Staffing 100 Europe | Hall of Fame | 2022
Alistair Cox has led Hays plc as CEO since 2007. With 10,800 staff across four divisions operating from 256 offices in 33 countries, Hays is listed as the sixth-largest staffing firm in the world by SIA. Under Cox’s leadership, the company reached £6.59 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended June 30, with net fees surging 32% during the period to £1.18 billion.
A chartered engineer who began his career at British Aerospace, Cox entered the staffing industry through his 2002 appointment as chief executive of Xansa plc, an IT outsourcing organisation. He holds a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Salford and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in the US state of California.
