Tampa, Fla, Oct. 28, 2024 – Hudson RPO today announced that Christian Scandella is joining Hudson RPO as Head of the Latin American RPO business. In this role, Scandella will spearhead efforts to increase the firm’s presence and stature throughout the region and will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s talent acquisition efforts there.

Scandella has nearly 20 years of recruitment industry experience, with South American, Latin American and global responsibilities. 

Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President – Latin America at Cielo, where he led the launch, execution and operation of expansion into the region.

Previously, Scandella was a Global Talent Executive at IBM, where he created, set up and managed the growth of international delivery centers in Malaysia, Bangalore and Krakow. He also served as IBM’s Workforce Director for Latin America.

He also held leadership roles at Kenexa (acquired by IBM) and was founder of Sixto Recruiting in Buenos Aires, which was acquired by Kenexa.

“Latin America is a very important expansion and growth area for the firm, and we are confident that Christian is the right person to lead our RPO efforts there,” said Hudson RPO CEO Jake Zabkowicz. “He is a strategic leader who is adept at driving expansion, transformation and growth. His proven expertise in leading talent initiatives across industries will no doubt bring successful outcomes for our clients.”

He earned a Licenciado y Profesor En Historia from the University of Buenos Aires and has an IBM Management Solutions Certification. Scandella lives in Miami.

Tampa, Fla, Oct. 16, 2024 – Building on its already robust presence in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Hudson RPO today announced that David Whittingham-Jones has joined Hudson RPO as the region’s Head of Sales. In this role, Whittingham-Jones will spearhead efforts to increase the number and size of the firm’s RPO client engagements and will work to drive enhanced globalization of accounts. 

Whittingham-Jones brings more than 25 years of recruitment industry experience, and has a wide range of core competencies, including driving market share growth, post-merger integration and large customer selling expertise.

“We are thrilled to have David join our team as the leader of our go-to-market strategy in EMEA,” said Hudson RPO CEO Jake Zabkowicz. “His experience and connections will no doubt lead to the engagement of new clients and the opportunity to continue providing unparalleled results.”

Prior to joining Hudson RPO, Whittingham-Jones served in senior positions at several leading firms, including Cielo Talent, IBM and Kenexa (acquired by IBM in 2012).

Whittingham-Jones earned a BSc degree in Modern Languages and Accounting Studies from the University of Salford. He is based in the United Kingdom.