Directorate Change

2 Nov 2011 14:34

2 November 2011

Directorate Change

Hays plc, the leading global experts in qualified, professional and skilled recruitment, is pleased to announce pursuant to LR 9.6.11R that Pippa Wicks will be joining the Board as a non-executive director on 1 January 2012, and will become a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Pippa Wicks is a graduate of Oxford University. She is currently Managing Director of AlixPartners LLP, the global business-advisory firm and a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc, where she is also a member of its audit committee. She was previously Group Finance Director of Courtaulds Textiles plc and Chief Executive of FT Knowledge at Pearson plc.

Alan Thomson, Chairman, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Pippa to the Board of Hays. She is an accomplished individual with considerable broad-ranging experience gained at a senior level, and will bring valuable strategic and operational insights to the Board's decision making."

No further information is required to be disclosed in relation to Pippa Wicks pursuant to LR 9.6.13 R.