{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13eur0080o3neq5ur2ou2","name":"Adecco","slug":"adecco","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/adecco","shortDescription":"Global staffing, recruitment and workforce-solutions group; one of the world's largest HR services companies.","categories":[{"name":"Staffing","slug":"staffing"},{"name":"Talent Management","slug":"talent-management"},{"name":"Recruiting","slug":"recruiting"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Adecco Group businesses and portfolio","url":"https://www.adeccogroup.com/who-we-are/businesses-and-portfolio","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"Adecco who we are (scale)","url":"https://www.adecco.com/employers/who-we-are","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"LHH RPO case study","url":"https://www.lhh.com/en-us/insights/rpo-solution-client-needs","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"Adecco UK MSP case study","url":"https://www.adecco.com/en-gb/resources/uk-financial-services-total-workforce-management-case-study","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"Adecco ISO 27001 recertification","url":"https://www.adecco.com/en-us/employers/resources/article/press-release-adecco-achieves-isoiec-recertification","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"The Adecco Group Q4 and full-year 2024 results","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-adecco-group-q4--full-year-2024-results-302385387.html","type":"regulatory","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"Adecco overview and listing (ADEN)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adecco","type":"reporting","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"G2: Adecco","url":"https://www.g2.com/products/adecco/reviews","type":"marketplace","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"name":"The Adecco Group official website","url":"https://www.adeccogroup.com/","type":"official","field":"profile","verifiedAt":"2026-07-29"},{"name":"The Adecco Group annual report history","url":"https://www.adeccogroup.com/-/media/project/adecco-group/adeccogroup/pdf-files/2022-march/adecco-group-annual-report-2021-double-page.pdf","type":"official","field":"foundedYear","verifiedAt":"2026-07-29"},{"name":"The Adecco Group LinkedIn profile","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/theadeccogroup/","type":"official-social","field":"hqLocation","verifiedAt":"2026-07-29"},{"name":"The Adecco Group LinkedIn profile","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/theadeccogroup/","type":"official-social","field":"employeeCountRange","verifiedAt":"2026-07-29"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-09-09T19:38:12.520Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/adecco","license":"© DHRMap. 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In 2026 it announced the acquisition of Advantis Medical Staffing to expand its U.S. healthcare staffing capabilities.","hqLocation":"Zurich, Switzerland","country":"Switzerland","foundedYear":"1996","founder":"Henri-Ferdinand Lavanchy, Philippe Foriel-Destezet","employeeCountRange":"10001+","listedCode":"SIX: ADEN","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/theadeccogroup","x":"https://twitter.com/adeccogroup/","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/theadeccogroup/"},"leadership":[{"name":"Denis Machuel","role":"ceo","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/denis-machuel"},{"name":"Klaus Jacobs","role":"executive"},{"name":"Philippe Foriel-Destezet","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/philippe-foriel-destezet"},{"name":"Henri-Ferdinand Lavanchy","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/henri-ferdinand-lavanchy"}],"decisionProfile":{"version":"1.0","lastVerified":"2026-08-22","maturity":"verified","editorialSummary":"The Adecco Group (SIX: ADEN) is a global talent and workforce-solutions services company headquartered in Zürich, operating through three business units: Adecco (flexible and permanent staffing, outsourcing), LHH (career transition, talent development and mobility) and Akkodis (technology and engineering talent and consulting). It is a services provider rather than a SaaS product, delivering staffing, RPO, MSP and outplacement across roughly 60 countries.","decisionSnapshot":{"bestFor":"Large and multinational enterprises needing flexible staffing at scale, RPO/MSP programs or career-transition and outplacement across many countries.","strongWhen":"Rapid high-volume hiring, multi-brand needs under one contract (staffing plus tech talent plus RPO), or cross-border workforce programs.","watchFor":"It is a services provider, not self-serve software; revenue declined about 3% in FY2024 amid a soft staffing market, and margins are thin as is typical for staffing.","pricing":"Not publicly disclosed; priced via staffing bill-rate markups and service or program fees rather than published tiers.","implementation":"Custom program-based onboarding (RPO/MSP); the group reports the ability to stand up solutions rapidly."