German

Jan Gupta

Jan Gupta

The Adecco Group
President, Akkodis
German

Jan Gupta joined The Adecco Group’s executive committee as president of the global business unit Modis in 2019, focusing on delivering cross-industry expertise in technology and digital engineering consulting, talent services and skilling. In 2021, Modis merged with R&D services and engineering consulting firm Akka to form Akkodis, where Gupta serves as president. A German national with an academic background in mechanical engineering and economics, Gupta holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Aachen University. His career spans more than 20 years in the technology industry, most recently as COO and board member of Schunk Group, a German advanced engineering company.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Dirk Hahn

Dirk Hahn

Hays plc
Managing Director, Continental European & Middle East
German

As CEO of Hays plc’s German and continental European and Middle East markets, Dirk Hahn leads 14 of the 33 countries in which the company operates. Hays plc is the sixthlargest staffing firm in the world, according to SIA. Germany contributed £245 million of Hays’ reported net fees of £1.19 billion in fiscal 2022. Hahn joined Germany’s board as COO in 2008 and the group’s executive board in 2018. He began his career in 1997 at Ascena, which was acquired by Hays in 2003. Hahn holds an MBA from the University of Tübingen in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Franz-Josef Schürmann

Franz-Josef Schürmann

Adecco
Regional head of Germany,
Austria, Switzerland (DACH)

Franz-Josef Schürmann serves as the regional head of Germany, Austria, Switzerland (DACH) for Adecco, a position he has held since January 2016. He started his career at Accenture in 1996. As a member of the German and European leadership teams of Accenture, in 2008 he was named global client partner for several DAX 30 companies. From 2010 to 2015, Schürmann was country head of Germany for Infosys Ltd. He is board director at AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce and for Bitkom, the German IT and Communications Industry association. He is a member of the Senate of Acatech, the national academy of science and engineering.

Volker Enkerts

Volker Enkerts

Federal Employers’ Association of Staffing Services (BAP)
President

Volker Enkerts is the president of the Federal Employers’ Association of Staffing Services (BAP). In 1992, Enkerts was elected as a board member of the German Association of Private Employment (BZA), and progressed to its presidency in 2004. The BZA and the Employers’ Association of Medium-Sized Personnel Services (AMP) merged in 2010/2011 to form BAP, and he was elected president following the successful merger. Enkerts is also a board member of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA). Furthermore, Enkerts is CEO of the statutory accident insurance institution, VBG, and runs Hamburg-based FLEX-TIME GmbH as owner and managing director.

Stefan Kölbl

Stefan Kölbl

DEKRA SE
Chairman

Stefan Kölbl is chairman of German firm DEKRA SE, which includes DEKRA Personnel, the temporary work and training and education division of the company that posted revenue of €520.9 million in 2016. Kölbl joined DEKRA in 2000 after working as a management consultant. He became chairman in 2010. Kölbl was appointed managing director of the economically ailing DEKRA Akademie in 2003. Within two years, Kölbl succeeded in turning around what is today’s largest private training service provider in Germany. He was then assigned to DEKRA’s automotive services unit in 2006.

Franz-Josef Schürmann

Franz-Josef Schürmann

The Adecco Group
Chief Sales and Innovation Officer

Franz-Josef Schürmann is Adecco’s chief sales and innovation officer, a position he assumed in July 2017. Prior to that, he led Adecco’s Germany, Austria, Switzerland region since January 2016. He started his career at Accenture in 1996. As a member of the German and European leadership teams of Accenture, in 2008 he was named global client partner for several DAX 30 companies. From 2010 to 2015, Schürmann was country head of Germany for Infosys Ltd. He is a board member for AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce, Germany; and a member of the Senate of Acatech, the national academy of science and engineering, Germany. Schürmann holds a master of science in business administration and agricultural economics from Purdue University in the US, where he studied as a Fulbright scholar.

Stefan Kölbl

Stefan Kölbl

Dekra SE
Chairman of the Management Board

Stefan Kölbl is chairman of the management board for German firm Dekra SE, which includes Dekra Personnel, a temporary work and training & education division of the company that posted revenue of €390.3 million in 2013. Kölbl joined Dekra in 2000 after working as a management consultant. He took on the chairman role in 2010. In 2003, Kölbl was appointed managing director of the economically ailing DekraAkademie. Within only two years, Kölbl succeeded in turning around what is today’s largest private training service provider in Germany. He was then assigned to Dekra’s automotive services unit in 2006.

Dr. Christian Speidel

Dr. Christian Speidel

7S Group GmbH
Chairman and CEO

Dr. Christian Speidel is chairman and CEO of 7S Group GmbH, a Germany-based firm that ranks on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of largest global staffing firms. Speidel has also served as managing director of 7S Group since 1997. Prior to 7S, Speidel was chairman at RöderZelt systeme und Service AG from 1994 to 1996, and was managing director of Wilh. Ispert AG & Co. KG from 1987 to 1994. 7S Group was acquired by ManpowerGroup in June and Speidel will be actively involved in the integration of business operations. At press time, the acquisition was expected to be completed by September.

Dominik de Daniel

Dominik de Daniel

Adecco Group
CFO

Dominik de Daniel joined the Adecco Group as CFO in 2006, following Adecco’s acquisition of DIS DeutscherIndustrie Service AG. De Daniel was a bank trainee at Deutsche Bank AG before completing vocational studies in banking and business administration at the Bankakademie. Starting in 1993, he worked for Deutsche Bank in Germany in various roles, including stock analyst. De Daniel joined DIS AG in 2000, and was appointed to the executive board in 2001 with responsibility for investor relations, M&A and strategic controlling. He became CFO in 2002.

Eckard Gatzke

Eckard Gatzke

Randstad Germany
CEO

Eckard Gatzke has been CEO of Randstad Germany since 2003. He is responsible for the sales organisation, marketing and communications, and human resources. He is also country general manager for sister companies Tempo-Team, Randstad Professionals and GULP. Under Gatzke’s leadership, Randstad Germany has become the largest staffing firm in the country in terms of revenue. Before joining Randstad, Gatzke distinguished himself as an expert in the restructuring and reorganisation of leading companies in the logistics industry in Germany and Europe. His previous employers include Kuehne & Nagel, TNT, BahnTrans and Rhenus.