SI 100 Europe - 2021, Belgian -

Tom Verhaegen is CEO of Agilitas Group, a provider of HR solutions in temporary staffing, outplacement and recruitment with operations in Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland. The company, with more than 750 employees spread over 150 offices across three countries, was acquired by French staffing firm Proman in January 2020. Prior to his appointment as CEO of Agilitas Group in 2017, he held leadership roles in SABMiller, Dreher Breweries and InBev. Verhaegen is a strong commercial leader who delivers through focus on people, brands, customers and execution.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2017, Belgian -

Herwig Muyldermans is the general director of Federgon, the Belgian staffing association. He plays a central role in negotiating with the Belgian government and its social partners on behalf of the Belgian staffing industry. His perseverance is helping result in the removal of one of the last restrictions to temporary agency work in the country; the federal government announced in 2014 that staffing providers would be able to provide services to the public sector, and the Flemish government echoed the decision in 2016. Before joining the association in 1990, Muyldermans occupied senior positions at the Belgian association representing the clothing industry.

SI 100 Europe - 2022, Belgian -

Since 2000, CEO Mark Maesen has led Belgium-based Actief Interim, now the Actief Group, a €700 million staffing company active in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria. Under his leadership, the company has continued to expand and make acquisitions and today employs more than 20,000 temporary workers on a daily basis in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria under the Actief Interim, Actief Werkt!, Actief Personalmanagement and Actief Jobmade brand names. Maesen is also closely involved with the Private Art Support Foundation, which collects, preserves and discloses works of art by Belgian artists.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2015, Belgian -

Leen Geirnaerdt has been CFO and a board member of the Dutch group USG People since 2010. Prior to that, Geirnaerdt held various senior management positions within the Group, including that of general manager of USG People Belgium’s shared service center transactions and support. She previously acted as corporate controller at Solvus N.V until the firm was acquired by USG People.