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.
Frances Lewis

Frances Lewis

Consultant Frances Lewis has been head of workforce solutions with Osborne Clarke LLP for over 13 years. She has been advising staffing businesses since 1997, including some of the first UK MSP and RPO deals in the early 2000s. She now advises gig worker platforms, staffing supply chain risk compliance businesses and payment intermediaries and(…)

Timo Lehne

Timo Lehne

Timo Lehne began his career in staffing in 2006 at SThree’s Progressive Recruitment business in Germany. Now Lehne serves as CEO for SThree. He is also a member of Apsco Germany and the World Economic Council, and he is a founding member of the German Freelance Association. In 2022, Lehne led SThree to a record(…)

Farida Gibbs

Farida Gibbs

Beginning her career in staffing solutions in 1999, Farida Gibbs in 2005 founded Gibbs Hybrid Ltd., which she leads as CEO. This past year, Gibbs led the merger of Gibbs Hybrid, which is MSDUK-certified as a minority woman-owned business, with New York-based Atrium, amplifying each company’s ability to deliver customised, customer-centric workforce solutions. A champion(…)

James Reed

James Reed

James Reed joined Reed Global in 1992 as a non-executive director, became CEO in 1997 and has served as chairman since 2004. In December 2022, Reed was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business and charity. Among his initiatives: Everyone at Reed Global spends one day a week(…)

Thierry Geffroy

Thierry Geffroy

President of Samsic Group since 2019, Thierry Geffroy has served with the firm for over 30 years. He joined Samsic RH, its HR division, in 1992 and assumed leadership of Samsic Emploi in 1998 before becoming chairman of Samsic RH in 2010. Today, Samsic Group provides HR and facility services to more than 30,000 clients(…)

Alan Savage

Alan Savage

Under founder and Chairman Alan Savage’s leadership, Orion Group delivers manpower solutions to some of the world’s leading blue-chip organisations in the world. Employing 2,500 contractors per year, Savage is spearheading the global expansion of his business, now reaching 32 offices throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. In business for(…)