2 April 2024
SThree plc
Directorate
Change
SThree plc, the only global
specialist talent partner focused on roles in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), is pleased to announce that it
will appoint Sanjeevan Bala as an Independent Non-Executive
Director with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General
Meeting on 25 April 2024, in line with its previously stated plan
to recruit a new Non-Executive.
Sanjeevan has extensive experience
driving customer-centric technology transformation, having most
recently been responsible for driving the digital data and AI
transformation of the UK's largest commercial broadcaster and media
company, ITV plc as the Group Chief Data and AI Officer. Prior to
this, Sanjeevan was Head of Data Science at Channel 4 and held
senior roles at Clear Cell Group and Dunhumby, a global leader in
Customer Data Science.
Sanjeevan is currently a
Non-Executive Director and the Designated Workforce Engagement NED
at Bakkavor Group plc, Co-Chair of the Chief Data and AI Office
Board at Evanta, a Gartner Company and on the Advisory Board of
DataIQ.
On joining the Board, Sanjeevan will
also be appointed as a member of the Audit & Risk, Nominations
and Remuneration Committees.
James Bilefield, Chairman,
commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Sanjeevan
to SThree and the Board. Sanjeevan is a highly experienced
multi award-winning data and analytics professional with a proven
track record of driving customer-centric business transformations
through the strategic use of data. He brings with him extensive
strategic and commercial experience which will be particularly
relevant as we continue to roll out our Technology Improvement
Programme, positioning us as game-changers in the market and
demonstrating our ambition to be digital-first innovators. We look
forward to working with him as the Group continues to execute its
growth strategy."
Sanjeevan Bala commented:
"Having spent most of my career in STEM and witnessing
first-hand the global demand for these skills expand exponentially,
it feels like an incredibly exciting time to be joining SThree. The
SThree team talks to global megatrends that underpin the demand for
STEM and flexible talent and they couldn't be more correct. I look
forward to working with the Board and forward-thinking leadership
team to capitalise on this structural
opportunity."
Notes:
This disclosure is given in
accordance with LR 9.6.11 R of the Listing Rules. There
is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing
Rule 9.6.13.