SI 100 Europe - 2019, British -

Richard MacMillan is CEO of ICS Group, the largest healthcare staffing firm in Europe. He led ICS Group’s 2018 acquisition of London-based ProClinical Limited, establishing the group’s global presence in life sciences staffing and creating the platform to expand its healthcare workforce solutions across Europe and the US. MacMillan is working with the wider ICS team to support digital enablement and application of data throughout the business. This strategy fueled initiatives across the group since mid-2018, including the launch of new digital therapy and diagnostics services. MacMillan joined Pulse, a trading division of ICS, in 2006 as CEO; Pulse merged with ICS in 2010 and he has led the business since then.

SI 100 Europe - 2018, British -

Carmen Watson joined Pertemps in 1976 as a secretary and by 1983 progressed to the boardroom as commercial director. From 1983 to 2000, Watson was responsible for the formation of a corporate business team and turnover grew tenfold to £323 million from £32 million. In 2000, Watson was named managing director and then became chairperson in 2012. A long-term supporter of diversity in the workplace, she is one of the foremost speakers on the value of women in the boardroom. Watson is also a board member at the Race for Opportunity charity.

SI 100 Europe - 2021, British -

Since joining the Harvey Nash Group as CEO in February 2020, Bev White has led the company to invest more in people development. Looking ahead, White continues to focus on sustainable, inclusive growth for the group’s businesses, clients and candidates that puts people at its heart. White is also advisor to the board of Career Star Group, which focuses on advising and guiding people on a global basis in their career transitions. Prior to joining Harvey Nash Group, White was CEO of Gi Group UK.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

In October 2016, Matthew Taylor was appointed to lead an independent review into modern employment in the UK. The resulting “Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices,” published in July, considered the implications of new forms of work on worker rights and responsibilities, as well as on employer freedoms and obligations and how to address future challenges facing the UK labour market. At press time, it is unclear how or whether any of the recommendations will make their way into legislation.

Taylor is the CEO for the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Previously, he was the chief adviser on political strategy to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Other roles include Labour Party director of policy and deputy general secretary and chief executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, the UK’s leading left-of-centre think tank.

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

As CEO of Airswift, Peter Searle has more than 28 years of experience in recruitment, having held managing director and chief executive positions with the Delphi Group, Ajilon and Adecco UK and Ireland. He is heavily involved in educational initiatives and was asked to appear on the UK Government’s Select Committee for Education in 2013. Searle has won multiple awards including a lifetime achievement award for his services to recruitment. In 2016, Searle became the CEO of the newly formed Airswift — following the merger of Air Energi and Swift Worldwide Resources — which specializes in global workforce solutions for the energy, process and infrastructure industries.

SI 100 Europe - 2018, British -

After three years at Touche Ross, Robert Walters joined the recruitment firm Michael Page as one of its first employees. Following an eight-year period during which he set up the firm’s New York office, Walters returned to London and established Robert Walters in 1985, specialising in junior- to middle-management professional positions. The company now operates across 28 countries, employs more than 3,800 people and had revenue of £1.2 billion in 2017.

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Oliver Watson is an executive board director for the PageGroup. He joined the company as a consultant in London in 1995 and was appointed director of Michael Page UK Sales in 1997, then managing director in 2002. In 2006, he was appointed regional managing director for Michael Page UK sales, marketing and retail. In 2009, Watson became regional managing director for Michael Page UK finance, marketing and sales, Middle East, Scotland and Ireland. He is now responsible for PageGroup’s operations in the UK, US, Canada, Middle East and South Africa.

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Phil Cooper’s experience includes 20 years in the human capital and workforce management industry spanning markets all over the globe. In his current role as VP, operations, EMEA for Allegis Global Solutions, Cooper is responsible for delivering solutions for global clients that integrate multiple technology partners and suppliers, while also managing programs and client implementations. In May 2017, Cooper led the expansion of AGS operations to Birmingham, England, creating more than 100 new jobs in the city. Cooper is passionate about affecting those around him, whether it’s acting as the company’s EMEA executive sponsor for diversity and inclusion, leading senior leader customer roundtable discussions or helping clients solve their talent acquisition challenges.

SI 100 Europe - 2014, British -

Robert Scott is group managing director of Rullion, which had revenue of £278 million in its latest reported year. The company operates in the engineering, IT, construction, commercial and industrial sectors and has 260 staff across 25 offices nationwide.