November 21, 2018
Global CEO & Founder of the company visited Aerocity, New Delhi, India; shared the Group’s expansion and growth plans.
Gi Group celebrates its 20th Anniversary with India Team
Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Gi Group, one of the world’s leading name in the areas of human capital solutions, providing services in various domains of talent acquisition, reached a milestone this year. The company completed its 20 years of successful existence and celebrated this occasion with its India team at the Holiday Inn, Aerocity, New Delhi, India. To commemorate this significant milestone, Mr. Stefano Colli-Lanzi, Global CEO & Founder of Gi Group visited New Delhi, India along with company’s key personnels, Mr. Daniele, Merlerati, International Business Senior Director, Maria Luisa Cammarata, International HR Senior Director and Mr. Marcos Segador Arrebola, Country Manager – India.
Gi Group Celebrating its 20th Anniversary with India Team
Addressing a huge gathering of India team and dignitaries, Mr. Colli-Lanzi unveiled the company’s growth and expansion plans, emphasized on the assets of the company and global trends in the HR vertical.
Mr. Colli-Lanzi highlighted their plans of focusing on Staffing, Search and Selection, RPO, and Executive Search. He reiterated that attracting and retaining the talent should be the focus of the corporates. Also, it is important to be constantly upgraded by trainings about what is happening in the world and corporate should shape the talent as per their business needs and skills. Another aspect he touched upon was flexible work environment, leadership styles, Gig Economy, HR Startups in India etc. He said, "Our primary asset is to give value to our customers. Understanding their needs is the utmost important key.”
Sharing the expansion plans of the company, he said, “We target to reach a revenue of € 5-6 Billions in the next 5 years worldwide.”
Talking about the hiring sentiments in the Indian market, Mr. Colli-Lanzi said, “India is an evolving nation and there is a need of an employee in each and every sector be, blue collar or white collar jobs.”
The group also unveiled its CSR plans where it has signed a collaboration with Non-profit organization Shanti Bhavan – a school for underprivileged kids near Bengaluru, and popularized by a documentary on Netflix www.shantibhavanchildren.org/netflix/. Marcos Segador mentioned, “This collaboration would provide job opportunities for their kids, and allow them to experience a future that corresponds to their needs and expectations.”
The company has taken a first step towards this initiative by organizing a workshop for about 70 college going students and working professionals in Bengaluru, focused on Employability and Professional development. The workshop was organized on 22nd Sep 2018 at Hotel Howard Johnson, Hebbal.
About Gi Group
Gi Group (www.gigroup.co.in) is one of the world’s leading companies in the area of human capital solutions providing services in various domains of talent acquisition. The group is active in the field of Search & Selection, Domestic & International Recruitment, Temporary & Permanent Staffing, Recruitment Process Optimization, Executive Search and HR Consulting & Training. Gi Group is one of the biggest staffing & recruitment firms of Europe, with presence in 57 countries and 10 cities in India. Gi Group has been present in India since 18 years, helping clients implement highly crucial projects through hiring great talent.
Ranked globally and in India as one of the largest staffing firms by Staffing Industry Analysts, Gi Group is also a global corporate member of the World Employment Confederation (formerly CIETT). In India, Gi Group is one of the founding members of Indian Staffing Federation (ISF). Gi Group is also a long-term strategic member of National HRD Network. In 2017, Gi Group supplied over 12,000 companies, with a turnover of 2,000 million Euros.