Nakama APAC - New Appointment to Sydney office

6 March 2015

Nakama Group plc (AIM: NAK)

("Nakama" or "the Company")

"The AIM quoted recruitment consultancy working across UK, Europe, Asia and Australia providing staff for the Web, Interactive, Digital media, IT and Business Change sectors"

Nakama APAC - New Appointment to Sydney Office

Nakama Group plc (AIM: NAK), the AIM quoted recruitment consultancy working across UK, Europe, Asia and Australia providing staff for the Web, Interactive, Digital media, IT and Business Change sectors, is pleased to announce that in line with its continued building of the Nakama APAC management team and to ensure that the business has the necessary infrastructure in place to continue its pace of growth across the region, Cilla Arnold has been appointed Associate Director and will manage the Company's office in Sydney commencing on 9 March 2015.

With Cilla in place, Rob Sheffield, APAC CEO, will be better able to focus on the further expansion and growth of Nakama APAC's footprint across the region and to drive the opening of new offices across Asia. 

Having worked previously at the specialist technology recruiter Greythorn, Cilla has over 10 years experience in digital and technology recruitment, with considerable experience driving account growth, capitalising on cross-selling opportunities and managing preferred supplier agreements and bid & project related recruitment activity.

Her strong recruitment background allied to her local market knowledge and networks, leaves her well placed to further develop corporate and multinational sales and guide the business through its next phase of growth.

Rob Sheffield, Nakama CEO for APAC, commented:

"Cilla will be a fantastic addition to the Sydney team and her experience will stand us in good stead as we see the Sydney business develop. Our management's core focus for 2015 continues to be on ensuring that the business has the appropriate operational infrastructure to continue and maintain its growth, efficiency, performance and consistency across the region and Cilla has the strong training and development background to fit our ethos perfectly".

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About Nakama Group plc

Nakama Group plc is a recruitment group of two branded solutions placing people into specialist and management positions:

· Nakama operates in the digital, creative, media, marketing and technology sectors all over the world from offices in the UK, Asia and Australia.

· The Highams brand specialises in the Financial Services sector, specifically Business Change and IT in Insurance and Wealth Management currently in the UK and Europe.

Nakama Group plc was created in October 2011 through the merging of Nakama Ltd UK and its subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne and Highams Recruitment Limited (formerly Highams Systems Services Group plc).

Since forming in 2011, the Group has opened an office in Singapore for Digital, Creative, Media and Marketing.

Our aim is to offer all our services from both our brands in all our locations.