Irish

Frank Farrelly

Frank Farrelly

Sigmar; National Recruitment Federation
Co-founder and COO, Sigmar; President, NRF

Frank Farrelly is COO and co-founder of Sigmar Recruitment; he oversees 140 recruitment professionals across 14 specialist teams. Since the company’s management buy-out in 2009, he helped grow the company fivefold. In 2018, the company launched Sigmar IT International and formed a strategic partnership with French staffing firm Groupe Adéquat. Farrelly was instrumental in bringing the 2018 World Employment Confederation to Dublin, in addition to hosting the event. Farrelly also is president of the National Recruitment Federation’s executive committee, where he represents the Irish recruitment industry with government and state bodies at international conferences and think tanks.

Rosaleen Blair

Rosaleen Blair

Alexander Mann Solutions
Founder and CEO

CEO Rosaleen Blair founded Alexander Mann Solutions in 1996 with an ambition to revolutionise and professionalise the way blue-chip multinationals attract, engage and retain top talent, while helping the best people in business achieve their fullest potential. The company now employs 4,000 people in more than 80 countries worldwide. Acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2013 for £260 million, AMS was then acquired by OMERS Private Markets in 2018 for £820 million. Recognised as an industry leader and entrepreneur, Blair has won numerous awards including Strategic Leader of the Year from National Outsourcing Awards in 2015, and most recently the Recruiter Magazine Impact Award in 2017. Additionally, Blair enthusiastically supports organisations including Everywoman and Barclays LifeSkills and invests her time and resources in entrepreneurs and small businesses through coaching, investment, sponsorship and mentoring.

Steven Quinn

Steven Quinn

Americas, of SThree
CEO

Steven Quinn was appointed CEO, Americas, of SThree in December 2013, after serving as the chief operating officer since 2012. Prior to that, he was group managing director of SThree’s brands across the U.K., Ireland, Benelux and the Middle East. Quinn came to the company from the Real Staffing Group (formerly Real IT) in 2010, where he was managing director. He is a lawyer by training.

Shona McManus

Shona McManus

Osborne Recruitment
CEO
Irish

As CEO and owner of Osborne Recruitment, Shona McManus has quadrupled the turnover, profits and headcount ever since she took the helm in 2013, helping it earn a Great Place to Work certification. With 20 years of experience, McManus has successfully led and transformed recruitment businesses in both multinational and indigenous Irish recruitment firms. Since 2018, Osborne has added four new locations, including its first international office in Toronto, Canada. It also placed in the top three best workplaces in its category at the Great Place to Work Awards 2020.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Geraldine King

Geraldine King

National Recruitment Federation
CEO
Irish

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Geraldine King is CEO of the National Recruitment Federation, which establishes and maintains standards and codes of practice for the recruitment industry in Ireland. She has focused on expanding the NRF’s services and has introduced the accredited certificate in recruitment practice to the Irish recruitment industry — the only certificate for recruiters in Ireland. Believing the recruitment industry should be viewed as a profession and have a full academic career path, King has been instrumental in development of the world’s first undergraduate three-year degree apprenticeship programme for recruiters; in partnership with the National College of Ireland, it launched in September 2020.

Shona McManus

Shona McManus

Osborne Recruitment
CEO and Owner

Shona McManus is CEO and owner of Osborne. Over her 18 years in the recruitment industry, McManus has successfully led and transformed recruitment businesses in both multinational and indigenous Irish recruitment firms. Since taking the helm of Osborne in April 2013, she guided it through the still-rocky economy to see it emerge in a strong market position. Osborne has more than quadrupled turnover, profits and headcount in the most recent years and has become a certified Great Place to Work. In 2018, Osborne opened two new branches, including its first international office in Toronto. McManus is also president of the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce.

Rosaleen Blair

Rosaleen Blair

Alexander Mann Solutions
CEO and Founder

Rosaleen Blair is the CEO and founder of Alexander Mann Solutions, a global talent acquisition and management company that enables people and organisations to achieve their fullest potential. She is widely credited as a pioneer of talent acquisition and management globally, and has received a number of awards, including Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year and National Outsourcing Awards Strategic Leader of the Year. In 2007, she led a management buyout backed by Graphite Capital and in 2013 brought in new investor New Mountain Capital, securing an investment of almost €315 million. She invests her time, resources and knowledge in entrepreneurs and small businesses through coaching, sponsorship and mentoring

Rosaleen Blair

Rosaleen Blair

Alexander Mann Solutions
Founder & CEO

Rosaleen Blair is founder and CEO of Alexander Mann Solutions, a global talent acquisition and management company. Blair created Alexander Mann Solutions in 1996 with an ambition to revolutionise and professionalise the way blue-chip multinationals attract, engage and retain top talent while helping the best people in business achieve their fullest potential. Recognised as an industry leader and entrepreneur, Blair has won numerous awards including UK Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year, E&Y London Entrepreneur of the Year, Tatler Woman of the Year, Strategic Leader of the Year National Outsourcing Awards, and most recently, the Recruiter Magazine Impact Award 2017. Additionally, Blair supports organisations including everywoman, Barclays LifeSkills, the Prince’s Trust and UNICEF. She also invests her time and resources in entrepreneurs and small businesses through coaching, sponsorship and mentoring.

Rosaleen Blair

Rosaleen Blair

Alexander Mann Solutions
Founder & CEO

Rosaleen Blair is the founder and CEO of Alexander Mann Solutions, a London-based, global provider of talent outsourcing and consulting services. Since launching the firm in 1996, she has led Alexander Mann through geographic expansion and revenue growth, a management buyout, four private equity relationships and a global economic crisis. Last year, Canada’s Omers Private Equity acquired Alexander Mann from New Mountain Capital in a deal giving the company an enterprise value of £820 million. Her numerous awards include Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year and E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, and she supports organisations including Everywoman, the Prince’s Trust, UNICEF, Modern Muse and more.

Geraldine King

Geraldine King

National Recruitment Federation
Chief Executive

Geraldine King joined the National Recruitment Federation in 2009 and as its chief executive is responsible for running the NRF office and all divisions of the Federation. King led the lobbying effort that resulted in the awarding of the first apprenticeship programme for recruiters on the national academic framework, in partnership with the National College of Ireland. She is also a member of the MBA panel of interviewers for Dublin City University and a recent board member of the Fingal Dublin Chamber of Commerce. In 2018, King was a guest speaker at the World Employment Confederation. Prior to joining NRF, she worked at Grafton Recruitment as a branch manager.