SI 100 Europe

Oct 5, 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2022, French -

Jean-Philippe Papin is general director of France-based Actual Leader Group, established in November 2018 after the merger of temporary employment firms Groupe Actual and Leader Intérim. He had been CEO of the latter, which he founded in 1992. The combined group is now the seventh-largest staffing firm in France. Earlier this year, the group acquired France-based HR services firm Ressources RH Group. Also this year, Flexfamily, owned by Actual Leader Group, acquired Evolon, a Dutch-based training provider. Actual Leader has 2,300 internal and 135,000 temporary workers in a network of more than 470 agencies in Europe.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As COO of NES Global Talent since 2008, Simon Coton has been a key part of the executive team, delivering the sale to private equity funds advised by AEA Investors in 2012, securing a number of refinancing deals, and making seven strategic and value-adding acquisitions. During his tenure, NES expanded its operations to 66 physical locations around the globe, expanded its sector focus, and grew its turnover to more than $1.8 billion. Most recently, he helped facilitate the September 2020 merger with technical recruitment firm Fircroft to form NES Fircroft, of which he remains COO. He first joined NES in 1995 as a recruiter.

Oct 20, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

James Reed is chairman of Reed Global. Founded in 1960, it now has more than 3,000 employees working in 140 locations worldwide. During the Covid-19 crisis, Reed co-launched the Keep Britain Working campaign to preserve jobs and donated £100,000 to the National Emergencies Trust Covid Appeal, matched by a £100,000 donation from the Reed Foundation made via The Big Give. He joined the company in 1992 after graduating from Harvard Business School. Reed is also a published author and has written The 7 Second CV, Why You? and 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear Again; he also co-authored Put Your Mindset to Work.

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, British -

Alan Savage founded the Orion Group in 1987. As a mechanical technician, he worked his way through the engineering ranks. Following a stint as a sales and marketing consultant, he formed the Orion Group to provide personnel to the booming engineering sector. Based in Inverness, Orion Group employs 375 staff across its 57 worldwide offices and manages more than 4,000 contractors annually throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The awardwinning Group now operate across a number of industry sectors; Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Rail, Office & Commercial, Renewables, IT, Mining, Construction and the Sciences. Savage is a former chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club.

Aug 16, 2019

SI 100 Europe - 2019, British -

Under Spencer Wreford’s leadership as CEO, London-based Empresaria Group plc is investing in its central team and rationalizing its business with a focus on its core brands. Wreford joined the international specialist staffing group in 2010 as group finance director and added the COO role in 2017; he was promoted to CEO in May 2018. Wreford has led six investments to bring new brands into the group, including last year’s majority stake in Peru’s Grupo Solimano. Empresaria posted consecutive record profit levels for the last four years, with 2018 reaching record levels of net fee income, profit and conversion ratio.

* Wreford stepped down as CEO in June 2019.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

CEO of the Impellam Group, Julia Robertson, began her recruitment career in 1979. She founded her own recruitment business, The Agency, in 1986. In 1996, Robertson assumed leadership of Tate, which she sold, alongside The Agency, to Carlisle Staffing Services in 2000. Robertson then held several leadership roles for brands within the Carlisle group, including SRG, Tate and Carlisle Managed Solutions. Following the merger of Carlisle Staffing Services and the Corporate Services Group in 2008, Robertson became divisional CEO of Impellam UK and was appointed group CEO of Impellam Group in 2013. Robertson was chief executive of the Institute of Employment Consultants, which later merged with the Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services to form REC, from 1993 to 1996.

Oct 8, 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Despite the impact of the pandemic on effective talent sourcing, Morson Group, under the leadership of COO Adrian Adair, continued reinventing and bringing services to the market designed in response to a need, which ultimately spearheaded the creation of its standalone RPO solution, RPOne. Adair also led the group’s partnership with The Girls’ Network, guiding its work in empowering disadvantaged young females to achieve their aspirations. With a 50-year heritage, the Morson Group remains focused on disruption and promoting diverse talent.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Swiss -

Bernard Zen-Ruffinen is president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for Korn Ferry, which he joined in 2009. From 2000 to 2009, he was the Swiss managing partner for Heidrick & Struggles and European head of the board and CEO practice. Previously, he served as president and CEO of DHL/ Danzas Latin America, a company belonging to Deutsche Post World Net group. In the 1990s, he was a founding member of Precious Woods and more recently was a founder of Monarca Coffee Wood, two companies dedicated to counteracting the effect of deforestation and global warming. Zen-Ruffinen is the 2013 recipient of the AESC European Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Executive Search Profession.

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, French -

As SVP, EMEA markets and operations, Manuel Roger is responsible for Beeline’s operations in Europe. He joined Adecco Group in 1998 as an international IT project manager, where he was responsible for front-office solutions, online testing, and e-commerce platforms. In 2002, Roger became an IT international procurement manager for Adecco Group. In 2014, he became Adecco Group global procurement director and successfully developed Adecco Group’s global procurement department. Roger served as Adecco Group’s LATAM zone finance director from 2009 to 2011. He then became SVP international product management at Beeline to expand Beeline’s product and service offerings outside of North America.

Aug 28, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, Dutch -

Patrick Tiessen is founder and CEO of Nétive, the largest VMS provider based on Salesforce.com in the Benelux. Founded in 2003, Nétive started with two customers and has grown to more than 200 customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Finland and the UK. Nétive focuses on creating the best possible cloud software to manage contingent workforces and recruit permanent staff within one single solution. Before Nétive, Tiessen worked as international IT manager at Kelly Services for eight years. In 2010, Nétive acquired Brightbox HR, the first freelancer management system in Europe, and in 2012 it acquired a VMS solution for SAP customers.