An award winning British entrepreneur - Farida Gibbs, CEO and founder of Gibbs S3 - has been recognised with another prestigious accolade after being named as one of the most powerful women working in the staffing industry.
Her leadership skills at Europe’s fastest growing hybrid workforce solutions provider, has led Farida to be named in the inaugural Global Power 100 – Women in Staffing list which has been compiled by industry analysts SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts).
The list has been compiled to identify women who are transforming the staffing industry and have taken their operations to a whole a new level. Gibbs S3 itself has seen extraordinary growth in its 10th year of business, with UK revenue growing 29 per cent to reach £32.24m, and it is on track to hit £46m this year. Global revenue also grew to £180m.
Farida said: “I am honoured to have been named in the Global Power 100 – Women in Staffing list compiled by SIA alongside a host of inspirational women. It is a fantastic achievement and reflects the huge momentum the business has gathered and the top-class service and solutions we offer our clients.
“But I see this as an award for a company as a whole. We pride ourselves on being a tight-knit team, who all work together to provide the very best for our clients. Without the team’s incredible work ethic and team spirit, Gibbs S3 would not be the company it is today. Looking to the future, we want to build on our success and continue to offer world-beating solutions to leading companies across the globe.”
Despite a large proportion of women working in the staffing industry, only a small few make it to the boardroom. On average, women comprise only six per cent of board seats at the 27 public staffing firms in the US, for example. SIA created the list to celebrate the positive work these inspiring women do in the industry.
In 2013, she won Woman of the Year category at the prestigious Asian Achievers Awards.
