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For the last 16 years, Olympia CEO Dimitri Yocarini has adopted the company’s mission: working on what matters. Beginning his career with Olympia in 2001, Yocarini’s professional development has remained steadfast to the employment solution space. In 2023, he worked with DE&I leaders in the organisation to sign a Diversity Charter through the Social and Economic Council of Diversity in Business, focused on strengthening LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace. Additionally, Yocarini led Olympia to reach Step 3 on the Social Entrepreneurship Performance Ladder (PSO) which makes the business one of the 10% best-performing companies in the Netherlands.

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A seasoned leader, Mark Pollok has held various management positions within Trenkwalder Group since 2017 and before that in the Droege Group since 2011. He was appointed as CEO of Trenkwalder in December 2022. Pollok was previously a member of the board of directors of Trenkwalder Group, responsible for group operations in Germany and Austria, digitisation and business development customer experience. In this role, he drove digital transformation and the expansion of the customer experience business. Pollok aims to develop Trenkwalder into one of the leading service providers in the field of HR service and customer experience using digitisation and AI technology.

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President and CEO Philippe Gobinet has led Partnaire Group, France’s oldest temporary employment firm, since 1987. The organization was founded in 1952. With revenue of more than €550 million, Partnaire Group has 4,961 permanent staff at 180 offices placing 68,500 temporary workers with more than 5,400 clients throughout France. Gobinet has been awarded the Chevalier Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit). Gobinet also serves as vice president treasurer of French staffing association Prism’emploi and president of Loiret Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Regional president of ManpowerGroup Southern Europe and the firm’s Talent Solutions Global Brand Leader, Stefano Scabbio uses deep industry experience to develop the firm’s strategy and drive innovation. Scabbio is fluent in four languages, has authored several books and is a sought-after industry expert in economic forums and employment associations. Fascinated by the future of IT, he closely monitors trends impacting the world of work while also advocating for interpersonal skill building needed to best apply changing technology. Scabbio is passionate about preparing the workforce of tomorrow with the skills they will need to succeed before entering working life.

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Under founder and Chairman Alan Savage’s leadership, Orion Group delivers manpower solutions to some of the world’s leading blue-chip organisations in the world. Employing 2,500 contractors per year, Savage is spearheading the global expansion of his business, now reaching 32 offices throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. In business for over 35 years, Savage celebrated a historic milestone this past year by donating £35,000 to dozens of charitable groups worldwide. Savage also led Orion Group to receiving the coveted Highland Business Award for Global Growth in 2022.

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Simon Coton has led NES Fircroft to reach new heights since his progression to COO in 2008. He has helped drive investments NESF is making in learning and development to attract and retain the best talent, delivering a brighter tomorrow for all. As COO, Coton has expanded NESF to over 80 locations worldwide and diversified its sector focus and plans to lead NESF through its next stage of growth, supporting clients transitioning to clean and sustainable energy production. Coton is a proud supporter of the NES Fircroft KindNES foundation, which helps people living with long-term illness, and drives youth employment initiatives in local communities.

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Bettina Schaller joined The Adecco Group and the private employment services industry in March 2010. She is now head of group public affairs at The Adecco Group. Schaller is also president of the World Employment Confederation. Furthermore, she is vice-chair of the OECD BIAC Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee, co-chair of the B20 Future of Work, Skills and Mobility Task Force, a member of the B20 International Advocacy Caucus and a steering group member of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Centre for New Economy and Society’ and Global Apprenticeship Network. Schaller is also a founding member of ‘The Boardroom,’ which aims to drive board diversity.

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Beginning her career in staffing solutions in 1999, Farida Gibbs in 2005 founded Gibbs Hybrid Ltd., which she leads as CEO. This past year, Gibbs led the merger of Gibbs Hybrid, which is MSDUK-certified as a minority woman-owned business, with New York-based Atrium, amplifying each company’s ability to deliver customised, customer-centric workforce solutions. A champion of DE&I, Gibbs sits on the Council for Women Business Enterprise, is Ambassador for the Minority Supplier Development UK and was appointed to an advisory leadership role for the UK’s supplier diversity workstream within the cabinet office.

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Nicholas Kirk joined PageGroup as a consultant in the UK Leeds office in 1995, when the company operated in just six countries and had only 622 employees. In January 2023, Kirk became PageGroup’s chief executive officer. Today, PageGroup has 8,800 employees operating in 37 countries. It was ranked by SIA as the 15th-largest staffing firm in Europe in 2022 and reported revenue of £1.99 billion in that year. He had been executive board director and regional managing director, UK&I and North America for a year prior to his appointment as CEO. Kirk believes that social mobility can play a significant part in meeting talent shortages.

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CEO since January 2022, Lorna Conn has driven Irish talent solutions company Cpl through its next phase of expansion. Under her leadership, Cpl acquired the German IT contracting company Neusta. Most recently, Conn and her team attained the Gold Investors in Diversity EDI mark, making Cpl the first talent solutions provider and one of only nine organisations in Ireland to achieve this accreditation. Conn plans to further internationalise Cpl with a strong focus on the US, UK and Germany. Conn is also senior managing executive officer of Cpl’s parent company, Outsourcing Inc., and a nonexecutive board director of Bord na Móna.