World Employment Confederation

Governance

The World Employment Confederation is a non-profit association established under Belgian law. Our constitution establishes the General Assembly, the Board, and the standing committees as main bodies of the Confederation.

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body, in which each member of the World Employment Confederation has a right to vote. Its roles are:

  • defining the strategy and priorities of the Confederation,
  • reviewing progress achieved on the main priorities,
  • setting the budget and membership fees,
  • electing the Board and reviewing its activities,
  • deciding on membership applications and other membership issues, and
  • amending the constitution if required.

The General Assembly usually meets twice a year.

Board

The Board oversees the day-to-day operations and activities, and the management of the Confederation. This includes:

  • implementation of the Confederation’s action plan,
  • implementation of the budget and financial management,
  • follow-up of applications and membership issues, and
  • consideration of issues to be put to the attention of the General Assemblies.

Board members are elected by the General Assembly. Its composition aims to strike a balance in reflecting the diversity of the World Employment Confederation’s members.

Global Board Members

Bettina Schaller
Bettina Schaller

President

Charles Cameron
Charles Cameron

Vice-President

Bart van Kempen
Bart van Kempen

Vice-President

Geraldine King
Geraldine King

Chair of the National Federations Committee

Marius Osterfeld
Marius Osterfeld

Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee

Pam Sands
Pam Sands

Chair of the Corporate Members Committee

Menno Bart
Menno Bart

The Adecco Group

Caroline Pfeiffer
Caroline Pfeiffer

Manpower Group

Jan Denys
Jan Denys

Randstad

Antonio Bonardo
Antonio Bonardo

Gi Group

Nichole Zhu
Nichole Zhu

Engma

Han Oey
Han Oey

RGF Staffing

Richard Walhquist
Richard Walhquist

Regional Representative North America

Sonja van Lieshout
Sonja van Lieshout

Regional Representative Europe

José Augusto Figueiredo
José Augusto Figueiredo

Regional Representative Latin America

Lohit Bhatia
Lohit Bhatia

Regional Representative APAC Southern

Jacqui Ford
Jacqui Ford

Regional Representative Africa

Masahiro Ikeda
Masahiro Ikeda

Regional Representative North East Asia

Neil Carberry
Neil Carberry

Board Member

Alfred Budschitz
Alfred Budschitz

Board Member

Even Hagelien
Even Hagelien

Board member

Jürrien Koops
Jürrien Koops

Board Member

Andrea Resigkeit
Andrea Resigkeit

Board Member

Mohamed El Derwy
Mohamed El Derwy

Board Member

Ann Cattelain
Ann Cattelain

Treasurer

Standing Committees

Members of the World Employment Confederation meet as part of the following committees:

  • Corporate Members Committee (CMC)
  • National Federations Committee (NFC)
  • Economic Affairs Committee (corporate & federations)

Other groups (task forces, networks, etc.) may be created according to needs, to deal with specific topics or interests. Find out more about all our groups.

Chairpersons of Standing Committees

Marius Osterfeld
Marius Osterfeld

Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee

Geraldine King
Geraldine King

Chair of the National Federations Committee

Pam Sands
Pam Sands

Chair of the Corporate Members Committee

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