Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 23, 2012
Gregory A. Netland is Chief Executive Officer, Americas, and an Executive Board Member of Randstad Holding nv. After graduating in economics, he joined Sapphire Technologies in 1987. He played a key role in Sapphire's integration with Select Appointments in 1994, and in Select's merger with Vedior in 1999. Mr. Netland was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of business development of Vedior North America in 2001, and then, to CEO in 2003. He joined Vedior's board of management in 2007. Mr. Netland was appointed to the Randstad executive board after the merger with Vedior, and is responsible for the combined businesses in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Profile
TWST: Please start with a brief company history and an overview of Randstad's operations and services today.
Mr. Netland: Randstad was founded over 50 years ago in the Netherlands by a gentleman named
