Spanish

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

ASEMPLEO
President

Andreu Cruañas became president of ASEMPLEO, the association of private employment agencies in Spain, in 2013. Cruañas represents ASEMPLEO in Eurociett and CIETT. He is on the executive committee of Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE) and has been a board member of CEOE and the SpanishConfederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) since 2013. Cruañas is also a member of the General Council of the Spanish Employment System (Ministry of Employment and Social Security) and the Central Executive Committee of the Public Employment Service of Spain. In his career, Cruañas has alternated between roles in the public and private sector and was formerly the Secretary of Labour and Employment and Director General of Employment of the Catalan Government.

Enrique Sanchez

Enrique Sanchez

Adecco
Regional Head of Iberia & South America

Enrique Sanchez serves as the regional head of Adecco Iberia & South America, a position he has held since October 2009. Sanchez joined Adecco Spain in 1993 as branch manager. In 1995, he became regional manager of the Central Region. Two years later, he was appointed operations manager, and in 2001 president and general manager of Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, Sanchez was general manager for Spain and Portugal, and was also responsible for the development of the company in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In 2005, he returned to Spain, becoming responsible for Adecco Group Iberia.

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Asempleo
President
Spanish

Asempleo President Andreu Cruañas became a governing body member of the World Employment Confederation in June 2020. He has led Asempleo, Spain’s 73-member association of employment agencies and temporary employment agencies, since its inception in 2013. The association aims to develop and expand the temporary work industry in Spain and to promote rigorous compliance control with legislation and good practice. Cruañas has also been an executive committee member of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) since 2013. Among his proudest accomplishment was Asempleo’s development and approval of a new Code of Ethics and Good Practices for the sector.

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Martin Alonso

Martin Alonso

Adecco
Regional Head, Northern Europe

Martin Alonso was appointed regional head of Northern Europe in August 2011. Alonso joined Adecco Spain in 1993 as branch manager. In 1998, after having held various operational positions, he was appointed as the finance manager for Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, he was the regional finance manager for Adecco Central Europe. As of 2007, he also took on the role of operational manager for Adecco Portugal. From 2009 to July 2011 he held the position of finance manager for Iberia and South America.

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Asempleo
President
Spanish

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Andreu Cruañas is president of Asempleo, the association of private employment agencies in Spain, whose member firms account for 21% of the temporary contracts in the country with 780,000 unique candidates and a turnover of €5.5 billion. The association participates on the board of the Business Confederation of Spain and partnered with the World Employment Confederation to present the Ibero-American Strategic Dialogue. This presentation involved analysing the labour market and exchanging experiences and good practices, while looking for synergies that help to develop social innovation as a key factor for the future of employment. Cruañas’ proudest accomplishment was Asempleo’s development and approval of a new Code of Ethics and Good Practices for the sector.

Enrique Sanchez

Enrique Sanchez

The Adecco Group
Regional Head of Iberia & Latin America

Enrique Sanchez serves as Adecco’s regional head of Iberia & Latin America, a position he has held since October 2009. Sanchez joined Adecco Spain in 1993 as branch manager. In 1995, he became regional manager of the Central Region. Two years later, he was appointed operations manager, and in 2001 president and general manager of Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, Enrique Sanchez was general manager for Spain and Portugal, and was also responsible for the development of the company in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In 2005, he returned to Spain, becoming responsible for Adecco Group Iberia.

Enrique Sanchez

Enrique Sanchez

The Adecco Group
Regional Head of Iberia, Italy, Eastern Europe & MENA

Enrique Sanchez was appointed as The Adecco Group’s regional head of Iberia, Italy, Eastern Europe & MENA in 2019 and has been a member of its executive committee since October 2009. Sanchez joined The Adecco Group Spain in 1993 as sales representative and expanded his responsibilities over the next few years. In 2001, he became president and general manager of Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, Sanchez was general manager for Spain and Portugal, and led the development of the company in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In 2005, he assumed responsibility for Adecco Group Iberia.

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Asempleo
President

As president of Asempleo, the association of private employment agencies in Spain, Andreu Cruañas represents Spain in the World Employment Confederation. In 2018, Asempleo reached the first agreement in Europe with the most-represented Spanish unions. The organisation also approved a code of good practices for employment agencies. Cruañas consults on public affairs and regulation and in the public sector as secretary of labour affairs of the Catalan government and Director General of Employment and the Public Employment Service. Cruañas is also vice president and general council of the National Employment System (Ministry of Labour) and a member of the executive commission of the Public Employment Service of the State and of the National Vocational Training Council.

Andreu Cruañas

Andreu Cruañas

Asempleo
President
Spanish

President Andreu Cruañas has led Asempleo, Spain’s 73-member association of employment agencies and temporary employment agencies, since its inception in 2013. The association aims to develop and expand the temporary work industry in Spain and to promote rigorous compliance control with legislation and good practice. Cruañas has also been an executive committee member of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) since 2013. Cruañas became a governing body member of the World Employment Confederation in June 2020.

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Felipe Navío

Felipe Navío

Jobandtalent
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Spanish

Felipe Navío is co-CEO of digital temporary job platform Jobandtalent, which he co-founded in 2009 in Madrid with the goal of fundamentally tearing down the barriers of job searching and hiring. One of the fast-growing companies in the industry today, Jobandtalent in December 2021 announced a $500 million funding round backed by leading investors such as SoftBank and Kinnevik, followed by a major debt facility with Goldman Sachs and Citi in May. The company has also expanded to new markets and announced three acquisitions this year. In 2021, Jobandtalent placed more than 200,000 people in jobs and is on track to double this figure in 2022.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022