James Reed serves as chairman and CEO of Reed Group, which comprises 11 companies dedicated to improving lives through work. The €1.12 billion group was extremely active in helping to find work for people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic; in 2022, Reed in Partnership passed the milestone of placing back into work 250,000 people who had been unemployed long term. Reed Group is now growing in new markets through Reed Franchise Partnerships; it has new franchisees operating in Singapore, Switzerland and the United States and is actively recruiting for more in Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022