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Chairman and CEO Victorien Vaney has taken big strides to strengthen the position of Synergie globally. With more than 5,000 employees across 17 countries, Synergie recruits thousands of candidates every day and provides training that contributes to their employability. Under Vaney’s leadership, Synergie was awarded first place in Capital Magazine’s Diversity Champion’s list in the employment service category. In 2022, Synergie continued its international development with the acquisition of Interkadra in Poland and Runtime Group in Germany, to strengthen its position in those countries.

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Rosario Rasizza is the CEO of Openjobmetis S.p.A., which currently has over 150 branches throughout Italy and works with over 9,000 companies. His commitment to growth while enhancing the temporary employment sector through economic value drivers has not gone unnoticed in recent years. In 2023, Rasizza led Openjobmetis to receive an ESG risk rating of 9.6, which puts the company in the top 5% of HR Service organizations in the Sustainalytics Global Universe. He also was recognised for his commitment to job placement of refugees and asylum seekers, awarded the “Welcome. Working for refugee integration” by the UN for Refugee Agency.

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Étienne Colella entered the staffing industry in 2004 when he founded Pixid, of which he is the founding director and chairman. Prior to that, he held management positions at Bull Information Sciences and IBM. Pixid generated €36.4 million in turnover in the last year. This year, the organisation opened an office in the US and established a team dedicated to that region. Pixid plans to continue to invest in staffing technologies (more than 10% of its turnover is reinvested in research and development), promote a total talent acquisition model and expand worldwide.

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Patrick Tiessen is chief executive officer of Nétive VMS B.V., which he co-founded in 2003. In addition to vendor management, the Netherlands-based company provides services such as freelancer management and statement-of-work to more than 200 contingent workforce programs in 13 countries across EMEA and the Americas. The group focuses on creating software to support all facets of recruiting, selecting, contracting and managing permanent and temporary employees. Nétive is a partner of JINC and its Boss of Tomorrow programme, which provides a taste of professional success to children growing up in socio-economically disadvantaged areas.

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Since 2007, Even Hagelien has served as director of staffing industry for the Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade (NHO SH). He also sits on the global board of the World Employment Confederation. In his tenure, Hagelien has co-founded the Nordic Network for staffing federations in 2011 and chaired the WEC Economic Affairs Committee from 2015-2022. He was re-elected to the WEC board for three more years in 2022. Further, Hagelien recently created an ambassador programme to meet politicians at national and local levels to advocate for the staffing industry.

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As CEO of the Employment & Recruitment Federation, Geraldine King continues to facilitate its services and upskill offerings. In 2022, King introduced the first graduate exit programme in partnership with the National College of Ireland for a bachelor’s degree in recruitment practice — the sole degree in the world attached to the country’s national framework of education. Her plans include developing the first-ever master’s accreditation for Ireland recruiters. A 22-year staffing veteran, King is an executive board member at the World Employment Confederation and a board member of the Ireland external advisory board for the digital reform of public sector recruitment.

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As managing director for Europe and APAC since 2012 and a member of Beeline’s global executive committee, Manuel Roger has spearheaded Beeline’s expansion outside the US in market share and product and service offerings. By acquiring JoinedUp in 2021 and Utmost in 2022, Beeline amplified its European presence and global innovative technological capabilities in shift-based staffing, total talent visibility and management as well as contingent workforce management for midsize and enterprise programs. Under Roger’s leadership, Beeline is uniquely positioned in Europe and APAC to deliver cutting-edge solutions that connect businesses with talent across the global extended workforce.

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For more than 20 years as deputy CEO of France-based Groupe Crit’s management team and president of the temporary employment division, Nathalie Jaoui drove global growth strategy with an emphasis on corporate social responsibility. She was appointed chairman and CEO in 2022. Already a provider with more than 8,000 employees in 12 countries, Jaoui led Groupe Crit to €2.34 billion in 2022, an increase of 15% year over year, alongside net income growth of 54%.

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Peter Searle, executive chairman of Norman Broadbent, started his career in IT recruitment in 1988 and quickly became a key leader in the staffing and contingent labour industry. With 34 years of experience, Searle served as CEO for various companies across the vertical. He assumed his role on Norman Broadbent’s board in June 2021; he was executive chairman of Airswift from 2018 to 2021 and chairman of Hiring Hub from January 2020 until November 2022. Looking ahead, Searle plans to continue supporting Norman Broadbent’s leadership by promoting growth within the business, with a focus on evolving company culture to add further value to the organisation.

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Known for delivering growth and driving innovation, CEO Rhona Driggs recently unveiled Empresaria Group’s strategic plans for the medium term. The strategy focuses on diversifying the group’s service offering, enabling stronger partnerships with customers, accelerating growth in high-demand sectors and expanding offshore services. Under her leadership, the company is gearing up to introduce Empresaria Solutions, providing regional and global services along with value-added solutions and recently launched its professional recruitment service offering in the US and. Driggs, a popular speaker at industry events, serves on the Women Business Collaborative Advisory Council.