Yann Halka, who has worked at Adecco Group in France and Switzerland for the past 10 years, most recently as vice president of budgeting and management reporting, takes on the role.

Before his tenure at Adecco, Halka worked in a number of corporate and operational finance roles at oil & gas contractor Saipem and Orange. At Orange, he was responsible for the mobile network operator’s financial controlling activity in Africa, which included ensuring the effective return on investments, cash delivery and launching new operations in Central Africa.

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