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Tim Watts

Tim Watts

Pertemps Network Group
President

Tim Watts is lifetime president of Pertemps Network Group, which is made up of Pertemps Ltd. and Network Group. The former has been in the Sunday Times’ Top 100 Companies to Work For from 2007 to 2013, while Network Group is made up of 41 subsidiary companies. Watts is “High Sheriff of the West Midlands,” a ceremonial position he will undertake for 12 months.

Ingrid Hofmann

Ingrid Hofmann

Hofmann Corp.
Founder and CEO
German

Ingrid Hofmann is CEO of Hofmann Corp., parent company of global staffing and recruiting agency I.K. Hofmann (also known as Hofmann Personal), which she founded in 1985 in Nuremberg, Germany. She expanded rapidly into Eastern Germany upon the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. That same year, the birth of her daughter led to her commitment to make the worlds of work and family compatible. I.K. Hofmann is the fifth-largest staffing firm in Germany and the 22nd largest in Europe. In 2007, Hofmann was awarded the Federal Order of Merit by then-Federal President Horst Köhler.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Rosario Rasizza

Rosario Rasizza

Openjobmetis
CEO

Rosario Rasizza, CEO of Openjobmetis, started his career in 1997 when he opened Temporary S.p.A. of Milan in Varese. In 2001, he guided the launch of a new employment agency and contributed toward the creation of Openjob S.p.A. Between 2003 and 2011, he guided Openjob through a series of acquisitions. In 2008, he was appointed Knight of the Italian Republic as well as chairman of the Italian Association of Employment Agencies. In 2015, CRIBIS D&B awarded Rating 1 to Openjobmetis, recognising the company at the highest level of economic and financial reliability — and in 2017, it further upgraded its rating to a CRIBIS Prime Company. In 2017, the group reported revenue of €583.9 million.

Nicola McQueen

Nicola McQueen

NHS Professionals
CEO
British

With over two decades of experience in recruitment, Nicola McQueen has continued to develop creative staffing solutions to complex business challenges across the private and public sectors. As CEO of NHS Professionals since 2019, McQueen led the business through the Covid-19 pandemic, successfully recruiting more than 50,000 healthcare professionals to the NHS at a critical time for the country. She continues to grow key parts of the business, such as its international offerings and non-nursing business. A passionate advocate of women and well-being, McQueen has been featured on SIA’s Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list for several years.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis

Harvey Nash Group
CEO

Albert Ellis is the CEO of Harvey Nash Group, a London-based IT staffing and services firm. Originally appointed CFO in 2000, he became CEO in 2005. The company has since expanded its footprint globally with revenue of £784.3 million. Under his leadership, Harvey Nash became the first recruitment consultancy in the world to gain accreditation under Ernst and Young’s National Equality Standard, and its pioneering work in establishing diversity networks in four continents has been recognised by the UK government. Before Harvey Nash, Ellis worked in the accounting and auditing profession after qualifying as a chartered accountant. He is also a foundation member of Cambridge University’s Rustat Conference, a non-executive director at Asia House and external advisor to London City University’s Cass Business School’s Information Leadership Network.

Henry Schirmer

Henry Schirmer

Randstad NV
CFO and Executive Board Member
German

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Henry Schirmer joined Randstad as CFO and member of its executive board in 2018. He is responsible for global finance and accounting, business control, M&A, tax, treasury, business risk and audit, investor relations and legal. In 2019, Randstad achieved record-high free cash flow, providing the opportunity to strengthen its balance sheet and reduce its debt position. Together with a cost optimisation program, this improved its incremental conversion ratio resulting in an EBITA of 4.9% in the last quarter. Schirmer is also a member of the board of directors of General American Investors and the non-profit organisation Results for Development.

Ged Mason

Ged Mason

Morson
CEO

Ged Mason is CEO of Morson, a UKbased technical staffing firm. He joined the company in 1986 and took over as managing director in 1999 from his father, Gerry Mason, with backing from Barclays Private Equity. The company was floated on AIM in 2006 and taken private again in 2012. Morson Group added Vital Human Resources to the fold in 2013. In 2016, Mason received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire award for services to engineering and design in the UK.

Geraldine King

Geraldine King

CEO, Employment & Recruitment Federation; Board Member, WEC
Irish

As CEO of the Employment & Recruitment Federation, Geraldine King continues to facilitate its services and upskill offerings. In 2022, King introduced the first graduate exit programme in partnership with the National College of Ireland for a bachelor’s degree in recruitment practice — the sole degree in the world attached to the country’s national framework of education. Her plans include developing the first-ever master’s accreditation for Ireland recruiters. A 22-year staffing veteran, King is an executive board member at the World Employment Confederation and a board member of the Ireland external advisory board for the digital reform of public sector recruitment.

Robert Walters

Robert Walters

Robert Walters plc
Chief Executive

Robert Walters is chief executive of the firm bearing his name. After three years at Touche Ross & Co., Walters joined the recruitment firm Michael Page as one of its first employees. After an eight-year period, which included setting up the firm’s New York office, he returnedto London and established Robert Walters in 1985, specialising in junior to middle management professional positions. Robert Walters plc now has 53 offices in 24 countries.

Rosaleen Blair

Rosaleen Blair

Alexander Mann Solutions
CEO and Founder

Rosaleen Blair is the CEO and founder of Alexander Mann Solutions, a global talent acquisition and management company that enables people and organisations to achieve their fullest potential. She is widely credited as a pioneer of talent acquisition and management globally, and has received a number of awards, including Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year and National Outsourcing Awards Strategic Leader of the Year. In 2007, she led a management buyout backed by Graphite Capital and in 2013 brought in new investor New Mountain Capital, securing an investment of almost €315 million. She invests her time, resources and knowledge in entrepreneurs and small businesses through coaching, sponsorship and mentoring