Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 1928D

Staffline Group PLC

08 October 2018

 

For immediate release

8 October 2018

STAFFLINE GROUP PLC ("Staffline")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Staffline, the Recruitment and Training organisation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dawn Ward CBE, as a non-executive director, with effect from 5 October 2018. Following her appointment, Dawn will be a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

Dawn has focused on further education throughout her career, holding a number of senior positions in the sector and is currently Chief Executive at Burton and South Derbyshire College of Further and Higher Education, a position she has held since 2008. Previously she was Principal and Chief Executive of Royal Forest of Dean College (2005-2008). Dawn is also Deputy Chair of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, a member of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership Board, a Governor at Repton School and is a member of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Chambers of Commerce.

Dawn has a demonstrated history of working in the UK and internationally and is passionate about promoting the benefits of competitive skills education and training. She was awarded an OBE in 2007 for her services to education and skills training and a CBE in 2015 for her services to education.

Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer of Staffline commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Dawn to the Board. Her wealth of experience in the further education sector will be invaluable as we seek to capitalise on the significant opportunity that exists within the skills and training arena. I am confident that Dawn's operational and strategic guidance will materially contribute to our ongoing success."

Dawn Ward CBE, added:

"Having been a strong advocate of the benefits of education and training for over 20 years, I'm thrilled to be joining Staffline at a time when the skills and training sector has never been more important to the broader UK economy. Staffline's unique market position through its PeoplePlus division means they are ideally placed to help support a plethora of businesses and sectors. I look forward to working with the entire board during what is set to be an exciting time for the business."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Full name and age	Dawn Patricia Ward age 57 (born 28 March 1961)
Current directorships	1.   Repton School (co.no. 04390219 appointed 18 March 2016). 2.   Repton Preparatory School (co.no. 04390208 appointed 18 March 2016). 3.   Sir John Port's Charity (co.no. 04399494 appointed 18 March 2016). 4.   UK Technical Vocation Qualifications Limited (co.no. 09413820 appointed 30 January 2015). 5.   The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Limited (co.no. 07635395 appointed 16 January 2015). 6.   Burton and South Derbyshire Education Trust (co.no. 09142556 appointed 22 July 2014). 7.   The Institution for Further Education (co.no. 08625268 appointed 24 February 2014). 8.   Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (co.no. 02700780 appointed 10 February 2011). 9.   Highbury Burton Saudi Arabia (appointed 30 July 2013).
Past directorships	1.   Burton and South Derbyshire UTC (co.no. 08269170 resigned 23 March 2015).

Dawn has 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.

For further information, please contact:
Staffline Group plc www.stafflinegroupplc.co.uk Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer Michael Watts, Group Chief Financial Officer	[e-mail] 07786 265344 07970 215262
Liberum NOMAD and Joint Broker www.liberum.com Steve Pearce / Joshua Hughes	020 3100 2222
Berenberg Joint Broker www.berenberg.com Chris Bowman / Toby Flaux	020 3207 7800
Vigo Communications Financial PR and Investor Relations www.vigocomms.com Jeremy Garcia / Antonia Pollock / Charlie Neish	[e-mail] 020 7390 0230

About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support

Enabling the Future of Work™

Staffline is the UK's market leading Recruitment and Training group. It has two divisions:

Recruitment Division

The UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying over 60,000 staff per day to c. 1,500 private sector clients, across a wide range of industries including agriculture, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing.  It operates from over 400 locations in UK, Eire and Poland.

Its world leading Customer Experience platform provides optimised customer-based staffing management solutions whilst providing market-leading levels of job satisfaction for workers.

PeoplePlus Division

The leading adult skills and training provider in the UK, delivering apprenticeships, adult education, prison education and skills-based employability programmes across the country.

Education and Training - market leading provider of training courses for private sector Apprenticeships (both Levy and non-Levy) and Government funded Adult Skills programmes.

Employability - top quartile performer, supporting Government programmes providing back-to-work education and support services to the unemployed.

Justice and Community - education and training services for prisoners and ex-offenders, as well as individual support services for carers and people with disabilities, both at home and in the work place

 

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