Directorate Change

2 Apr 2008 07:01

Empresaria Group PLC02 April 2008 Empresaria Group plc Appointment of Group Finance Director Empresaria Group plc ("Empresaria" or the "Group"), the international staffingand recruitment specialist, announces the appointment of Stuart CharlesKilpatrick as Group Finance Director. Stuart, aged 45, joins from Elementis plc, the global specialty chemicalscompany, where he held the position of Group Financial Controller and Treasurer.Stuart qualified as a chartered accountant with BDO Binder Hamlyn and has heldsenior finance roles within international businesses, including Charles Baynesplc and Vodafone Group plc. Stuart replaces Nick Hall-Palmer who becomes Group Development Director and Headof UK Operations. The appointment will become effective following thepublication of the preliminary results for 2007, expected to be on 18 April. Miles Hunt, Group Chief Executive, commented: "Empresaria has been transformedover the last three years from a company with predominantly UK operations into adiverse international staffing group with over 40 companies in 20 countries.Stuart brings both international financial management experience and strongtechnical skills to add to the central management team. Nick moves to a broadercommercial and operational role after eight very successful years as GroupFinance Director." Stuart holds no current directorships and has held the following pastdirectorships within the last five years: Elementis Services LimitedH. & C. Acquisitions LimitedAgrichrome LimitedRheox LimitedElementis London LimitedElementis Dormants LimitedElementis Germany LimitedAbbey Chemicals LimitedElementis Securities LimitedElementis New Zealand LimitedElementis Australia LimitedElementis Group LimitedElementis Benelux UnlimitedElementis Finance (Australia) LimitedElementis Finance (Germany) Limted Stuart holds 10,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing0.03% of the Company's issued share capital. There are no other details to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or to Scheduletwo paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. For further information contact: Empresaria Group plc 01293 649 900Miles Hunt, Chief ExecutiveNick Hall-Palmer, Group Finance Director First City Financial Public Relations 020 7242 2666Allan Piper Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited 020 7131 4000Azhic BasirovSiobhan Sergeant Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets Limited 020 3205 5000Nicholas How Notes for editors: Empresaria Group plc (sector Support Services, staffing) provides specialiststaffing services across seventeen countries through over 40 tradingsubsidiaries. Empresaria was formed in 1996 by Miles Hunt and its business modelis based on the philosophy of management equity which allows founder managersand key staff within Empresaria's subsidiaries to acquire or retain a meaningfulstake in the businesses they run or work in. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange