SI 100 Europe

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, British -

Ann Swain has been the chief executive of APSCo since 1999, establishing it as the only trade body dedicated to supporting the needs of recruitment firms operating in professional staffing sectors in the UK. APSCo has a reputation for innovation and leadership and now has a global footprint with separate international businesses in Germany and Asia. Swain has more than 20 years’ recruitment experience, including time as managing director of Learning Curve and UK sales director at Computer People. Swain is a leading commentator on professional recruitment trends, the co-author of the best-selling Professional Recruiter’s Handbook and a popular platform speaker at UK and international recruitment conferences.

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, British -

Paul Venables has been group finance director of Hays since 2006. He has previously worked at Deloitte and Touche in the US and Exel plc for 13 years before to its purchase by Deutsche Post and DHL Logistics in 2006. 2016

Oct 8, 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Along with co-founder Novo Abakare, CEO Jack Beaman developed Syft, now Indeed Flex, out of a drive to change how temp staffing works by helping to democratise access to both workers and work. During the past year, Beaman led the move to the remote onboarding of new “Flexers” and kept the no-show rate at 2.6% with no redundancies made. Beaman plans to build on the group’s success in the UK and continue its US expansion; the group has already launched in four US cities. In addition to his role as CEO of Indeed Flex, Beaman became vice president of staffing solutions for Indeed, which acquired Syft, in 2020.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

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.

Jul 24, 2016

SI 100 Europe - 2016, Italian -

At the end of 2015, Federico Vione was appointed chief sales and innovation officer for Adecco. He originally joined Adecco in 1998 as a temp. In 2001 he became country manager of Ajilon Italy and then Switzerland in 2003. In 2005, Vione was appointed project leader, global account management, and subsequently head of Eastern Europe & Russia. In 2008, he was appointed country manager of Adecco Italy and in 2009 regional head of Italy, Eastern Europe & MENA. In 2011, he assumed responsibility of India & North Africa. Vione has been president and then VP of Assolavoro (Italian Association of Private Employment Agencies) till 2015.

Aug 30, 2018

SI 100 Europe - 2018, Dutch -

Richard Jager is CEO of Randstad Group Germany. He began his career as a consultant with Randstad Netherlands in 1995 and held various leadership roles including CEO of Randstad company Talisman Software. In 2011, Jager was promoted to CEO of Randstad Switzerland and in 2015 became CEO of both Randstad Switzerland and Austria, a position he held until December 2015. Jager became CEO of Randstad Group Germany in September 2017. In addition to his roles in Randstad, Jager has served on the advisory boards for Randstad, Wittenborg University and Nyenrode Business University in Amsterdam.

Sep 19, 2023

SI 100 Europe - 2023 -

A 26-plus year staffing industry veteran, Jilko Andringa is CEO of Brunel International, a €1.2 billion global provider of specialist workforce solutions. Netherlands-based Brunel was ranked by SIA as the 61st-largest staffing firm in the world. Andringa plans to drive a balanced environmental, social and governance agenda, including better diversity in succession planning to foster equity in all levels of the organisation. In 2022, Brunel became carbon neutral. Prior to joining Brunel in 2017, Andriga was president, Northern Europe, of ManpowerGroup; he previously held management positions at Randstad. Andringa is also a member of the supervisory board of EW Facility Services.

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Polish -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As president of Work Service from March 2019 to August 2020, Iwona Szmitkowska led the company through a restructuring process and was a key player in the majority stake acquisition of Work Service by Gi Group, which was finalised in August. Now VP of Work Service SA, she plans to focus within the Polish market on automation of HR processes, HR restructuring, and recruitment and outsourcing. Associated with Work Service since 2003, she is also president of the Work Service Foundation and since 2017 has been the president of the management board of the Employment Agencies Association, the largest Polish organisation specializing in delivering HR.

Sep 23, 2023

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Dominique Hermans, Randstad’s chief executive for Northern Europe and member of the executive leadership team, grew her leadership over 22 years with the company. She started her career in engineering and found the mix of technical and people needs a fast fit. Hermans joined Randstad in 2001, moving from regional to national manager, where she would later become CEO of Randstad Group Netherlands in 2021. Today, she leads Randstad in 13 European countries. Hermans is committed to making the workplace better for all and serves as a thought leader for inclusivity and equity.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, French -

Roland Gomez heads Proman, the French staffing group founded by his parents in 1990. Roland GOMEZ has worked with the business from the beginning and was appointed CEO in 2003. Since 2013, Proman has expanded its international presence through organic growth and acquisitions in different countries: UK (Heads and PROMAN Recruitment), Switzerland (3HPRO, AàZ Emplois), Belgium, Luxembourg and more recently in Canada. Since the launch, the group’s turnover has increased by an average annual rate of 25%.