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.
Mark Maesen

Mark Maesen

CEO Mark Maesen has steered Actief Group, a €750 million staffing firm, to more than 10% organic growth each year for the past decade. Under his leadership, the company has continued to expand with seven strategic acquisitions in recent years and currently employs 20,000 temporary workers on a daily basis in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany(…)

Dominique Hermans

Dominique Hermans

Dominique Hermans, Randstad’s chief executive for Northern Europe and member of the executive leadership team, grew her leadership over 22 years with the company. She started her career in engineering and found the mix of technical and people needs a fast fit. Hermans joined Randstad in 2001, moving from regional to national manager, where she(…)

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(…)

Toby Fowlston

Toby Fowlston

Spending 24 years of his career with Robert Walters Group, Toby Fowlston was appointed group CEO in April 2023. With a focus on international expansion, discipline diversification, building a purpose-led business and driving an entrepreneurial culture, Fowlston has been able to leverage new opportunities while ensuring outstanding customer service is at the foundation of what(…)

Gianni Quatera

Gianni Quatera

Gianni Quatera is CEO of During S.p.A., a €370 million Italian employment agency with subsidiaries in Poland, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Quatera has been instrumental in expanding the firm, growing its branches to 90 from 15. Under Quatera’s leadership, earlier this year During S.p.A. acquired Archimede SpA recruitment provider with 31 offices(…)

Sandra Henke

Sandra Henke

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 programmes focusing on inclusive leadership behaviours and DE&I initiatives, including implementing targets for female representation in senior leadership. Henke’s plans involve(…)