PageGroup plc announced the appointment of Babak Fouladi who will join the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 10 April 2023. The Company also announces that Patrick De Smedt, Senior Independent Director, does not intend to seek re-election to the Board at the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held in 2023, having served on the Board for seven years. The Company will announce in due course who will take over the role as Senior Independent Director when Patrick De Smedt steps down from the Board.

Babak Fouladi will be a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Babak is currentlyChief Technology & Digital Officer and Member of the Board of Management atKoninklijke KPN NV. Prior to this he has held a number of senior technology positions in the telecoms sector including Chief Technology Officer at MTN Group plc and Chief Technology Officer (Romania and then Spain) at Vodafone Group plc.