Norman Broadbent plc has appointed Tim Hammett as managing partner and head of executive search, completing their senior management hiring process following a £2.3 million subscription in September 2016. This new leadership team aims to enhance the company's capabilities in executive search and talent solutions, addressing changing client demands in a dynamic business environment. With 17 years of experience in executive search and a strong background in the corporate sector, Tim Hammett is expected to strengthen the company's operational foundation and drive growth in shareholder value.

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13 February 2017
Norman Broadbent plc
("Norman Broadbent", the “Company" or the “Group”)
Senior Management Appointment
Tim Hammett appointed Managing Partner & Head of Executive Search Practice
The board (the “Board”) of Norman Broadbent (AIM: NBB) - a provider of time efficient, cost effective
Board & Executive Search, Senior Interim Management, Talent Solutions, Insight and Leadership
Consulting services to companies ranging from established corporations to high-growth innovators – is
pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Hammett as Managing Partner & Head of Executive
Search.
The appointment of Tim completes the Company’s proposed senior management hires following the
£2.3 million subscription undertaken in September 2016. The Company’s Senior Leadership Team now
comprises heads of Executive Search, Board Search, Senior Interim Management, Insight and Talent
Solutions all of whom report to Mike Brennan, Chief Executive of the Company.
The Board considers that the creation of a Senior Leadership Team with clear lines of management
control is a key step in providing a solid foundation to scale the Group’s businesses, with the aim of
facilitating growth in shareholder value.
Group CEO, Mike Brennan, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tim to the Norman Broadbent Group
and our Senior Leadership Team. As the world of work changes, clients are quite rightly becoming more
demanding of executive search firms. They increasingly want to see new, more value added and
integrated search solutions emerging. Tim has a rare, solutions-orientated approach to search, which
is in line with our business philosophy and how we want to partner with our clients. In an ever-changing
business world, clients need access to the widest possible range of senior management talent solutions,
giving them the corporate agility to achieve their objectives. Our integrated portfolio of service offerings
of Search, Interim, Insight, Consulting and Solutions, coupled with a strong problem-solving mind-set,
enables us to access and deliver exceptional talent to meet their needs”.
About Tim Hammett: Tim has a 17-year track record of success within executive search and an in-
depth knowledge of the C-level market. On leaving the British Army, he spent 15 successful years in
the corporate world rising to become Global Sales & Marketing Director for a UK Plc. He entered search
in 2000 and has worked at a senior level with firms such as Heidrick & Struggles, Whitehead Mann and
Augmentum. Operating at Partner and Head of Practice level, he has covered markets such as
Consumer, Life Sciences, Telco and Media. Besides his executive search experience, he has also had
management responsibility for leading a Senior Interim Practice for a leading global search firm and
managed teams across London, Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore.
For further information, please contact:
Norman Broadbent plc
Mike Brennan/James Webber 020 7484 0000
Allenby Capital
Virginia Bull/Liz Kirchner 020 3328 5656
For further information visit www.normanbroadbent.com
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