Vale Denis Waxman - global recruitment industry titan passes away

Photo credit: Hays plc 2006 Annual Report

Denis Waxman, the legendary founder of the business that offered me my first permanent job and ultimately evolved into the sixth-largest staffing company in the world, Hays, passed away on 22 August 2025 at the age of 78, from heart disease.

Hays CEO, Dirk Hahn, released a statement to recruiter.co.uk on 11 Septem…