Tania De Decker, in her role as global director, life sciences for Randstad, is responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of the brand’s global strategy. De Decker has more than 22 years’ experience in the staffing industry, having originally joined Randstad in 1994 as a branch manager in Ghent, Belgium. She was promoted to [...]
Melanie Forbes was appointed CEO of Guidant Group in 2014 having worked for over 20 years within RPO, managed service, and recruitment environments. She started her career as a regional manager for ManpowerGroup in 1992 before joining Advantage Resourcing as commercial director of TAC Europe in 2003, later becoming managing director at Advantage xPO in [...]
Junko Fukasawa has been senior managing executive officer and chief social contribution officer at Pasona Group since December 2007. Fukasawa first joined Pasona as a director in 1993 before being promoted to managing director in 1999. She was appointed president of Pasona Heartful when the subsidiary, which is dedicated to promoting and supporting the employment [...]
Leen Geirnaerdt has been CFO and a board member of the Dutch group USG People since 2010. Prior to that, Geirnaerdt held various senior management positions within the group, including that of general manager of USG People Belgium’s shared service center transactions and support. She previously acted as corporate controller at Solvus NV until the [...]
Farida Gibbs is CEO of privately held, WBE certified woman-owned business Gibbs S3. A multi-award winner, Gibbs has been consistently recognized for her work and achievements. She was named Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 at the RBS Asian Woman of Achievement Awards; named Business Woman of the Year in 2013 at the British Muslim Asian [...]
Jessi Guenther was appointed executive director of operations for EMEA at Allegis Global Solutions in 2012, having previously held a number of leadership roles at the company. She began her career as a recruiter for Aerotek in 1997, leaving to join sister company Allegis in 2004. She was promoted to director of global operations in [...]
Anna-Karin Hatt is the newly appointed CEO of Almega, the employer and trade organization representing Sweden’s services sector. With nearly 75% of the country’s economically active population working in the services sector, the company offers expertise in negotiations, pay scales, contracts, working environments, labor law and many other aspects of employment. Prior to joining Almega, [...]
Anne Heraty is the co-founder, major stakeholder and CEO of CPL Resources plc. In 1989, Heraty and Keith O’Malley founded Computer Placement Ltd., which placed people at IT companies setting up businesses in Ireland. In 1992, she became sole shareholder. In 1996, Heraty’s husband, Paul Carrol, joined the group and in 1999 they took CPL [...]
Ingrid Hofmann is CEO of I.K. Hofmann (also known as Hofmann Personal). Founded in 1985 in Nuremberg, Germany, I.K. Hofmann is one of the largest staffing agencies in Europe and one of the 10 largest staffing firms in Germany. In 2010, I.K. Hofmann was awarded the Ludwig Erhard Prize, the highest award for business excellence [...]
Ilonka Jankovich is managing partner of the Randstad Innovation Fund, which supports entrepreneurs to contribute to the digital strategy of Randstad. For the first 10 years of her career, Jankovich was an M&A lawyer in Amsterdam, London, and Budapest. In 1996 she founded Legal FlexForce, a permanent recruitment and contracting firm based in the Netherlands. [...]
