Maurizio Uboldi is international global head for Gi Group. Since January 2007, Uboldi has been responsible for the company’s international expansion programme. The company operates directly or through partnerships in more than 30 countries worldwide. In 1997, Uboldi co-foundedCronos Spa (Temporary Employment) and was member of the board from 1999 until 2002. He also has extensive experience with labour markets in China and Eastern Europe.
Sergio Picarelli is The Adecco Group’s regional head of North America, UK and Ireland Professional Staffing and is responsible for global oversight of Lee Hecht Harrison, General Assembly, Badenoch+Clark, Spring Professional and Pontoon. He has been a member of its executive committee since 2009. Picarelli first joined Adecco in 1993, holding several leadership positions before becoming country manager of Adecco Italy and Switzerland from 2005 to 2009 (Switzerland until the end of 2008). He was the group’s chief sales officer from 2009 to September 2015, when he became regional head of Italy, Eastern Europe and Middle East and North Africa.
Federico Vione is regional head of Italy, Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa and India for Adecco. He originally joined Adecco in 1999 as branch manager and was soon promoted to zone manager for central Italy and has been a member of the executive committee since October 2009. Vione is Vice President of Assolavoro (Italian Association of Private Employment Agencies), Italy. Adecco was ranked 1st in Staffing Industry Analysts’ Largest Staffing Report in Italy, their revenue accounts for 15% of the Italian market share.
Maria Raffaella Caprioglio is president of Umana SpA, the fifth-largest staffing firm in Italy with more than 130 branches throughout Italy. She joined Umana in 1998, and in 2001 joined Umana’s board of directors. Caprioglio became VP in 2007 and president in 2012. Caprioglio’s career took off when, at the age of 23, she joined what was then known as the Industrial Association for the province of Venice, becoming the first woman to hold office within that organisation. Caprioglio is a member of the general council of industrial association Assolombarda Confindustria Milano and is a member of its ICT Group Council and Business Services committee.
Openjobmetis S.p.A. saw record revenue in 2021 compared to previous years, and at the forefront of that achievement was CEO Rosario Rasizza. Under Rasizza’s leadership, Openjobmetis in the first half of 2022 completed the integration and reorganisation process for the Quanta Group with the merger of Quanta S.p.A. into Openjobmetis and the merger of Quanta Risorse Umane S.p.A. into Openjob Consulting S.r.l. The company also improved its Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating this year to 10.4 points from 12.5 points, placing it among the top HR firms ranked by the organisation. Rasizza looks forward to a year full of new challenges in 2023.
Rosario Rasizza, CEO of Openjobmetis SpA, started his career in 1997 when he opened Temporary S.p.A. of Milan in Varese. In 2001, he led the launch of a new employment agency and contributed toward the creation of Openjob SpA. Between 2003 and 2011, he guided Openjob through a series of acquisitions. He has been chairman of Assosomm, the Italian Association of Employment Agencies, since 2013. In 2008, he was appointed Knight of the Italian Republic and in 2018 he became Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Federico Vione is regional head of Italy, Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa and India for Adecco. He originally joined Adecco in 1999 as branch manager and was soon promoted to zone manager for central Italy and has been a member of the executive committee since October 2009. From 2010 to 2012, Vione was president of Assolavoro, the Italian National Association for Employment Agencies, which represents the staffing industry in Italy. He graduated in economics from Università G. D’Annunzio in Pescara, Italy.
Stefano Colli-Lanzi is founder and CEO of Gi Group. Established in 1998 in Italy, Gi Group is one of the world’s leading HR companies, providing a range of services for the development of the labour market. Gi Group now operates in more than 40 countries worldwide, either directly or through strategic partnerships. Colli-Lanzi is the vice chairman of Assolavoro (Italian National Association for Employment Agencies) and is a professor of business economics at the Milan Catholic University.
Appointed regional president, Northern Europe, in May 2021, Riccardo Barberis oversees all ManpowerGroup’s Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions brands and offerings across the region and is accelerating diversification, digitisation and innovation plans. Barberis, who speaks five languages, reports directly to Chairman and CEO Jonas Prising and is on ManpowerGroup’s executive leadership team. He currently serves as board member of Junior Achievement Europe; he had also served as VP of Assolavaro, the Italian staffing industry association, and was president of ManpowerGroup’s Human Age Institute. He joined ManpowerGroup in 1998 and has held numerous leadership positions in Europe and Latin America, including country manager for ManpowerGroup Italy.
Francesco Baroni was named country manager of Gi Group Italy in 2019. In addition to coordinating the activities of Gi Group’s various brands, he leads the strategic development of an integrated value proposition to meet the increasingly complex needs of companies and candidates. He joined Gi Group in 2014 as a business innovation and technology management senior executive. Baroni previously worked for consulting firms and public institutions, including IBM and the Regione Lombardia Government. Gi Group ranks among the world’s largest staffing providers, operating directly in 31 countries with a partner network in 58 additional countries.
