Norman Broadbent plc announced that Peter Searle has been appointed to its Board as Executive Chairman, effective immediately after the completion of the Annual General Meeting on 25 June 2021. NBB's current Non-Executive Chairman, Alan Howarth, has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the Board albeit that he is willing to serve his notice period and accordingly, will remain on the Board as Chairman until the completion of the Annual General Meeting on 25 June 2021 and thereafter as a Non-Executive Director until August 2021. Peter has over 30 years' experience in the recruitment sector. In 1999, he was appointed Group Managing Director at Adecco and was responsible for the European and Asia Pacific offices of the professional services companies. After a global reorganisation in 2005, Peter became the Chief Executive of United Kingdom and Ireland at Adecco with additional responsibility for South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand.