A certified public accountant in Japan, the US and Canada, Kana Odawara was appointed CFO and director, management division of Adecco Japan in April 2015. Odawara has worked in senior finance roles for several large companies in both the US and Japan; including PwC, ING Direct Japan, medical technology company Stryker Japan, and most recently [...]
Mariëtte Patijn is an official at FNV Bondgenoten, the largest union in the Netherlands. She has been a member of FNV’s executive committee since May 2013. Patijn represents the interests of temporary workers and is the union’s coordinator for collective bargaining. She joined FNV as a secretary in 1990, quickly rising through the ranks. In [...]
Laurence Pottier-Caudron is the founder and president of franchise-only staffing group Temporis, which is the largest staffing company of its kind in France. Since opening in 2000 the company has established a network of more than 100 offices across France. Pottier-Caudron started her recruitment career with Adecco as a director for the Midi-Pyrenees region in [...]
Kelly Quirk became CEO of Australia-based Harrier Human Capital in 2012, having previously held directorships in Europe with Hays, Randstad, and Robert Walters. With extensive experience across four continents, Quirk is recognized as a leading authority on cross-border resourcing and outsourcing solutions in emerging markets. Quirk was listed among Western Australia’s 40Under40 2015, which recognizes [...]
Nerissa Reyes is president of Avanti People Partnership International (APPI), which was established in 1995 to facilitate cross-cultural recruitment throughout Asia. Reyes is also a member-owner of global recruitment network the NPAworldwide (National Personnel Association), of which Reyes was appointed incoming chairperson in 2015. Reyes served as Asia director of NPA between 2008 and 2011 [...]
Helena Ribeiro is founder and chief executive officer of Brazil-based Empreza Group, which comprises six companies focused on providing services in the fields of HR, business process management, temporary management, and outsourced services. The group has grown organically and is recognized as one of the largest national players of its type. Ribeiro also chairs the [...]
Tara Ricks was appointed managing director, Randstad Financial & Professional and Interim Executives UK in 2009. She started her career in recruitment as managing director of Joslin Rowe Associates in 1990, having first cut her teeth in investment banking working at Morgan Stanley. Under Ricks' leadership, Joslin Rowe grew to become one of the largest [...]
Julia Robertson was appointed CEO of Impellam Group in April 2013. She joined Carlisle in 2000 following the acquisition of Tate. Following the 2008 Impellam merger, she was appointed as the divisional CEO of Impellam’s UK staffing businesses. Prior to Impellam/Carlisle, Robertson was chief executive of the Institute of Employment Consultants (now known as the [...]
Temporary staffing pioneer Yushiko Shinohara started Tempstaff from her apartment in 1973 at the age of 38. Having first encountered temporary staffing while working in Australia, Shinohara returned to Japan to launch her company, teaching English in the evenings to pay her rent. From her apartment, Temp Holdings has grown to more than 400 domestic [...]
Natalia Shuman is SVP and GM for Kelly Services Inc.’s EMEA and APAC regions. Shuman also serves as a board member of Kelly’s joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions, in North Asia. She joined Kelly in 1997 and launched Kelly’s recruitment business in the Moscow market. She relocated to New York in 2000, but moved [...]