},"scale":[{"label":"FY2024 revenue","value":"€23.1B","context":"Down 3.4% year over year","sourceIds":["adn-fy24"]},{"label":"Adecco reach","value":"62 countries","context":"~3,800 branches and 660,000+ associate assignments daily","sourceIds":["adn-adecco"]},{"label":"FY2024 net income","value":"€303M","context":"With €541M operating income","sourceIds":["adn-fy24"]}],"buyerFit":{"employeeSizes":["Mid-market client organizations","Large multinational enterprises"],"industries":["Logistics","Life sciences","Energy","Technology","Financial services","Engineering"],"regions":["Global (~60 countries)"],"useCases":["Flexible and temporary staffing","Permanent placement","Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)","Managed service provider (MSP) / total workforce management","Career transition and outplacement","Technology and engineering talent"]},"offerings":[{"title":"Adecco","audience":"Businesses needing labor at scale","description":"Flexible and permanent staffing, outsourcing and managed services.","capabilities":["Flexible/temporary staffing","Permanent placement","Outsourcing","Managed services"],"sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"title":"LHH","audience":"Organizations and individuals navigating change","description":"Career transition, talent development, mobility and talent solutions (including Ezra and General Assembly).","capabilities":["Career transition / outplacement","Talent development","Talent mobility","Reskilling"],"sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"title":"Akkodis","audience":"Organizations pursuing digital and engineering transformation","description":"Technology and engineering talent and consulting.","capabilities":["Engineering and digital consulting","Solutions","Specialized tech talent","Academy training"],"sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"title":"RPO / MSP / Workforce Solutions","audience":"Enterprises seeking outsourced recruiting or managed staffing","description":"Recruitment process outsourcing and managed staffing programs delivered across brands.","capabilities":["RPO","MSP / total workforce management","DE&I and emerging-talent programs"],"sourceIds":["adn-rpo","adn-msp"]}],"capabilities":["Flexible staffing","Permanent placement","Outsourcing","RPO","MSP / total workforce management","Career transition and outplacement","Talent development and mobility","Reskilling","Technology and engineering talent","Digital and engineering consulting"],"strengths":[{"title":"Global scale and reach","description":"62 countries, ~3,800 branches and ~25,000 colleagues.","sourceIds":["adn-adecco"]},{"title":"Multi-brand breadth","description":"Staffing, tech talent and RPO/transition can be consolidated under one contract.","sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"title":"Strong cash generation","description":"FY2024 free cash flow of €563M despite a soft market.","sourceIds":["adn-fy24"]},{"title":"Information-security maturity","description":"Adecco is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.","sourceIds":["adn-iso"]}],"considerations":[{"title":"Services, not software","description":"It is a services engagement model with no self-serve SaaS product or published pricing.","sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"title":"Soft-market revenue decline","description":"Revenue declined about 3.4% in FY2024 amid a soft staffing market.","sourceIds":["adn-fy24"]},{"title":"Thin margins","description":"Operating margins are thin (FY2024 EBITA margin 3.1%), typical of staffing.","sourceIds":["adn-fy24"]}],"commercial":[{"label":"Business model","value":"Staffing/services: revenue via bill-rate markups and service/program fees, not SaaS subscriptions","sourceIds":["adn-portfolio"]},{"label":"Public company","value":"SIX Swiss Exchange: ADEN","sourceIds":["adn-wiki"]}],"integrations":[{"title":"Services delivery","description":"Primarily a services company; 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broader sentiment lives on employer and candidate review sites rather than software marketplaces.","sourceIds":["adn-g2"]},"alternatives":["Randstad","ManpowerGroup","Allegis Group","Kelly","Hays","Robert Half"],"newsKeywords":["Adecco","Adecco Group"],"sources":[{"id":"adn-portfolio","label":"Adecco Group businesses and portfolio","url":"https://www.adeccogroup.com/who-we-are/businesses-and-portfolio","sourceType":"official"},{"id":"adn-adecco","label":"Adecco who we are (scale)","url":"https://www.adecco.com/employers/who-we-are","sourceType":"official"},{"id":"adn-rpo","label":"LHH RPO case study","url":"https://www.lhh.com/en-us/insights/rpo-solution-client-needs","sourceType":"official"},{"id":"adn-msp","label":"Adecco UK MSP case study","url":"https://www.adecco.com/en-gb/resources/uk-financial-services-total-workforce-management-case-study","sourceType":"official"},{"id":"adn-iso","label":"Adecco ISO 27001 recertification","url":"https://www.adecco.com/en-us/employers/resources/article/press-release-adecco-achieves-isoiec-recertification","sourceType":"official"},{"id":"adn-fy24","label":"The Adecco Group Q4 and full-year 2024 results","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-adecco-group-q4--full-year-2024-results-302385387.html","sourceType":"regulatory"},{"id":"adn-wiki","label":"Adecco overview and listing (ADEN)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adecco","sourceType":"reporting"},{"id":"adn-g2","label":"G2: Adecco","url":"https://www.g2.com/products/adecco/reviews","sourceType":"marketplace"}]},"faq":[{"q":"What does Adecco do?","a":"The Adecco Group (SIX: ADEN) is a global talent and workforce-solutions services company headquartered in Zürich, operating through three business units: Adecco (flexible and permanent staffing, outsourcing), LHH (career transition, talent development and mobility) and Akkodis (technology and engineering talent and co…"},{"q":"Where is Adecco headquartered?","a":"Adecco is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland."},{"q":"When was Adecco founded?","a":"Adecco was founded in 1996."},{"q":"Who founded Adecco?","a":"Adecco was founded by Henri-Ferdinand Lavanchy, Philippe Foriel-Destezet."},{"q":"Who is the CEO of Adecco?","a":"Denis Machuel leads Adecco as CEO."},{"q":"Is Adecco publicly traded?","a":"Yes — Adecco is publicly listed (SIX: ADEN)."},{"q":"How many employees does Adecco have?","a":"Adecco has 10001+ employees."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Adecco?","a":"Adecco is categorized under Staffing, Talent Management, Recruiting on DHRMap."}]}