7th Dec 2006 10:01
Work Group plc07 December 2006 7 December 2006 Work Group plc - Appointment to Board Work Group plc, the AIM-quoted recruitment services group, is pleased toannounce the appointment of Sue Craven to its Board. Sue Craven (44) is currently Managing Director of Armstrong Craven Limited,Europe's leading executive research company, and a trading division of WorkGroup, which acquired Armstrong Craven in October 2005. Following the acquisition of RCC HR last month, Work Group is also taking theopportunity to organise the company into four instead of three divisions, withthe Advertising and Communications ("Adcomms") business divided into WorkRegions and Work London. This is in addition to Work Resourcing and ArmstrongCraven. Sue Craven's appointment to the Board will formally take effect from 1st January2007, when she will assume the role of Group Managing Director, responsible fortwo of Work Group's four trading divisions - Work Resourcing and Work London.Steve Halford, Work's other Group Managing Director, will assume responsibilityfor Work Regions and Armstrong Craven. At Armstrong Craven, Sue Craven's role will be taken by Matthew Mellor, who iscurrently Operations Director. Camilla Dyson, the current Finance Director,becomes Chief Operating Officer. Work Group Executive Chairman, Simon Howard, said: "We are delighted to welcome Sue onto the main Board. Her appointment furtherreinforces the value of the Armstrong Craven acquisition. The changes illustratethe strength in depth we have within the Group's management, which places us inan even stronger position for continued growth." Sue Craven (formerly Sue Armstrong) is also a Director of Moss Lane AssociatesLimited and was previously a director of Armstrong Taylor Plant Limited. As atthe date of this announcement, Sue holds 425,530 ordinary shares in Work Groupplc. There is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of SueCraven under schedule two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules. Further enquiries: Work Group Tel: +44 (0)20 7492 0000Simon HowardMichael Warren Fishburn Hedges Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 4321Mark TierneyAndy BerryMichelle James Altium Tel: +44 (0)20 7484 4040Garry LevinTim Richardson About Work Group Work Group offers a range of bespoke resourcing solutions aiming to enableemployers to recruit and retain staff more effectively, thereby reducing theirtraditional reliance on third parties such as head-hunters and recruitmentfirms. Central to Work Group's approach is the concept of 'direct resourcing' -the establishment and maintenance of a direct relationship between employer andprospective employee. Direct resourcing provides an efficient and cost effectivealternative to traditional third party based recruitment strategies and is agrowing trend among UK employers. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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