As chief operating officer at Thomas March Group, Yasmin Harrison oversees a £145 million staffing business specializing in high-volume temporary and permanent recruitment across the UK. Most recently, Harrison led the launch of Recruitment Capital Investments, a platform dedicated to providing investment, strategic advice and back-office support for burgeoning staffing start-ups nationwide. Simultaneously, she introduced [...]
Sonja Heinrich began her staffing career in 2014 with Nexpera and in 2019 joined I.K. Hofmann USA as president. She also is a member of I.K. Hofmann’s executive committee in EMEA. During her tenure, Heinrich has invested heavily in building a culture of innovation and high-performing teams. In 2022, the I.K. Hofmann Group became a [...]
Sandra Henke joined Hays in 1997, progressing through various roles to become the global head of people and culture and a member of the executive board. She recently led the establishment of leadership development programs focusing on inclusive leadership behaviors and DE&I initiatives, including implementing targets for female representation in senior leadership. Henke’s plans involve [...]
With 23 years at Randstad, Dominique Hermans joined the executive leadership team in 2023 as chief executive of Northern Europe, overseeing 13 countries, and recently took leadership of the group strategy function. An advocate for women’s empowerment, Hermans actively engages in the boardroom coaching program, focused on supporting women’s careers toward senior positions. Beyond her [...]
Ingrid Hofmann embarked on her staffing career in 1976 and, after encountering challenges women faced in management roles, in 1985 founded I.K. Hofmann GmbH, where she serves as CEO. Her commitment to an inclusive culture of learning has earned the firm the Great Place to Work award annually since 2008. In 2022 Hofmann received among [...]
For more than 20 years as deputy CEO of France-based Groupe Crit’s management team and president of the temporary employment division, Nathalie Jaoui drove global growth strategy with an emphasis on corporate social responsibility. She was appointed chairman and CEO in 2022. Already a provider with more than 8,000 employees in 12 countries, Jaoui led [...]
As CEO of the Employment & Recruitment Federation, Geraldine King continues to facilitate its services and upskill offerings. In 2020, King introduced the first graduate exit program in partnership with the National College of Ireland for a bachelor’s degree in recruitment practice — the sole degree in the world attached to the country’s national framework [...]
As president of Kelly International, a business unit of US-based staffing firm Kelly, Dinette Koolhaas designs growth strategies and leads the execution of Kelly’s staffing business across Europe, the UK and Mexico. Her leadership and focus on specialty sectors have significantly impacted financial performance, positioning Kelly International to remain ahead of the evolving demands of [...]
As VP of strategy, Azusa Kurihara has transformed Indeed Flex, spearheading the company’s successful expansion in the UK and its foray into the US market through partnership with sister company Staffmark Group. Indeed Flex has now launched in several US states, including Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and California. In the past year, Kurihara played [...]
CEO Anouk Lagae joined talent placement firm Accent Jobs in 2020 after spending more than 20 years in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. Lagae and her team most recently launched an initiative ensuring diverse and inclusive recruitment by presenting all candidates with anonymous CVs, eliminating unconscious bias. After a successful trial, this new way of [...]
