Estelle James

Estelle is regional VP for managed solutions in The Netherlands, the unique combination of protiviti’s consulting expertise and robert half’s talent solutions business. Protiviti’s managed technology and managed business solutions support the office of the CIO,CSO,CISO,CTO and CFO with business critical projects. Partnering with clients who need deep expertise and a tailored approach to consulting combined with critical or scarce skillsets and operational execution, to help implement the right technology, optimize functions, integrate acquisitions and build a project team or outsource a business function.

Estelle joined Robert Half in 2003 after 4 years with a boutique IT company and  has 20 years of experience supporting C-Suite clients with their talent strategies. Estelle led 12 offices for Robert Half in the UK before moving to Toronto, Chicago and Amsterdam, partnering with Protiviti and supporting clients with M&A, IPO readiness and major transformation projects. Estelle graduated with LLB Hons from the University of Liverpool and is currently completing her MBA Dissertation focused on strategies to drive female board level representation, in the Netherlands, at the University of Birmingham.

Throughout her tenure with Protiviti/Robert Half, Estelle gained extensive experience in executive and interim recruitment, workforce planning and successful project deployment within Europe and North America. She has helped many organizations rapidly establish project teams and successfully integrate acquisitions, implement systems, resolve backlogs or compliance issues whilst making long lasting process improvements by leveraging Protiviti expertise.