2017

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, French -

As CEO of Upwork, Stephane Kasriel drives the company’s vision of connecting businesses with talent faster than ever. The third-largest company by human cloud spend, Upwork boasts more than 5 million company clients and 12 million freelancers. Kasriel first joined the company as a result of the merger with oDesk in 2012, and was responsible for building and leading the company’s global engineering team as senior VP of engineering. Kasriel also co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

In October 2016, Matthew Taylor was appointed to lead an independent review into modern employment in the UK. The resulting “Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices,” published in July, considered the implications of new forms of work on worker rights and responsibilities, as well as on employer freedoms and obligations and how to address future challenges facing the UK labour market. At press time, it is unclear how or whether any of the recommendations will make their way into legislation.

Taylor is the CEO for the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Previously, he was the chief adviser on political strategy to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Other roles include Labour Party director of policy and deputy general secretary and chief executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, the UK’s leading left-of-centre think tank.

Aug 24, 2017

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Johnathan Johnson is CEO of Fircroft, which was founded by his father, John Johnson. He joined in 1997 as a consultant and was promoted to operations director for the international oil and gas sector in 2001. Since taking the helm in 2005, he has overseen the global expansion of the company, taking advantage of the globalisation in the oil and gas industry. As CEO, Johnson has made sure that the company’s service offering has developed to meet the needs of its growing client base.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Dutch -

Hans Ploos van Amstel joined Adecco Group as CFO in September 2015. He started his career in finance at Procter & Gamble in the Netherlands in 1989. Between 1992 and 2003, he held positions of increasing responsibility in P&G across Saudi Arabia, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. In 2003, he joined Levi Strauss & Co. in Belgium as VP, finance and operation, Europe, and moved to the US as global CFO in 2005. In his most recent position, van Amstel was CFO of COFRA Group from 2009 to 2013, before acting as co-CEO of C&A Europe for a transition period until 2015.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Dutch -

Jan Arie van Barneveld has been CEO of Brunel International since 2000. Van Barneveld started his career as a senior manager at Coopers & Lybrand, which merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998 to form PwC. He then held successive management positions at companies in Belgium and the Netherlands. His most recent position before moving to Brunel International was director of Avero Life & Mortgages, which is part of the Achmea Insurance Group.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, American -

As president of Pontoon, Mike Wachholz led a team of more than 1,600 employees in more than 40 countries, supporting clients in at least 110 countries. Pontoon, the global HR outsourcing brand for Adecco Group, drives the acquisition of permanent talent and manages contingent and project workforce on behalf of an organization. Wachholz began his career as a securities attorney. He then moved into investment banking, advising growth stage companies in developing business plans, executing growth strategies, and raising capital. Prior to joining Pontoon, Wachholz helped launch and raise initial capital for a mobile workforce software and services company. He served as president and CEO until the sale of the company in 2006. Wachholz was also COO of Beeline until he joined Pontoon in 2012. Wachholz holds a juris doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law.

*Editor’s note: Mike Wachholz left Pontoon in August 2017.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Spanish -

Enrique Sanchez serves as Adecco’s regional head of Iberia & Latin America, a position he has held since October 2009. Sanchez joined Adecco Spain in 1993 as branch manager. In 1995, he became regional manager of the Central Region. Two years later, he was appointed operations manager, and in 2001 president and general manager of Adecco Spain and Portugal. From 2003 to 2005, Enrique Sanchez was general manager for Spain and Portugal, and was also responsible for the development of the company in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In 2005, he returned to Spain, becoming responsible for Adecco Group Iberia.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, German -

Oktay Erciyaz was promoted to CEO of the Trenkwalder Group AG in May 2017. In addition to managing the group, he focuses on sales, growth and business development. An MBA, Erciyaz has more than 20 years of executive experience in corporate development. He started his career at Preussag AG and worked for various units and divisions of the Bertelsmann Group, especially at the service group Arvato.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Dutch -

Annemarie Muntz is president of the World Employment Confederation, representing labour-market enablers in 50 countries and seven of the largest international workforce solutions companies. She also chairs its European counterpart, WEC-Europe. She is an influential lobbyist at the global level and at the European Union, representing the interests of the employment and recruitment industry at large. In addition to her roles at WEC, Muntz is managing director of group public affairs for Randstad Holding. She also sits on the board of CSR Europe, a European network for sustainable businesses.

Aug 24, 2017

SI 100 Europe - 2017, French -

François Roux has been general manager of the French staffing association, Prism’emploi, since 2001. In this role, he represents the interests of the staffing industry, lobbying government and negotiating with social partners and French institutions. In 2013, Roux led the talks with trade unions that resulted in the creation of a form of indefinite duration contract for temporary agency workers. In 2017, the association will be in the spotlight again as a new labour bill is underway.