The Adecco Group UK & Ireland announced that it has appointed Yann Halka as its Chief Financial Officer.

Halka has held several roles with the Adecco Group in France and Switzerland for the past ten year. In his most recent role as VP of budgeting and management reporting based in Zurich, he revamped the budgeting processes and redesigned the management reporting format, enabling an increased efficiency across all Group’s business units.

Before joining the Adecco Group, Halka worked in various corporate and operational finance roles at Saipem and Orange. At the latter, he was responsible for the mobile network operator’s financial controlling activity in Africa, which included ensuring the effective return on investments, cash delivery and launching new operations in Central Africa.

Halka commented, “I’m really looking forward to this opportunity in a new country for a business that I know well. The Adecco Group UK&I’s performance is already exemplary, and I’m excited to work with the rest of the team to improve this further. With customer experience now more important than ever, we’ll be focusing on streamlining the business further to truly focus on individual clients and candidates.”

Alex Fleming, president and country head at the Adecco Group UK&I, also commented, “With Yann having worked at the Adecco Group for over a decade, he has an unrivalled experience of the business and industry. As our industry continues to change, it’s great to have a CFO on board who is not just focused on innovation and transformation, but also focused on making sure we keep evolving to match the needs of our clients and candidates.”