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Staffline Group PLC
10 December 2020
10 December 2020
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC
("Staffline" or the "Group")
Board Update
Staffline, the recruitment and training group, announces the
following update regarding the Group's board of directors,
including the appointments of Ian Starkey and Catherine Lynch as
non-executive directors with effect from 1 January 2021.
Ian has significant audit expertise, specifically in financial
management, control and reporting, having spent 19 years at KPMG UK
and Switzerland as a global lead audit partner and latterly as a
member of the UK Board, up until 2018. At KPMG, Ian worked with
blue-chip corporate clients including BAE Systems, Diageo, Roche,
Unilever and Vodafone. Ian is currently a non-executive member of
the board at DAC Beachcroft LLP, a non-executive director of
Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp and a member of the Audit and Risk
committee of Historic Royal Palaces. Ian is a qualified chartered
accountant and will chair the Group's Audit Committee and be a
member of Staffline's Remuneration and Nominations Committees.
Catherine is a highly experienced HR director, with over 20
years' experience, and is currently Chief People Officer UK &
Ireland at Flutter Entertainment plc, the FTSE 100-listed global
sports betting, gaming and entertainment company. Prior to this,
Catherine spent over three years as Chief People Officer at Virgin
Media, with additional experience including leading the HR
functions of Ardonagh Group and BGL Group. Catherine's career has
also included leadership roles at Barclaycard, Santander,
Sainsbury's and Tesco. Catherine is currently a member of the
Advisory Board of Dial Global, a community focused on inclusion.
Catherine will chair the Group's Remuneration committee and be a
member of Staffline's Audit and Nominations Committees.
In addition, Daniel Quint, currently Interim Chief Financial
Officer of Staffline, will become permanent from 1 February 2021.
Richard Thomson will remain in his role as Senior Independent
Director, and as previously announced, Ian Lawson, currently
Executive Chairman, will move to a non-executive capacity from 1
January 2021.
This concludes an extensive period of board restructuring for
the Group which also includes the appointment of Albert Ellis as
Chief Executive Officer in October 2020. Albert was appointed to
the Board of Staffline in March 2020 and has extensive executive
level experience in the recruitment and human capital sectors.
Ian Lawson, Executive Chairman of Staffline, commented:
"We have made significant progress in improving Staffline's
corporate governance, which has been an ongoing strategic priority
for the Group, and I am delighted to welcome Ian and Catherine to
the board. We look forward to benefitting from both of these
individuals' highly relevant skillsets, with Ian bringing a wealth
of audit and financial management expertise and Catherine,
significant people experience.
"In addition, I am delighted to formally confirm Daniel as our
permanent Group CFO. Daniel has been central in both coordinating
and leading a number of important financial workstreams since
joining the Group in December 2019 and alongside Albert Ellis, our
recently appointed CEO, I firmly believe we have the right people
in place to lead our business, from our board of directors through
to senior management."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two,
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Full name and Ian Marshall Starkey (born 11 January 1961)
age
Current directorships
* IMS Consulting Services Limited (no. 11868072)
* Wonky Vegetables Limited (no. 09961102)
* Sovereign RTM Company Limited (no. 06095635)
* Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corporation (no.
BC1215533)
* DAC Beachcroft LLP (no. OC317852)
* KPMG AG (no. CHE-106.084.881)
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Past directorships * KPMG LLP (no. OC301540)
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Full name and Catherine Elizabeth Lynch (born 13 March 1968)
age
Past directorships
* Virgin Media Limited (no. 02591237)
* Towergate Charitable Foundation (no. 06021788)
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Ian and Catherine have no interests in the shares of Staffline
Group plc. There is no other information that is required to be
disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
for Companies.
For further information, please contact:
Staffline Group plc via Vigo Communications
www.stafflinegroupplc.co.uk
Ian Lawson, Executive Chairman
Albert Ellis, Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Quint, Interim Chief Financial
Officer
Liberum NOMAD and Broker
www.liberum.com
Joshua Hughes / Richard Lindley 020 3100 2222
Vigo Communications Financial PR 020 7390 0230
www.vigocomms.com staffline@vigocomms.com
Jeremy Garcia / Antonia Pollock
About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support
Enabling the Future of Work(TM)
Staffline is the UK's market leading Recruitment and Training
group. It has three divisions:
Recruitment GB
Staffline is the UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar
workers, supplying approximately 40,000 staff per day on average to
around 450 client sites, across a wide range of industries
including agriculture, supermarkets, drinks, driving, food
processing, logistics and manufacturing.
Recruitment Ireland
The recruitment Ireland business is a leading end to end
solutions provider operating across 20 industries, 10 branch
locations, 15 onsite customer locations and offering RPO, MSP,
temporary and permanent solutions across the island of Ireland.
PeoplePlus Division
Staffline is the leading adult skills and training provider in
the UK, delivering adult education, prison education and
skills-based employability programmes across the country.
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