20 February 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 Ranjit De Sousa to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. Ranjit will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees upon appointment.

Ranjit has a particular expertise in strategic and digital transformation and is currently the Managing Director of The Coalyard, an advisory business he founded in 2021 to advise on strategic focus, growth acceleration and funding of ventures including in the work-tech sector. In his 16-year career with The Adecco Group, Ranjit held a number of senior executive roles, most recently as Global President of Lee Hecht Harrison where he delivered market leading growth rates and two consecutive years of record performance. Ranjit was also a former Board Member of the World Employment Confederation.

Penny Freer, Interim Chair, commented:

"It is a great pleasure to welcome Ranjit to the Empresaria Board. His deep sector expertise, coupled with his experience of scaling organisations through digital innovation, brings a unique skillset to Empresaria. Having led large operations across multiple geographies, Ranjit brings with him a wealth of experience which will complement and strengthen our existing Board and support our growth ambitions."

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 Ranjit Bernado Elvino De Sousa, aged 46, 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.