16 January 2023

Empresaria Group plc

("Empresaria" or the "Company")

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Empresaria, the global specialist staffing group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Bellamy to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. Steve will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees immediately on appointment and Penny Freer will stand down from the Audit Committee.

Steve is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience as a chair and non-executive director with a wide range of both public and private companies. He is currently the Senior Independent Director at Caffyns PLC and prior recent appointments include Non-Executive Director of Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc and Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc, and Chairman of Becrypt Limited and Concirrus Limited. Steve was also formerly Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director of Sherwood International plc.

Further to the Company's announcement on 6 June 2022, the process is ongoing to appoint an additional independent Non-Executive Director and a further announcement will be made in due course.

Penny Freer, Interim Chair, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Steve to the Empresaria Board. He has extensive experience of working with ambitious growth companies, as well as a strong focus on strategic planning and execution. His skill set will both complement and further strengthen our Board as we continue to execute our strategy."

Following these changes, the composition of the Board Committee membership is as follows:

Other than as disclosed below, there are no further disclosures to be made in connection with Stephen Gerard Bellamy, aged 63, in accordance with AIM Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies:

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§           Empresaria Group plc is a global specialist staffing group.  We are driven by our purpose to positively impact the lives of people, while delivering exceptional talent to our clients globally.  We offer temporary and contract recruitment, permanent recruitment and offshore services across six sectors: Professional, IT, Healthcare, Property, Construction & Engineering, Commercial and Offshore Services.

 §         Empresaria is structured in four regions (UK & Europe, APAC, Americas and Offshore Services) and operates from locations across the world including the four largest staffing markets of the US, Japan, UK and Germany along with a strong presence elsewhere in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

 §       Empresaria is listed on AIM under ticker EMR.  For more information visit www.empresaria.com.