Appointment of CEO and CFO to the Board
Empresaria Group plc has announced significant leadership changes with the appointment of Nigel Marsh as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 30, 2026, and Spencer Wreford as Chief Financial Officer, with a start date on or before June 24, 2026. Nigel Marsh brings over 30 years of global recruitment experience, including CEO roles at Medacs Healthcare and nGAGE Healthcare. Spencer Wreford, a former Group Finance Director and CEO of Empresaria, returns with extensive financial and operational leadership experience, holding 15,000 ordinary shares in the company. Following these appointments, Joost Kreulen will resume his role as Non-executive Chair.
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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.
| 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 empresaria@almastrategic.com |
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