Norman Broadbent plc - a leading provider of Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services, comprising Board & Executive Search, Interim Management, Research & Insight, Leadership Consulting & Assessment, and executive-level Recruitment Solutions announces the appointment of Gary Browning as Strategic Adviser to the Board and CEO, and the appointment of WH Ireland as Nominated Adviser and Broker.

1. Norman Broadbent Plc
Registered address: 12 St James’s Square SW1Y 4LB Company Registered Number: 00318267
Media Release
Appointment of Gary Browning as Strategic Advisor to the Board and CEO
WH Ireland appointed Nominated Adviser and Broker
Norman Broadbent plc - a leading provider of Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services, comprising Board
& Executive Search, Interim Management, Research & Insight, Leadership Consulting & Assessment, and
executive-level Recruitment Solutions announces the appointment of Gary Browning as Strategic
Adviser to the Board and CEO, and the appointment of WH Ireland as Nominated Adviser and Broker.
Gary Browning’s role at Norman Broadbent will be to provide advice and support in the areas of
strategic opportunities, market and competitive developments and to assist in the execution of Norman
Broadbent’s growth plan.
Gary Browning’s appointment brings the benefit of over 20 years’ relevant sector experience to the
Company. Gary joined Penna Consulting plc, the international human resources consulting group, in
2002. He was Chief Executive from 2005, when the business was capitalised at approximately GBP25m,
until 2016 when the business was sold to ADECCO S.A. for GBP105m. His earlier career included 12 years
with WPP Group plc where, from 1997 to 2002, he was Managing Director of BDG McColl Ltd.
Gary Browning is currently a Non-Executive Director at CloudCall plc; a Non-Executive Director and
Advisor at Lee Hecht Harrison Penna; Board Advisor to MyKindaFuture; a Non-Executive Director at
Talking Talent Ltd, a Non-Executive Director at Employment Conditions Abroad, Board Advisor to AMEO
ltd and a Director (National Advisory Board) of Career Ready.
The Company is also pleased to announce that it has appointed WH Ireland Limited as its Nominated
Adviser and Broker with immediate effect.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Group CEO Mike Brennan said: “We are delighted to welcome
Gary to Norman Broadbent. His significant experience and counsel will be of great value to the Board
and me as we enter the next stage of our growth plan. We are ambitious for the Company and feel Gary
not only understands that ambition, but can help us achieve it. The Board are also pleased to welcome
WH Ireland to Norman Broadbent’s group of advisors. As ‘Growth Advisors’, they seem ideally positioned
to help the Company as we enter a new and exciting phase.”
For further information please contact:
Norman Broadbent plc: Mike Brennan/James Webber 020 7484 0000
WH Ireland Limited: Adrian Hadden/ Jessica Cave 020 7220 1666
For further information visit www.normanbroadbent.com