Randstad Holding
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| Naamloze vennootschap | |
| Traded as | Euronext: RAND |
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Frits Goldschmeding |
| Headquarters | Diemen, Netherlands |
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Number of locations
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4,473 branches in 39 countries |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Wout Dekker (Chairman) Jacques van den Broek (Chairman and CEO) Robert Jan van de Kraats (Vice Chairman and CFO) |
| Services | Employment agencies, recruitments, human resource consulting and outsourcing, temporary work agency, |
| Revenue | €19.2 billion (2015) |
| €518.8 million (2015) | |
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Number of employees
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29,750 (2016) |
| Subsidiaries | Randstad Monster.com |
| Website | www |
Randstad Holding NV is a Dutch multinational human resource consulting firm headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands. Randstad is the world's second-largest HR service provider after Adecco. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding and operates in around 39 countries. In 2015, the company achieved a turnover of €19.2 billion and a net income of €518.8 million. Randstad employs around 29,000 staff. Globally, Randstad has 4,473 branches.
Randstad Holding NV is listed as RAND on the AEX of Euronext Amsterdam. Founder Frits Goldschmeding is still the biggest shareholder. Randstad’s head office is in Diemen, in the Netherlands.
Randstad specializes in human resource services for temporary and permanent jobs, including contract staffing of professionals and senior managers.
In most of these countries, Randstad works according to a unit structure, whereby each unit consists of two consultants who are responsible for service provision to clients and selecting candidates. Randstad promotes these activities under two brand names: Randstad and Tempo Team.
A separate division of Randstad focuses on recruiting supervisors, managers, professionals, interim specialists and advisors. These people are deployed in temporary positions in middle and senior management, such as engineers, ICT specialists, or marketing & communication specialists.
In a number of countries, Randstad also has operating companies that select managers for permanent placements in middle and senior management. HR Solutions also involves a number of services such as selection processes, HR consultancy, outplacement and career support.
Brands under which Randstad promotes its activities include Randstad, Randstad Care, Tempo Team, and "Yacht." In order to increase name recognition, Randstad has also become a sponsor of the British Formula 1 team Williams F1 .
Randstad was founded in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding and Ger Daleboudt, who were both studying economics at the time at VU University Amsterdam. The first flyers for the firm were typed in Goldschmeding's attic room in the student house on Sloterkade in Amsterdam. The agency was called ‘Uitzendbureau Amstelveen’.
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