ManpowerGroup announced the appointment of Riccardo Barberis as Regional President, Northern Europe effective May 17, 2021. Barberis will oversee all of ManpowerGroup’s brands and offerings across the region – Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions. He will report to Chairman & CEO Jonas Prising and join the Executive Leadership Team.
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Barberis joined ManpowerGroup in 1998 and has held numerous leadership positions in Europe and Latin America, most recently as country manager for ManpowerGroup Italy. Barberis speaks 5 languages and currently serves as Board Member of Junior Achievement, Vice President of the Italian industry association, Assolavaro and President of ManpowerGroup’s Human Age Institute.
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“Riccardo is a key contributor to our global leadership team. His deep industry knowledge and passion for a client-first, candidate-centric approach have consistently delivered superior results.” said Prising. “I am confident that Riccardo’s leadership will enable us to further accelerate our Diversification, Digitization and Innovation plans, creating even more value for our clients and candidates and strengthening our performance in the region.”
“I’m excited about this great opportunity to lead the talented team in Northern Europe, enhance our leadership position and build on our recent progress.” said Barberis. “Our broad portfolio of workforce solutions, our ability to innovate and our expanding capabilities around data and analytics to predict performance, means we are really well-positioned to provide strategic and operational solutions to clients, and help even more people find meaningful, sustainable work and create skills for the future.”
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