Meet the 2023 champions of change in the €230 billion European staffing market. This list, compiled by SIA, includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, reformers, lawyers and businesspeople with a wide range of skills and accomplishments who hail from a multitude of staffing markets in the region. We honour the 21 members of the Staffing 100 Europe Hall of Fame whose indelible impact is at the core of the industry’s evolution. These lists are not a ranking, but a shout-out to those who have made a difference in the world of work.
Sven Hennige

Sven Hennige

Sven Hennige joined the staffing industry in the late 1990s and started at Robert Half in 1999, where he is now the senior managing director of Central Europe and France. Over the last 18 months, Hennige has been integral in further establishing and gaining market share in Germany, which was done in conjunction with Robert(…)

James Allen

James Allen

James Allen serves as Airswift’s president of EMEA and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Starting as a recruiter in 2000, Allen has witnessed the company’s ascent from a few million dollars in turnover to $1 billion, with more than 800 employees today. Formerly overseeing global operations, Allen elevated business process improvement, quality assurance, safety, HR(…)

Sebastian Lazay

Sebastian Lazay

An industry veteran of more than 20 years, Sebastian Lazay was president of the Federal Employers’ Association of Staffing Services (BAP) in Germany since 2017 and previously was its VP since 2011. This year, Lazay helped lay the groundwork for the merger between BAP and the Interest Group of German Temporary Employment Agencies to form(…)

Seb O’Connell

Seb O’Connell

As CEO of Irish professional services firm Org, Seb O’Connell is spearheading the provision of integrated solutions across advisory, resourcing and delivery to client companies. Org comprises recruitment firm Morgan McKinley, Org Advisory and BPO provider Abtran. Prior to joining Org, O’Connell was president of Global Markets at Cielo Talent and also held a leadership(…)

Sander van ‘t Noordende

Sander van ‘t Noordende

Sander van ‘t Noordende became CEO and chair of the executive board at Randstad in March 2022 after being a member of the supervisory board since March 2021. Previously at Accenture for three decades, he held several executive roles, including group chief executive of the products operating group, focusing on client and industry development, along(…)

Rosario Rasizza

Rosario Rasizza

Rosario Rasizza is the CEO of Openjobmetis S.p.A., which currently has over 150 branches throughout Italy and works with over 9,000 companies. His commitment to growth while enhancing the temporary employment sector through economic value drivers has not gone unnoticed in recent years. In 2023, Rasizza led Openjobmetis to receive an ESG risk rating of(…)