paris-based CBV Ingénierie Group, the largest shareholder of Freelance.com. In addition, Blavet holds chair positions in firms such as Petrolis and Ergonos Consulting and is a board member of several companies. Freelance.com’s acquisition of Helvetic Payroll in 2021 boosted its full-year 2021 revenue, which grew 24% organically. In 2021, the company also acquired Coworkees Group, an online staffing platform. Freelance.com is present across seven countries.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Valerie Beaulieu

Valerie Beaulieu

The Adecco Group
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Executive Committee Member
French

Valerie Beaulieu joined The Adecco Group as chief sales and marketing officer and member of the executive committee in November 2020. Before joining The Adecco Group, Beaulieu was chief marketing officer for Microsoft US, leading the marketing function across the region’s B2B portfolio. Her career at Microsoft spanned 23 years, where she held various senior leadership roles across North America, Asia and Europe. Since January 2015, Beaulieu has been VP of the French Foreign Trade Advisors, a voluntary position through which she promotes France’s economic presence around the world. She has also volunteered as a business mentor for nonprofits and foundations.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

François Béharel

François Béharel

Randstad France
CEO

François Béharel is president and CEO of Randstad France. Béharel joined VediorBis in 1999 as a regional director in the North of France. He was appointed CEO of Vedior group in France in 2007, becoming president and CEO of Randstad Group France in 2009 after it acquired Vedior. In 2012, the supervisory board of Randstad appointed him to the executive board for an initial four-year term. Béharel has responsibility for France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay. In 2014 he also assumed responsibility for Belgium and Luxembourg.

Christophe Duchatellier

Christophe Duchatellier

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

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Christophe Duchatellier has been global head, professional recruitment, Spring Professional and Badenoch+Clark at The Adecco Group since 2018. 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.

Roland Gomez

Roland Gomez

Proman
General Director

Roland Gomez heads Proman, the French staffing group founded by his parents. Gomez joined the family business in 1990 and was appointed group general director in 2003. He manages the staffing business jointly with his father, Roland. In 2015, Proman expanded its international presence with the acquisition of Heads Recruitment (UK) and A à Z Emplois (Switzerland). The company’s turnover reached €1.2 billion in 2015, a 25% increase from 2014.

Alexandre Pham

Alexandre Pham

Mistertemp’ group
President
French

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

Jérôme Rieux

Jérôme Rieux

Groupe Adéquat
CEO
French

After 15 years as a regional manager in the recruitment industry, Jérôme Rieux joined Groupe Adéquat as sales director in 2005; he was appointed CEO in 2016. Its seven brands combined count more than 1,500 employees and 300 offices located throughout France, Belgium, Ireland, Canada and the Netherlands. With €1.06 billion in 2019 revenue, the independent company ranks 39th on SIA’s 2020 list of largest global staffing firms. Groupe Adéquat aims to develop in 10 countries over the next five years and be one of the largest 25 global staffing companies.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Thierry Geffroy

Thierry Geffroy

Samsic RH
President and CEO
French

President and CEO Thierry Geffroy has been with France-based Samsic RH since 1992. In 2010, he became president with the strong ambition to design a global service offering in the management and development of human resources. Under Geffroy’s leadership, Samsic acquired a majority stake in recruitment services firm Sellick Partnership and made two acquisitions in Ireland and Morocco, its first expansion into the African continent. Today, Samsic RH is one of the major players in the employment sector in France and operates all across Europe.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Samuel Tual

Samuel Tual

Actual Leader Group
President
French

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Samuel Tual in January 2019 became president of France-based temporary employment firm Actual Leader Group, which was established in 2018 after the merger of two temporary employment firms: Groupe Actual and Leader Intérim. Tual had been president of Groupe Actual, a privately held staffing firm in the French market that he co-founded with his father in 2001 when they merged their respective staffing firms. Actual Leader Group in July 2019 acquired a majority stake of Dutch HR services firm Flexfactory (later rebranded Flexfamily). In October 2019, Tual was elected president of MEDEF Pays de la Loire; he was formerly president of MEDEF Mayenne.