IN BRIEF: Hays promotes interim boss Mark Dearnley to chief executive

Mon, 18th May 2026 09:34

Hays PLC - London-based staffing provider - Appoints Interim Chief Executive Mark Dearnley as CEO, effective immediately, with Dearnley having taken up the interim position in late February. Notes that prior to taking up the interim role, Dearnley was the company's chief digital and technology officer and had joined the firm from Inchcape PLC, where he was chief digital officer. In a separate filing, Hays notes that CEO Dearnley purchased 485,500 shares at a price of 30.34 pence, worth GBP147,300, on Thursday last week in London.

"Mark brings significant experience in driving transformation across large, global organisations. His expertise in this landscape will be hugely valuable to Hays as the industry navigates fundamental changes and macroeconomic uncertainty," comments Chair Michael Findlay.

Current stock price: 29.85 pence, down 0.4% on Monday morning in London

12-month change: down 59%

By Christopher Ward, Alliance News reporter

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