Thomas André Sola

Managing Director

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APSCo - Deutschland

Andre is Managing Director of APSCo Deutschland, an international trade body representing the professional recruitment sector in Germany. APSCo, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies, is a global tradebody with more then 1300 members. He has over 16 years of experience in the German-speaking recruitment markets, encompassing contingent permanent, executive search, freelance, and temporary services. His relationship with APSCo goes back many years. As the Managing Director of a recruitment member company, he has seen in the last five years for himself the value that APSCo brings to support its members. André was educated in Venezuela, U.S.A., Germany & Switzerland. At the moment he is doing his CAS Strategic Management at the University of St. Gallen. His recruitment career began in 2006 when he joined Hays, one of the world’s largest recruitment firms. In 2011, André co-founded the innovative recruitment start-up EarthStream which he successfully established and grew, as part of an international group, within Germany and Switzerland, leading to the successful sell to the TechStream Group. In his position at APSCo Deutschland’s his mission is to support its members in developing their businesses and in continually raising the quality and reputation of the professional recruitment market in Germany. Recruitment is his passion and he is dedicated to supporting all of APSCo’s members – from start-ups to SMEs and international firms. His experience, language skills, and understanding of APSCo will help him to excel in the position as Managing Director of APSCo Deutschland.