2020

Alain Dehaze

Alain Dehaze

The Adecco Group
CEO
Belgian

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Alain Dehaze is CEO of The Adecco Group, a role he has held since September 2015. Adecco ranks No. 2 on SIA’s list of Largest Global Staffing Firms. He became chair of the Global Apprenticeship Network in 2016. He has been a member of the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work since 2017. Dehaze is also a steward of the World Economic Forum system initiative on education, gender and work and is co-chair of the Governors for the World Economic Forum’s Professional Services Industry Community. Furthermore, Dehaze was VP of the board of the World Employment Confederation Europe and a WEC board member from 2010 to 2015.

Martin Foulser

Martin Foulser

TRS Staffing Solutions, Fluor Corp.
President, TRS Staffing Solutions; VP, Fluor Corp.
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Martin Foulser is the group managing director of TRS Staffing Solutions and a VP of Fluor Corp. Since joining TRS more than 20 years ago, he has held previous positions of increasing responsibility, including five years in the US leading its North American operations. Foulser has played a leading role in building TRS into the global player it is today, with more than 19 global offices and a contracted workforce of 5,000-plus professionals. TRS specialises in the support of some of the world’s largest and most challenging engineering projects, supplying professional engineering and construction personnel through the entire project life cycle.

Jack Beaman

Jack Beaman

Syft (Indeed Flex)
Co-Founder & CEO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

CEO Jack Beaman, along with co-founder Novo Abakare, developed Syft (Indeed Flex) out of a drive to change how temp staffing works by helping to democratise access to both people and work. Since 2015, the on-demand staffing platform has expanded throughout the UK from London, connecting thousands of employers in hospitality, light industrial, facilities management and care sectors with more than 35,000 verified workers on the app. The company in 2017 also launched SyftForce, an SaaS workforce management platform, enabling enterprises to efficiently manage internal and external casuals in one place, maximising productivity and cost-efficiency. In June 2019, Indeed acquired Syft.

Kevin Freeguard

Kevin Freeguard

Gattaca plc
CEO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Kevin Freeguard was appointed CEO and a board member of UK-based Gattaca in October 2018. His senior leadership experience within technology businesses such as Siemens, Motorola, De La Rue and Verifone gives him first-hand knowledge of the challenges global organisations face in securing the skills they need to succeed. He recognised Gattaca had the opportunity to solve the critical talent challenges faced in the converging engineering and technology skills arena. Since joining Gattaca, Freeguard has focused its strategy on developing a value-adding product portfolio, bolstering its customer-aligned go-to-market approach and enhancing its skill-based fulfillment capabilities, while also investing in digitalised and efficient processes.

Rob Zandbergen

Rob Zandbergen

Recruit Global Staffing
CEO
Dutch

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

As managing corporate executive officer at Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., Rob Zandbergen leads Recruit group’s global staffing business unit, RGF Staffing. Headquartered in the Netherlands, RGF Staffing is one of the world’s leading HR service providers, with annual revenue of approximately US$12 billion. Previously, Zandbergen was CEO and CFO of the publicly listed USG People. Active in the staffing sector since early 2003, Zandbergen has held various international and national executive and supervisory positions at publicly listed companies. Under his leadership, the staffing business of Recruit and the activities of USG People were successfully combined in a global business unit as part of the Recruit group network.

 

Dinette Koolhaas

Dinette Koolhaas

Kelly Services
President, Kelly International
Dutch

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Based in Switzerland, Dinette Koolhaas leads operations and oversees growth strategies across Europe, Russia, Mexico and Brazil as president of Kelly International, a role she assumed in July. Formerly, she was VP and managing director, EMEA. Throughout her tenure at Kelly, Koolhaas has played a crucial role in the EMEA region’s ability to deliver solid returns, developing strong teams and implementing flexible operating models that enable the region to contribute more profit to Kelly’s bottom line.

Claire Marsh

Claire Marsh

Impellam Group
CEO, Global Technology Staffing Portfolio
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Claire Marsh joined Lorien, part of the Impellam Group, in 1998 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility. In 2019, Marsh was appointed as the CEO for Impellam’s global technology staffing portfolio and North America corporate services. Having relocated to the US city of Atlanta, Georgia, from the UK, Marsh leads Impellam’s IT staffing businesses Lorien, Onezeero and s.com across the US and Europe, using their passion and expertise in tech to create innovative solutions that give customers an edge in attracting and retaining the IT talent they need to build and transform their businesses.

Geraldine King

Geraldine King

National Recruitment Federation
CEO
Irish

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Geraldine King is CEO of the National Recruitment Federation, which establishes and maintains standards and codes of practice for the recruitment industry in Ireland. She has focused on expanding the NRF’s services and has introduced the accredited certificate in recruitment practice to the Irish recruitment industry — the only certificate for recruiters in Ireland. Believing the recruitment industry should be viewed as a profession and have a full academic career path, King has been instrumental in development of the world’s first undergraduate three-year degree apprenticeship programme for recruiters; in partnership with the National College of Ireland, it launched in September 2020.

Stephen Trigg

Stephen Trigg

Quanta Consultancy Services
CEO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Stephen Trigg serves as CEO of Hertfordshire, England-based staffing firm Quanta Consultancy Services. The company has won several awards including the Princess Royal Training Award in 2018. This year, Trigg is leading his team safely through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and has created business opportunities internationally, including in the US. Trigg also supports five local charities through multiple fundraising events. His recruitment career began in 1974 when he founded several companies before founding Quantum Consultancy Services in 1992, followed by Quanta Consultancy Services in Switzerland in 1996.

Dave Chaplin

Dave Chaplin

Contractorcalculator, IR35 Shield
Founder & CEO
British

Staffing 100 Europe | 2020

Dave Chaplin is the CEO and founder of contracting authority ContractorCalculator and tax compliance firm IR35 Shield. Chaplin was an IT contractor for several years before founding ContractorCalculator, a multifaceted resource hub for the contingent workforce, which he launched in 1999. IR35 Shield, founded in 2017, enables firms, agencies and contractors to remain compliant with the IR35 and off-payroll legislation. Chaplin is also the author of Contractors’ Handbook Third Edition and, more recently, IR35 & Off-Payroll – explained. He assists with IR35 tax tribunals, has consulted on many occasions for HMRC and advises senior politicians and government bodies on freelance tax matters.