Melanie Vinci is a member of the executive board of persona service, one of the leading personnel service providers in Germany. Vinci joined persona service as a personnel dispatcher and today is responsible for the operational business of the 217 persona service branches in Germany, and the development of recruitment services, especially in the commercial [...]
As VP of operations at Conexus MedStaff LLC, Cathy Vollmer is responsible for leading the continued growth of the company’s international footprint and continually sourcing quality nursing talent from around the globe. Vollmer balanced tremendous team growth in 2020, managing the strategic hiring of key roles across the organization — specifically in recruitment, operations, immigration, [...]
As a VP at Allegis Global Solutions, Sarah Wong is responsible for growing the company’s recruitment process outsourcing and managed service provider business in the APAC region. When Covid-19 first hit, Wong was one of the industry pioneers to embrace a fully flexible, virtual workforce in China and throughout Asia-Pacific. She continues to inspire teams [...]
Michelle Wren became chief operating officer of IT staffing firm Genuent and Talent Path, its division serving recent STEM grads, in October, after serving as executive VP of delivery for six years. In her 24-year career, Wren has proved herself to be an innovative leader who nimbly adapts as the industry evolves. Wren is a [...]
Ann Swain is global CEO of APSCo, an international trade body representing the professional recruitment sector in the UK, Germany, Singapore and Australia. In 2019, Swain helped design and launch the inaugural Executive MBA in Human Capital program, which is the first qualification of its kind tailored specifically to those within the recruitment, staffing and HR arenas. She [...]
Carmen Watson is managing director and chair of Pertemps Ltd., an £800 million recruitment firm based in the UK. In 2018, she won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s Institute of Recruitment Professionals and was named Director of the Year in the West Midlands in 2018 by the Institute of Directors. Her journey [...]
Gi Group UK CEO Bev White is driven to enable people to be the very best versions of themselves. She is the president of the Association of Career Firms UK and of the board of the European association. White joined GI Group, one of the world’s largest staffing firms, in January 2017 as the UK [...]
As VP/GM - Enterprise, North America, Sunny Ackerman leads one of the largest sectors for Manpower North America, overseeing the functions that drive business transformation and performance, ensuring employee alignment and service excellence, and creating effective delivery models and growth of profitable solutions. She is often recognized for her labor market expertise, and is committed [...]
As president of Penmac, the largest employee-owned staffing firm in the US, Paula Adams strives to give back. In the past year, Penmac has raised money for Great Circle by sponsoring “Handbags for Hope,” held a campaign for the United Way, and packaged food at Ozarks Food Harvest. Adams recently joined the board of the [...]
Andrea Ávila, CEO of Randstad Argentina and Uruguay, started her career at her family’s staffing firm, Servicios Rosario. After holding various positions, she was appointed executive director in 1997 and oversaw the company’s acquisition by UK staffing firm Select Appointments, which was then acquired by Dutch staffing firm Vedior Group in 1999. Following the acquisition, [...]
