Meet the 2022 influencers in the €206 billion European staffing market. This list, compiled by SIA, includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, reformers, lawyers and businesspeople with a wide range of skills and accomplishments who hail from a multitude of staffing markets in the region. We also welcome four new inductees to the Staffing 100 Europe Hall of Fame, which comprises pioneers and champions whose indelible impact is at the core of the industry’s evolution. These lists are not a ranking, but a shout-out to those who have made a difference in the world of work.
Peter Searle

Peter Searle

In addition to serving as executive chairman of Norman Broadbent, Peter Searle is a dedicated supporter of the recruitment industry. He is currently chairman of the board of Hiring Hub and has led and sat on the boards of several companies, including Spring Group, Delphi, Airswift and The Adecco Group. He also has extensive global(…)

Herman Nijns

Herman Nijns

Herman Nijns is CEO of Randstad Group BeLux and general director, Nordics. He is also president of the World Employment Confederation – Europe, a regional organisation that represents the European staffing industry, and a member of the supervisory board of Federgon, the Belgian staffing industry association. Randstad Group Belgium in December 2021 acquired recruitment and(…)

Bettina Schaller

Bettina Schaller

Bettina Schaller heads the group public affairs activities of The Adecco Group and serves as president of the World Employment Confederation, the voice of private employment services worldwide. Active on several economic and labor-market committees, she is vicechair of the Business at OECD ELSA (Employment, Labor and Social Affairs) Committee, a member of the B20(…)

Philippe Gobinet

Philippe Gobinet

President and CEO Philippe Gobinet has led Partnaire Group, France’s oldest temporary employment firm, since 1987. With revenue of over €472 million, Partnaire Group has 630 employees placing 62,000 temporary workers through 180 branches throughout France. Gobinet’s leadership has enabled Partnaire Group to succeed as well as acquire Inter Conseil in 2018. Gobinet has also(…)

Roland Gomez

Roland Gomez

With turnover of €2.9 billion in 2021, Proman Group CEO Roland Gomez led the group to 20% year-over-year growth. He oversaw the acquisitions of the top three family-owned businesses in the Netherlands, strengthening Proman’s position in Northern Europe; the organisation now represents more than 800 branches and 100,000 people on assignment every day in 16(…)

Matt Weston

Matt Weston

The pandemic provided Matt Weston, senior managing director, UK&I, Benelux and UAE, with the opportunity to help rebuild Robert Half’s employee value proposition, develop employee career pathways and create a rewarding work-life balance for its people. In the past year, his team has added more than 70 staff members in the UK, adding to its(…)