French

Alexis de Bretteville

Alexis de Bretteville

Hudson
CEO of Europe

Alexis de Bretteville is Hudson’s CEO of Europe, responsible for the management and operational leadership of the company’s European business. Prior to joining Hudson in 2013, de Bretteville was with Michael Page for more than 20 years, serving most recently as the managing director of the company’s Americas region and as a member of its global executive board. After spending four years helping to grow the company’s French operations into the market leader, he served as managing director of Michael Page Spain, Portugal and South America, and then as regional managing director of Central and Northern Europe.

Alain Roumilhac

Alain Roumilhac

ManpowerGroup
Regional President, France
French

Alain Roumilhac is regional president, ManpowerGroup France, which represents the company’s largest single geography in terms of revenue. Roumilhac took on the role in 2012 and oversees all business lines in the country, including Manpower, Experis, FuturSkill, Right Management and ManpowerGroup Solutions. Passionate about skills development, labour market policy and developing future talent, Roumilhac often serves as a spokesperson in the media and at events such as the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting Viva Tech, a large technology conference. He is also engaged with Tech for Good, an initiative to build a diverse pipeline of tech talent in France.

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Manuel Roger

Manuel Roger

Beeline
Managing Director, Europe

As managing director, Europe, Manuel Roger is responsible for Beeline’s operations in Europe. He joined Adecco Group in 1998 as an international IT project manager, where he was responsible for front-office solutions, online testing and e-commerce platforms. In 2002, Roger became an IT international procurement manager for Adecco Group. In 2014, he became Adecco Group Global procurement director and successfully developed Adecco Group’s global procurement department. Roger served as Adecco Group’s LATAM zone finance director from 2009 to 2011. He then became senior VP international product management at Beeline to expand Beeline’s product and service offerings outside of North America.

Yvon Drouet

Yvon Drouet

Synergie
Deputy General Manager and CFO

Yvon Drouet is the deputy general manager and CFO of Synergie, the sixth-largest staffing firm in France and one of the largest staffing firms in Europe. Publicly listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, the company is expanding rapidly outside its home market. Drouet oversees group finance and investments and plays a key role in Synergie’s international expansion. Spain, Italy and Belgium have become key markets for the group, accounting collectively for more than 30% of revenue in 2016. The Acorn subsidiary is at the core of the group’s expansion strategy in the UK and Australia. In 2017, international operations represented more than 50% of Synergie’s revenue.

Sylvestre Blavet

Sylvestre Blavet

Freelance.com
Chairman & CEO
French

Sylvestre Blavet is chairman and CEO of French online staffing group Freelance.com, a role he was appointed to in 2019. He is also chairman of Paris-based CBV Ingénierie Group, the largest shareholder of Freelance.com. In June 2020, the CBV Ingénierie Group acquired INOP’S, a Paris based IT services firm with a complementary business model to Freelance.com: helping SMEs and startups with a strong expertise in IT to work more efficiently with large enterprises. The new group, created and led by Blavet, is now a French market leader with €375.4 million in revenue in 2020.

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Étienne Colella

Étienne Colella

Pixid Group
Founder & Chairman
French

Étienne Colella is chairman of Pixid Group, a France-headquartered VMS provider he founded in 2004. With more than 14 years of experience in the IT sector, Colella previously held several senior positions before entering his current role. Pixid provides a complete SaaS application, compliant with European regulation, for providing and using temporary staff and has developed its growth through acquisitions. After acquiring Amris (UK) in 2016, it bought The Internet Corp. (UK) in 2017 and Carerix (Netherlands) in 2018. Currently, Colella and his team are building a central online platform designed to connect a wide range of HR features.

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Christian Roulleau

Christian Roulleau

Samsic
Founder and CEO

Christian Roulleau is the founder and CEO of the French facility management group Samsic, which provides staffing services with the SamsicEmploi brand. SamsicEmploi features among the top 10 largest staffing firms in France, and is one of the largest privately owned firms in the market. Roulleau previously held a wide range of positions within the GSF group operating in the cleaning services industry, and founded Samsic in 1986.

Etienne Colella

Etienne Colella

PIXID
CEO

Etienne Colella is the CEO of PIXID, the largest VMS in France, which he founded in 2004. PIXID offers a complete SAAS application that is compliant with the many aspects of the regulation required to provide and use temporary staff in France. In 2015, the private equity fund Keensight Capital took a majority stake in the company. Previously, Colella spent 14 years in the IT industry, where he held various senior positions. Colella graduated from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Jerome Caille

Jerome Caille is CEO at Accent Jobs and its parent company, the House of HR. Accent Jobs was founded in 1995 and provides temp-to-perm services with one of the largest specialized branch networks in Belgium. The House of HR operates six specialized HR companies: Accent Jobs (temp-to-perm), Just Work (payrolling), Home Maid, Logi-Technic (outsourcing), Bekaert Technics (secondment) and Peak6 (HR consultancy). Under Caille’s leadership, the company gained market share in Belgium and the Netherlands. Prior to joining the House of HR in 2013, Caille was a founder of Doctor Clic and a board member and investor in a number of other businesses. He also served as Global CEO of Adecco from 2002 to 2006.

Jérôme Rieux

Jérôme Rieux

Groupe Adéquat
CEO
French

After 15 years as a regional manager in the recruitment industry, Jérôme Rieux joined Groupe Adéquat as sales director in 2005; he was appointed CEO in 2016. Its seven brands combined count more than 1,500 employees and 300 offices located throughout France, Belgium, Ireland, Canada and the Netherlands. With €1.06 billion in 2019 revenue, the independent company ranks 39th on SIA’s 2020 list of largest global staffing firms. Groupe Adéquat aims to develop in 10 countries over the next five years and be one of the largest 25 global staffing companies.

Staffing 100 Europe | 2021