Norman Broadbent PLC Appointment of Executive Chairman (7776B)
15 June 2021 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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Norman Broadbent PLC
15 June 2021
Norman Broadbent plc
("Norman Broadbent", "NBB" or the "Group")
Appointment of Executive Chairman
The board (the "Board") of Norman Broadbent (AIM: NBB), a
leading London listed Professional Services firm offering a
diversified portfolio of integrated Leadership Acquisition &
Advisory Services (Board & Leadership Search, Senior Interim
Management, Research & Insight, Leadership Consulting &
Assessment, and executive level Talent Solutions), is pleased to
announce that Peter Searle has been appointed to its Board as
Executive Chairman, effective immediately after the completion of
the Annual General Meeting on 25 June 2021. NBB's current
Non-Executive Chairman, Alan Howarth, has informed the Board of his
intention to retire from the Board albeit that he is willing to
serve his notice period and accordingly, will remain on the Board
as Chairman until the completion of the Annual General Meeting on
25 June 2021 and thereafter as a Non-Executive Director until
August 2021. The Board would like to extend their thanks and
appreciation to Alan for his contribution to the Company during his
tenure. The Company will shortly commence a process to appoint a
new independent Non-Executive Director and a further announcement
will be made in due course.
Peter has over 30 years' experience in the recruitment sector.
In 1999, he was appointed Group Managing Director at Adecco and was
responsible for the European and Asia Pacific offices of the
professional services companies. After a global reorganisation in
2005, Peter became the Chief Executive of United Kingdom and
Ireland at Adecco with additional responsibility for South Africa,
India, Australia and New Zealand. In 2006, Peter left to join
Spring Group as CEO. He returned in 2009 when Adecco purchased
Spring Group and was appointed to the Group Executive Committee.
Peter was most recently the CEO of Airswift from 2016 to 2018 and
Executive Chairman from 2018 - May 2021. In addition to a number of
NED positions, he is Chairman of the Hiring Hub. Peter has an
honours degree in Business and a Post- Grad Diploma in
Marketing.
Mike Brennan, Chief Executive Officer said:
"On behalf of the Board and the whole Norman Broadbent family, I
would like to welcome Peter to the Company. Peter has a strong
track record within our industry and has enjoyed success both
within the private and public markets. He brings a wealth of
experience to our Board and we look forward to working with him as
we continue to grow and scale the company. As Peter joins us, I
would like to take this opportunity to thank Alan Howarth for his
help and support whilst serving as our Non-Executive Chairman,
particularly during the pandemic".
Steve Smith, CFO & COO added:
"Peter's addition to the Board and his decision to invest in
Norman Broadbent is yet another positive sign. Our strategy of
building a more balanced Professional Services business not only
helped us weather the pandemic, but also stands us in good stead as
we push for further growth. Our portfolio of services is becoming
increasingly relevant as clients seek to address the challenges
presented in the post-pandemic world".
On his appointment, Peter Searle said:
"I am delighted to be joining Norman Broadbent at this exciting
time. The team worked hard during the pandemic showing considerable
commitment to our clients, candidates, and the Company. There are
many opportunities ahead of us and I am looking forward to helping
Norman Broadbent grow and achieve its true potential".
Peter William Courtis Searle (aged 59) owns 3,401,360 shares in
the Company, representing 6.16% of the issued share capital.
A list of Peter's current directorships and partnerships
together with those held within the last five years is set out
below:
Current appointments: Appointments within previous
5 years:
Air Energi Newco Limited Air Energi Group Investments
The Hiring Hub Holdings Limited
Limited Air Energi Group Limited
Orka Technology Group Limited Air Energi Holdings Limited
Air Energi investments Limited
Air Resources Limited
AirSwift Holdings Limited
Bellevue Resources Limited
Cornwall Street funding LLP
Courtis44 Limited
Ducatus Partners Limited
EP Solar Construction LLP
Glotel Holdings Limited
Marchfield Holdings Limited
My Digital Accounts Limited
Netley Funding LLP
Singular Resource Solutions Limited
Spring Personnel Limited
STS (London) Limited
Swift (Nigeria) Limited
Swift Engineering (Azerbaijan)
Limited
Swift Technical (Azerbaijan)
Limited
Swift Technical (Europe) Limited
Swift Technical (Operations)
Limited
Swift Technical (Russia) Limited
Swift Technical Group Holdings
Limited
Swift Technical Group Limited
Swift Technical Holdings Limited
Swift Worldwide Resources Bidco
Limited
Swift Worldwide Resources Holdco
Limited
Swift Worldwide Resources Midco
Limited
Swift Worldwide Resources UK
Corp Limited
The Start-Up Loans Company
Wally Corner Funding LLP
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Norman Broadbent plc
Mike Brennan
Steve Smith 020 7484 0000
WH Ireland Limited
Adrian Hadden
Jessica Cave
Darshan Patel 020 7220 1666
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