SI 100 Europe - 2022, British -

With 23 years’ technology recruitment experience, David Gettins has led Impellam Group’s Lorien division as managing director for five years. Lorien provides technology, digital and transformation solutions in the UK, Europe and North America. Gettins spearheaded Lorien’s entry into the DACH market and helped facilitate mergers that have helped make Lorien an internationally recognised brand. Under his leadership, Lorien saw post-Covid gross profit grow by 43.5% in 2021. Over the last 12 months, Lorien’s headcount has also increased by 45% through internal investment — a testament to Gettins’ belief that “people make the difference.”

Staffing 100 Europe | 2022

SI 100 Europe - 2019, British -

As CEO of Impellam Group’s UK-based technology staffing firm Lorien, and its sister company Onezeero, Claire Marsh has led the organisations through an intense recent period of growth and continues to expand by providing bespoke MSP and RPO talent solutions to organisations that see technology as a differentiator. Over the last 18 months, Lorien expanded into Ireland and the DACH region of Germany, Austria and Switzerland to support businesses’ overseas operations, and also launched an all-encompassing Statement of Work solution.

SI 100 Europe - 2017, British -

Nigel Heap joined Hays UK in 1988 as a trainee consultant. By 1997, he was managing director of Hays Australia, and consequently expanded operations to New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. In 2006, he was appointed managing director of Asia Pacific and has been managing director of the UK and Ireland, and chairman of the Asia Pacific business, since 2012. He has been with Hays for more than 25 years and has successfully led the growth of the Asia-Pacific business. Heap serves as a director of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. and the Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd. New Zealand branch.

SI 100 Europe - 2019, British -

As group COO, Adrian Adair drives Morson Group’s diversification into new markets and transformation of the technical recruiter’s brand as a UK engineering expert into a global specialist in permanent and interim talent-based solutions. With 19 years’ industry experience, Adair identifies the right internal talent to drive Morson International and the wider Morson Group toward its goal of becoming a £1 billion business. Since he was appointed as COO in October 2018, business turnover is up 39% and profit is up 131%. Adair facilitated Morson International’s partnership with the Girls’ Network and the launch of its Salford division. He’s also involved with Northern Power Women, an organisation that promotes equality in the workplace.

SI 100 Europe - 2014, British -

Gerry Mason trained as a design engineer at Salford Technical College in the mid-1950s before emigrating to Toronto, Canada, where he studied mechanical engineering at the Ryson Institute for Technology. He then founded Morson in 1969, which he led until turning control over to his son, Ged Mason, in 1999 (see separate entry). He continues to serve as nonexecutive director on the board.