Maria Raffaella Caprioglio joined Umana S.p.A. in 1998 and has been its president since 2012. Serving diverse industry services, Umana is Italy’s fifth-largest staffing firm with 145 branches. At the age of 23, Caprioglio joined what was then known as the Industrial Association for the province of Venice, becoming the first woman to hold office [...]
CEO since January 2022, Lorna Conn has driven Irish talent solutions company Cpl through its next phase of expansion. Under her leadership, Cpl acquired the German IT contracting company neusta. Most recently, Conn and her team attained the Gold Investors in Diversity EDI mark, making Cpl the first talent solutions provider and one of only [...]
Rika Coppens embarked on her staffing career in 2017 as CEO of House of HR, a subsidiary of Accent. She achieved several milestones in 2022, including closing 16 acquisitions, welcoming a new majority shareholder — Bain Capital Private Equity. Coppens’ vision is to continue building on House of HR’s success and reputation as a talent [...]
Kate Donovan, senior VP for ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions in North America and global leader of Talent Solutions Strategy, heads teams specializing in end-to-end workforce solutions. In the past year, Donovan’s passion for product and market innovation led to the launch of Sophie, a labor market analytics tool empowering clients with real-time data-driven insights. She helped [...]
Known for delivering growth and driving innovation, CEO Rhona Driggs recently unveiled Empresaria Group’s medium-term strategic plans, which focus on diversifying the group’s service offering, enabling stronger partnerships with customers, accelerating growth in high-demand sectors and expanding offshore services. Under her leadership, the company recently launched its professional recruitment service offering in the US and [...]
Myra Fischer-Rosinger’s career in staffing began in 2006 when swissstaffing had just three employees. Today, as director of the Swiss association of staffing agencies, Fischer-Rosinger’s contributions have helped grow the organization to 30 employees. This year, she was responsible for establishing new quality standards and tools for the staffing industry in the fields of occupational [...]
As managing director of Apsco OutSource, Melanie Forbes thrives on evolving the trade body that represents the outsource market. Having served in leadership positions at Advantage xPO, Guidant Global, AMS and Rullion, Forbes brings more than three decades of industry experience to her role. She is particularly proud of Apsco OutSource’s continued growth and the [...]
Beginning her career in staffing solutions in 1999, Farida Gibbs founded Gibbs Hybrid in 2005, which she leads as CEO. Earlier this year, Gibbs Hybrid merged with Atrium Global, a US-based extended workforce management business. Both amplify each other’s ability to deliver global customized, customer-centric workforce solutions. A champion of DE&I, Gibbs sits on the [...]
On a journey to redefine work and unlock a lifetime of opportunities for all, Norma Gillespie is the former CEO of Resource Solutions. During her tenure, Gillespie led the company to establish a workforce consultancy practice, prioritizing skills development. The approach enables organizations to borrow skilled talent, bridge talent gaps and reduce recruitment costs. The [...]
CEO Hannah Haigh founded Meet Recruitment in 2009 to build a business dedicated to people and committed to creating opportunities for all. Her guidance propelled global growth, elevating the company’s revenue to over $50 million in the US and $80 million globally. An advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, Haigh mentors women through Women in [...]
