managing director - UK
simon lyle
Simon brings a wealth of outplacement and talent mobility expertise to his role leading Randstad RiseSmart’s UK business. Prior to RiseSmart, Simon served in various executive positions with Right Management, ManpowerGroup in the UK and internationally. Most recently, he held roles as global head of recruitment, and career development programme leader at London Business School, one of the world’s leading business schools.
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dan davenport
president and general manager
Dan serves as President and General Manager of Randstad RiseSmart, the company he co-founded in 2007. Dan initially led finance and operations for the company, and later assumed the role of EVP Global operations, where he expanded the business to over 80 countries around the world. Today Dan leads the global business, now the talent mobility and outplacement division of Randstad.
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arco elsman
managing director - europe
Arco Elsman is responsible for ensuring the successful and consistent delivery of Randstad RiseSmart’s services in Europe. Arco most recently served at MD of Twago, Randstad’s freelancer community/platform where he transformed the organisation from a start-up to a market-ready business. Prior to Twago, Arco held senior management roles at Randstad in professional staffing (Yacht), outplacement (HR-Solutions), and RPO (currently RSR).
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alison hernandez
managing director - asia pacific
Alison has over twenty years’ experience in the talent mobility industry, with expertise in leading complex change and transition projects, ageing workforce and diversity and inclusion. Having co-founded and led an Australian niche consultancy firm (Sageco) for 13 years, she was instrumental in the acquisition by Randstad in early 2017. She is now Managing Director APAC and leads a team across 7 Opco’s in the region, and a delivery footprint spanning 16 countries.
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joel paul
managing director – india, middle east, africa
Joel Paul has been instrumental in the establishment and rapid growth of RiseSmart India. As a founding member of operations in India, Paul has successfully led the growth of RiseSmart India from just 2 people in 2008 to 150+ team members in 2020. In his role as Managing Director, Paul is responsible for the commercial, operational, and financial results of RiseSmart IMEA.
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