Directorate Change

RNS Number : 4456V

Staffline Group PLC

18 April 2016

 

For immediate release

18 April 2016

STAFFLINE GROUP PLC

("Staffline" or "the Group")

Directorate Change

Staffline, the Staffing services, outsourcing, training and Employability organisation, providing people and operational expertise to industry, today announces that Group Finance Director, Phil Ledgard, will be leaving the Group in order to pursue other opportunities with effect from 30^th May 2016.  Chris Pullen, currently the Group Mergers and Acquisitions Director, will assume the role of Group Chief Financial Officer on 1^st June 2016.

Chris joined Staffline in September 2015 from Regus PLC, the FTSE 250 listed provider of flexible working solutions.  He was Global Managing Director of its core Office division and also responsible for Group operations and pricing.  Chris previously held the role of CEO of APCOA Parking (UK) Ltd, which provides parking services across the UK, where he led a turnaround in performance and subsequent significant growth, as well as senior management positions at itc Legal Services Ltd and National Car Parks Limited. Chris was formerly an officer in the Coldstream Guards and holds an MBA from the University of Durham Business School.

Andy Hogarth, Chief Executive, said,

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Phil for his hard work and valuable contribution over the past three years. He has been an important member of our leadership team at a time that has seen significant development, our largest acquisitions and high growth in the business. On behalf of the Board, I wish Phil all the best for the future.

Since joining us last year Chris has made an excellent contribution. He has a wealth of experience, supporting the growth of large businesses both organically and via acquisitions and I am delighted that he is now assuming the role of Group Chief Financial Officer."

For further information, please contact:
Staffline Group plc
Andy Hogarth, Chief Executive	07931 175775
www.staffline.co.uk
Liberum Capital Limited
NOMAD & Broker
Steve Pearce / Steven Tredget / Richard Bootle www.liberum.com	020 3100 2222
Berenberg Joint Broker Chris Bowman / Marie Stolberg www.berenberg.com	020 3465 2722
Buchanan
Sophie McNulty / Jane Glover www.buchanan.uk.com	020 7466 5000

Christopher Mark Pullen, aged 45, holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current

Court House Salcombe Limited

Previous

APCOA Parking Services (UK) Limited

APCOA Facilities Management (Harrow) Limited

APCOA Facilities Management (Kettering) Limited

APCOA Facilities Management (UK) Limited

APCOA Facilities Management (York) Limited

APCOA Parking Holdings (UK) Limited

APCOA Parking (UK) Limited

Ultimate Parking Limited

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed with regards to the appointment of Chris Pullen in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

About Staffline

Staffline is a leading outsourcing organisation providing Staffing services to industry, supplying up to 45,000 workers every day to more than 1,300 clients. In the last five years the Group has also grown to become a leading provider of services in to the Government funded Employability (Welfare to Work), Justice and Skills arena.

The business comprises two key areas:

Staffing Services

Specialising in providing complete labour solutions in agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, e-retail, driving, and the logistics sectors, the recruitment business operates from well over 300 locations in the UK, Eire and Poland.

The Staffing brands include:

·     Staffline OnSite, based on clients' premises and providing both blue and white collar, out-sourced, temporary workforces

·     Select Appointments, a high street branch-based operation providing white collar office staff, operated entirely on a franchised basis by independent business owners

·     Staffline Express, a high street branch based operation

·     Driving Plus, providing HGV drivers to the driving industry

·     Staffline Agriculture, providing workers to the UK farming and growing sectors

Employability

Comprising the PeoplePlus brand, Government contracts include:

·     Work Programme, prime contractor in nine regions and sub-contracts in five regions in England

·     Steps to Success, prime contractor in Northern Ireland

·     Youth Guarantee (MyGo Centre), supporting youth employment in the Ipswich area

·     Ministry of Justice Transforming Rehabilitation in Warwickshire and West Mercia, helping to transform rehabilitation and probation services

·     OLASS, delivery of training to prisoners in nine prisons in the East of England

·     Building Employment through Education, working in Schools in Northern Ireland

Training services:

·     Elpis, a national training consultancy,

·     Learning Plus, an e-learning platform

·     Skillspoint, a procurement consultancy specialising in helping employers benefit from government-funded, work-based training

Support services:

·     The Money Advice Service,

·     Independent Living Services

·     Northern Ireland Prison Services, Visitor Centers

 

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