Appointment of CEO and CFO to the Board

Empresaria Group PLC

02 March 2026

 

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2 March 2026

Empresaria Group plc

("Empresaria", the "Company" or the "Group")

Appointment of CEO and CFO to the Board

Empresaria Group plc (AIM: EMR), the international specialist staffing group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Marsh as the Group's Chief Executive Officer, effective on 30 March 2026, and the appointment of Spencer Wreford as the Group's Chief Financial Officer. Spencer's start date has yet to be determined due to him working out his existing contractual notice period but will in any event be on or before 24 June 2026.

Nigel has a wealth of experience with over 30 years in recruitment operations across the globe, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Medacs Healthcare from 2003 to 2021 and Strategic Head of nGAGE Healthcare from 2021 to 2023. He has proven success in growing commercial businesses organically and scaling through strategic acquisitions. Additional previous positions include NPM Services Ltd and Strategy and Corporate Development Director at AXA Health.

Spencer brings extensive senior financial and operational leadership across a range of sectors and organisations. He previously served as the Group's Finance Director from 2010 to 2018 and Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2019. As a result, he has a deep understanding of the Group and has worked closely with its operating companies on a wide range of financial and operational matters. Spencer was recognised in 2019 in the Staffing Industry Analysts' 2019 Europe Staffing 100 list. His most recent roles include Chief Financial Officer at Dataquest Group Limited, a B2B IT solutions provider, and The Penspen Group Limited, a designer of energy infrastructure. Spencer is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, qualifying with Arthur Andersen.

Following Nigel Marsh joining the Group Joost Kreulen will return to being the Group's Non-executive Chair.

Joost Kreulen, Chair of Empresaria, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Nigel, and welcome back Spencer, to the Empresaria team at such a pivotal time for the Group. They each bring with them a wealth of experience to Empresaria, including in the specialist sectors that we operate in, and they will play leading roles in shaping and delivering on our strategy over the coming years."

Additional disclosures required under the AIM Rules for Companies

Nigel Marsh

Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Nigel Philip Marsh, aged 63 is, or has during the last five years, been a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

Current	Past
NPM Services Limited	Planmatics Ltd

Nigel Marsh does not hold any ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company.

Spencer Wreford

Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Spencer James Wreford, aged 54 is, or has during the last five years, been a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

Current	Past
None	C&I Engineering Solutions Limited
	The Penspen Group Limited
	Penspen Limited
	Manchester Jetline Limited
	Boardroom Impact Score Ltd
	Consol Partners GmbH
	Grupo Solimano S.A.C.

Spencer Wreford holds 15,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company.

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Enquiries:

Empresaria Group plc Joost Kreulen, Interim Executive Chair James Chapman, General Counsel & Company Secretary	via Alma PR
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Nick Naylor / Vivek Bhardwaj (Corporate finance) Tony Quirke (Equity sales) / Ian Jermin (Research)	020 3328 5656
Alma Strategic Communications (Financial PR) Sam Modlin / Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Sarah Peters	020 3405 0205 [e-mail]

 

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