World Employment Confederation reelects Bettina Schaller as president

September 18, 2023

Staffing government Bettina Schaller was reelected as president of the World Employment Confederation, the group representing the staffing trade on the worldwide degree. Schaller was voted in throughout the WEC members’ Normal Meeting on Sept. 14. 

Schaller, who’s head of worldwide public affairs at The Adecco Group, has served as president of WEC for 3 years after having been a board member and president of WEC-Europe for the previous decade. 

“I strongly imagine in our trade and the options that we usher in instances when labor markets face such profound transformations,” Schaller mentioned in a press launch. “I’m wanting ahead to constructing on the strong foundations that we’ve got laid collectively over the previous years and to speed up our efforts to additional enhance our impression.” 

Schaller appeared on SIA’s World Energy 150 — Girls in Staffing listing final yr.   

The WEC additionally reelected Charles Cameron as VP and Bart van Kempen as second VP. 

Cameron was reelected to the VP position and has been on the WEC’s board since 2016; he additionally chaired the Nationwide Federations Committee. Cameron is CEO of the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Affiliation of Australia and New Zealand. 

“The World Employment Confederation brings collectively voices from all all over the world,” Cameron mentioned. “This range is invaluable to seek out revolutionary options to our widespread challenges, and I’m very a lot committing my second mandate to raised showcase all these completely different views. Collectively we will change the world!” 

Van Kempen has been a board member since 2020. He’s normal counsel for Northern Europe at ManpowerGroup. 

“I’m eager to help the World Employment Confederation’s efforts in serving to policymakers to outline the correct options for the challenges that the world of labor at the moment faces,” van Kempen mentioned. “Work can have such a profound impression on an individual’s life and our trade is instrumental in offering entry to work and (re)growth of abilities.” 

The WEC additionally introduced that Ann Cattelain of Federgon in Belgium was reelected as treasurer; Lohit Bhatia of the Indian Staffing Federation was reelected as regional consultant APAC Southern; and Menno Bart of The Adecco Group was reelected as consultant of the company member. 

As well as, Han Oey was elected to the board because the consultant of company member RGF Staffing. And Geraldine King, Alfred Budschitz and Florian Swyter noticed their board phrases prolonged till December, when one other election will happen to find out the board membership.