Staffline Regulatory News (STAF)

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:

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.

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About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support

Enabling the Future of Work™

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.