Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 February 2023

Hays plc

CEO Succession

Hays plc ("Hays" or the "Company"), the leading global specialist recruitment company, today announces that following discussions with Alistair Cox, Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), it has been jointly agreed that it is an appropriate time to commence a process to identify Alistair's successor. Throughout this process Alistair will remain as CEO until a suitable candidate has been appointed and a handover has taken place. A thorough recruitment process, led by the Nomination Committee with the support of external consultants, is now underway, considering both internal and external candidates.

Alistair Cox, CEO, commented:

"It has been an honour and a privilege to lead Hays for over 15 years and I am extremely proud of, and grateful to, my colleagues for everything we have achieved together. While the process to appoint my successor is ongoing, it will be very much business as usual at Hays. Our strategy is delivering, we have a wealth of opportunities ahead and I remain fully focused on executing on our strategy as set out at our Investor Day in April 2022.

Andrew Martin, Chairman of Hays, commented:

"On behalf of the Board and everyone at Hays, I want to put on record our immense gratitude for Alistair's leadership. During Alistair's tenure, Hays has grown from a UK-focused business into a truly international leader in our industry. Alistair has set the stage for the next phase of the Group's development and the Board looks forward to working with him while we undertake a thorough process to identify his successor".

The person responsible for releasing this announcement is Doug Evans, General Counsel & Company Secretary.

For further information please contact:

Hays plc:

David Phillips Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 333 010 7122

FGS Global:

Guy Lamming / Anjali Unnikrishnan at: hays@fgsglobal.com