2020

Oct 31, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, 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.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, British -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Kevin Barrow, a partner with international law firm Osborne Clarke LLP, has been advising staffing companies on legal matters since 1990. This year, he has advised top UK staffing companies on the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and 50 staffing companies on how to recover from lockdown issues. Since 2010, he has been involved in many higher-value staffing and recruitment sector M&As in Europe. He has also advised over 200 companies on alternate supply models and IR35 compliance. Barrow thrives on leading a specialist team which will help identify funding opportunities for workforce solution companies to survive and adapt to the newly digitalised world.

Oct 17, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Irish -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As CEO and owner of Osborne, Shona McManus has quadrupled turnover, profits and headcount since 2013, and led the effort to earn Osborne a Great Place to Work certification. With 19 years of experience, McManus has successfully led and transformed recruitment businesses in both multinational and indigenous Irish recruitment firms. Since 2018, Osborne has added four new locations to its repertoire, including its first international office in Toronto. It also placed in the top-three best workplaces in its category at the Great Place to Work Awards 2020. McManus’ vision and inclusive entrepreneurial leadership have made her stand out as a recruitment luminary.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As CEO of PageGroup, Steven Ingham oversees a £1.28 billion global business with a headcount of almost 7,000 employees across 36 countries. Ingham has witnessed PageGroup’s people-first culture being strengthened by successfully adapting to volatile market and cultural changes as well as delivering a threefold increase in turnover and profits. He has continued to reshape what PageGroup is as a business and the opportunities it can create. Since becoming a wheelchair user after a near-fatal skiing accident in March 2019, Ingham increased focus on unlocking hidden talent, enabling employers to nurture diverse workforces built on an inclusive, winning mindset.

Oct 15, 2020

SI 100 Europe - 2020, Italian -

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Maria Raffaella Caprioglio, president of Umana SpA since 2012, is responsible for Umana’s efforts in marketing, branding and corporate communications. Caprioglio joined Umana in 1998 — when the staffing industry was starting to take shape in Italy — and helped make it possible for a small company to become a main player in the sector in Italy. With 2019 total turnover of €720 million, Umana is now the fifth-largest staffing firm in Italy and one of the few funded entirely with Italian capital. Caprioglio is a member of the national General Council of the Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria) and sits on the board of many local industrial associations throughout the country.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Christophe Catoir was appointed by The Adecco Group as regional head of France and Northern Europe in February 2019 and this year assumed executive oversight of the company’s UK and Ireland general staffing business. A member of the executive committee since 2015, Catoir joined Groupe Adecco France as internal auditor in 1995. By 2005, he was appointed head of permanent placement activities in France, and became a member of the Groupe Adecco France management team in 2007. In 2009, Catoir was appointed managing director of Adecco South-East France and in 2012 took over as managing director for Professional Staffing Groupe Adecco France.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

In 2020, Paul Jacquin co-founded Taptrove Ventures, which invests in WorkTech startups, providing solutions to boost productivity, enable a distributed workforce and improve professional journeys. He is also managing partner of the Randstad Innovation Fund, which he co-founded in 2014 to invest in social sourcing, online platforms, mobile solutions, virtual solutions, gamification and big data analytics. It has since invested in 20 companies and deployed close to €50 million. In the past year the fund grew more than 50% in annual recurring revenue and added US-based firms ZapInfo and This is Alice, as well as ValidatedID in Spain to its portfolio.

Oct 17, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

CEO Ged Mason has led €942 million Morson Group since 1999, taking over from his late father and company founder, Gerry Mason. The company’s mission is to provide world-class talent and design consultancy services. It achieves continued growth, with Ged Mason leading the strategic vision emphasising the right cultural fit and family values along with the delivery of opportunities. Continuing his father’s legacy, the Morson Group is one of the industry’s best success stories, which saw Mason appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition for his services to engineering and design.

Oct 15, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Thierry Geffroy is chairman and CEO of Francebased Samsic RH, which operates in more than 25 countries, serves 30,000-plus customers and has turnover of £2.5 billion. Geffroy joined the group in 1992 and in 2010 became the president of Samsic RH, the group’s human resources arm, before attaining his current role in 2019. Under Geffroy’s leadership, Samsic acquired a majority stake in recruitment services firm Sellick Partnership and made two acquisitions in Ireland and Morocco, its first expansion into the African continent. This year, Geffroy and his team are pursuing an international development strategy through the acquisition of Infor Group.

Oct 31, 2020

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Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Harry Youtan joined Phaidon International, a UK-based staffing firm, in 2012 as managing director of the Americas. He became CEO in 2016. Over the past year, Youtan and colleagues have focused on continued international expansion, which enables the company to meet ever-increasing client demand for talent at every step. Founded in London in 2004, the company has 12 offices across the UK, US and Asia. The company’s recent awards include being listed on The Sunday Times’ Fast Track 200 and SIA’s Best Staffing Firms to Work For and Fastest-Growing US Staffing Firms lists.