Management Team Randstad Switzerland

Taco de Vries, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Randstad (Switzerland) AG

Taco de Vries became the CEO of Randstad Switzerland in January 2016 having accumulated substantial experience with Randstad worldwide. Taco de Vries first joined Randstad in 2000, as a commercial manager in the Netherlands. The next step in his career came three years later when he moved to France, starting off as a commercial manager at Randstad Inhouse Services, before later assuming responsibility for key accounts in his role as Commercial Director.

Taco de Vries subsequently became Regional Manager at Randstad Germany, where he was responsible for Inhouse Services. From 2011 to 2014 Taco de Vries was Vice President at Randstad Japan, where he played a key role in the successful merger of two companies.

From August 2014 to December 2015, Taco de Vries was the Operational Director for Staffing in French-speaking Switzerland and for Randstad Inhouse Services Switzerland. He is passionate about Randstad’s core values: top quality, attractive services and the Company’s responsibilities to clients, employees and to society as a whole. These are the principles that motivate him every day to give his best in his professional life.

Taco de Vries has a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Management, and a Masters in Law. He enjoys spending time with his family and also manages to fit running, cycling and reading Nobel prize winning literature into his busy schedule.

Daniel Aumer, Process & ICT Director, Member of the Executive Board

Daniel Aumer has been employed at Randstad (Schweiz) AG and thus has been in the HR sector since 1992. He started as a consultant and then became branch manager before moving to the area of information & communication technology in early 2001. Today, he leads this business unit as its director. In this function, Daniel Aumer is responsible for the management, development and implementation of the ICT strategy in Switzerland.

He is also responsible for the design and supervision of IT projects, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, the definition and supervision of work processes, and fleet and property management.

Daniel Aumer acquired the necessary experience for these demanding tasks during his training in the commercial sector and sales, as well as during his work in sales in the German-speaking and western parts of Switzerland. His military career completed his leadership training and experience.

Andreas Schenk, Operational Director, Member of the Executive Board

After completing his compulsory education, Andreas Schenk started his career in the hospitality services industry. He first trained as a chef and then completed a programme in business administration, followed by studies at the Hotelfachschule (SHV) in Thun.

He acquired comprehensive practical experience at all levels and in all functions of hotel management over the course of several years, most recently as director of a seminar and congress hotel.
Andreas Schenk has extensive experience in Human Resources. He started in HR in 1997 and held his first position at Randstad (Schweiz) AG in 2004.

He followed the classic career trajectory from branch manager to district manager to regional manager, operational director and finally a member of the executive management team. In this function, he is now directly responsible for businessline staffing (temporary and permanent positions) in German–speaking Switzerland, and specialises in construction and HoReCa (hotel, restaurant, catering).

Nina Rüschen, International Key Account Manager

Nina Rüschen has worked as an international key account manager for Randstad since November 2011. She is responsible for building and developing relationships with key clients across all business divisions. She takes care of clients from the first contact and the optimisation of processes and interfaces, to the implementation of tailored services.

Nina studied German and Psychology at the University of Warwick and Law at the College of Law in Guildford. In 2008, she completed a Master's in Business Administration at Warwick Business School before successfully completing a course of studies in Communication for Non-Profit Organisations at the University of Zurich in 2011.

Nina has been able to demonstrate and refine her outstanding customer-care skills and dedication to service in various positions, including at Lufthansa, at McDonald’s Germany as the head of customer services and at British Airways, Germany, as the head of cabin crew.