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As president and chief executive officer of Kelly Services, Carl Camden is a recognised thought leader in the talent management space. Having earned a doctorate by the age of 25, Camden has been a marketing executive for a bank holding company, co-president of an advertising agency and co-founder of a behavioural research group. He is also a tenured university professor. A recipient of numerous awards throughout his career, Camden is a member of The Committee for Economic Development (CED), the Business Roundtable, and also serves on the boards of Temp Holdings, Co. Ltd. and TopBuild. He is also an authority on how companies can adapt to success in the changing economic landscape.

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Since 2012, Kate Donovan has been ManpowerGroup’s global RPO president. In 2014, she was also named senior VP of ManpowerGroup Solutions and TAPFIN. Both companies offer clients global workforce solutions. ManpowerGroup Solutions delivers talent-driven solutions that capitalise on new thinking and new workforce models. Leveraging an in-depth understanding of global workforce trends, Donovan has also developed the workforce solutions expertise in the group to deliver strategies that are aligned with clients’ business strategies as part of the strategic consulting group. More recently, Donovan is spearheading ManpowerGroup’s total talent management offering.

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As president of Pontoon, Mike Wachholz led Pontoon to become one of the largest global MSP/RPO companies in four years. Pontoon has grown from approximately 650 global employees to more than 1,500, providing services in more than 95 countries. With more than 150 clients, Pontoon has realised a 91% increase in MSP spend and has doubled RPO placements with Wachholz at the helm. Prior to Pontoon, Wachholz was the COO of Beeline.

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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.

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Tig Gilliam was appointed CEO of NES Global Talent, a specialist provider of engineering talent solutions, in 2014. He joined the board of directors in 2013. Before NES Global Talent, Gilliam was operating partner for AEA Investors LP, a private equity firm. From 2007 to 2012, he was regional head and executive committee member of Adecco Group North America. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at PwC Consulting and IBM Global Business Services, leading the global supply chain management practice. Gilliam is chairman of NY-based Work Market Inc., the freelance management system used by businesses to manage their independent contractors.

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Under CEO Rhona Driggs’s leadership, UK-based Empresaria Group saw adjusted profit before tax for 2021 grow by 65% year over year. Driggs also led the company in instituting a new leadership structure to accelerate further growth and drive operational efficiency. She recently collaborated with 14 other women leaders to write Together We Rise, a book that aims to instill confidence in the next generation of leaders. Driggs is an active voice in promoting DE&I in the workplace and women in leadership. She regularly speaks at industry events and is a member of Women Business Collaborative.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

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Chad Lane has spent more than 20 years in various leadership roles within Allegis Group’s operating companies, and is currently president of Allegis Global Solutions (AGS), having first assumed the role from 2010-2013, and again in 2016. Before becoming president, Lane served as vice president of operations for AGS and global managing director of recruitment for AGS’ Asia Pacific based business process outsourcing organisation, Talent2. In his current role, Lane is the driving force behind several of AGS’ industry-leading service offerings: MSP, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and services procurement (SOW). As a recognised industry leader, Lane is active in leading industry associations and acts as Allegis Group’s executive liaison to affiliated organisations.

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Tig Gilliam was appointed CEO of NES Global Talent, a specialist provider of engineering talent solutions, in 2014.He joined the board of directors in 2013.Prior to NES Global Talent, Gilliam was operating partner for AEA Investors LP., a private equity firm.From 2007 to 2012, he was regional head and executive committee member of Adecco Group North America. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at PwC Consulting and IBM Global Business Services, leading the global supply chain management practice. Gilliam is chairman of NY-based Work Market Inc., the freelance management system used by businesses to manage their independent contractors.