Company Hays plc

HAS

GB0004161021

Employment Services

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Business description: Hays plc

Hays PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in providing qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment. The Company operates through four geographic regions: Germany, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand and the Rest of the World. The Company operates in 16 countries and has 21 areas of specialism and expertise. It specializes in recruitment and workforce solutions, such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provision (MSP). It specializes in skill-short white-collar employment areas including technology, accountancy and finance, engineering, life sciences and construction and property.

Number of employees: 9,100

Sales by Activity: Hays plc

Fiscal Period: June	2021 (GBP)	2022 (GBP)	2023 (GBP)	2024 (GBP)	2025 (GBP)
Qualified, Professional and Skilled Recruitment	5.65B	6.59B	7.58B	6.95B	6.61B

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Geographical breakdown of sales: Hays plc

Fiscal Period: June	2021 (GBP)	2022 (GBP)	2023 (GBP)	2024 (GBP)	2025 (GBP)
Rest of World	1.18B	1.67B	2.33B	2.17B	2.23B
Germany	1.41B	1.62B	1.96B	1.9B	1.75B
United Kingdom & Ireland	1.56B	1.66B	1.71B	1.59B	1.52B
Australia and New Zealand	1.5B	1.64B	1.58B	1.29B	1.11B

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Executive Committee: Hays plc

Manager	Title	Age	Since
Mark Dearnley CEO	Chief Executive Officer	-	26/02/2026
James Hilton DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	48	30/09/2022
Helen Cunningham PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	61	29/02/2024
Kean Marden IRC	Investor Relations Contact	-	31/08/2024
Julia Cames SAM	Sales & Marketing	-	-

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Composition of the Board of Directors: Hays plc

Director	Title	Age	Since
Susan Murray BRD	Director/Board Member	69	11/07/2017
Cheryl Millington BRD	Director/Board Member	60	16/06/2019
Joseph Hurd BRD	Director/Board Member	57	30/11/2021
James Hilton BRD	Director/Board Member	48	30/09/2022
Zarin Patel BRD	Director/Board Member	65	31/12/2022
Helen Cunningham BRD	Director/Board Member	61	29/02/2024
Anthony Kirby BRD	Director/Board Member	45	31/03/2024
Michael Findlay CHM	Chairman	58	30/04/2025

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Shareholders: Hays plc

Name	Stocks	%	Valuation
Silchester International Investors LLP 18.08 %	283,976,409	18.08 %	118 M p
FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd. 8.694 %	136,519,448	8.694 %	56 M p
Man Group Investments Ltd. 6.693 %	105,098,786	6.693 %	43 M p
GLG Partners LP 5.069 %	79,590,939	5.069 %	33 M p
Schroder Investment Management Ltd. 5.032 %	79,013,476	5.032 %	33 M p

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Company details: Hays plc

Hays plc

Regent's Place

NW1 3BF, London

+44 20 3978 2520

http://www.haysplc.com

Group companies: Hays plc

Name	Category and Sector
Hays Business Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Hays International Holdings Ltd. Hays International Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Financial Conglomerates

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