ReThink Group (The) PLC Board Changes (1350E)

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RNS Number : 1350E

ReThink Group (The) PLC

07 April 2014

7 April 2014

The Rethink Group plc

("Rethink" or the "Group")

Board Changes

Rethink Group (AIM:RTG), one of the UK's leading talent management and recruitment services companies, is pleased to confirm that, following his appointment as Interim Non-Executive Chairman in July 2013, John O'Sullivan has become permanent Chairman of the Group. John was a founder and has been a Non-Executive Director of Rethink since March 2005. In addition Rethink is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Felton as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board with immediate effect.

Ben has a proven track record of providing strong financial management and driving significant improvements in organisational efficiency, particularly within the recruitment sector.

Prior to joining Rethink, Ben was the Chief Financial Officer at Norman Broadbent plc (AIM:NBB), an executive search group headquartered in London with operations around the world. In his five years at Norman Broadbent, he led the finance team, developed internal systems and controls to monitor and manage risks within the business and supported the implementation of the Group's corporate strategy.

Previous positions include Financial Control Fixed Income - Emerging Markets, at UBS Investment Bank and Audit Supervisor - Audit and Assurance, at Reeves & Co LLP (formerly FW Stephens). He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) from the University of Sheffield.

Steve Wright, Rethink CEO, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Ben to the Rethink team. Ben is familiar with the public markets and has a high level of experience particularly within the recruitment sector. This appointment strengthens the management team at a time when Rethink is executing on its refreshed growth strategy."

For further information please contact:

 
 Rethink Group plc 
 Steve Wright, CEO                        07836 226902 
 Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and 
  Broker) 
 Bidhi Bhoma/Edward Mansfield            0207 408 4090 
 Newgate Threadneedle 
 John Coles/Fiona Conroy                 020 7653 9850 
 

About Rethink Group plc

Rethink Group (AIM: RTG) provides business transformation services through talent management and recruitment services. These mutually supported activities work in synergy and support our growing customer base.

The Group supports clients across the UK, Europe, US, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

For more information please visit our website: www.rethinkgroupplc.com

Regulatory Information

Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed. Mr Benjamin Thomas Felton, aged 33, holds or has held in the last five years the following directorships:

 
 Current Directorships 
 
   None 
 Past Directorships 
 
              Norman Broadbent plc and its subsidiaries: 
               *    Norman Broadbent plc 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent Executive Search Ltd 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent Leadership Consulting Ltd 
 
 
               *    Arcus Global Partners Ltd 
 
 
               *    Connecting Corporates Ltd 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent Overseas Ltd 
 
 
               *    The NB Consultancy (Singapore) PTE Ltd 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent INC (USA) 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent SPRL (Belgium) 
 
 
               *    Norman Broadbent S.A.S (France) 
 

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