The Board of Directors and Secretary

Clay Brendish CBE joined the SThree Board in May 2010 as Non-Executive Chairman. Clay is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Anite Group plc and Echo Research Limited. Clay’s other Non-Executive Directorships are BT Group plc and Herald Investment Trust plc. He is a trustee of Economist Newspapers Limited and Director of The Test and Itchen Association Limited.

In May 2001 Clay retired as Deputy Chairman of CMG plc, a European ICT company that was established in 1964. Clay’s appointment as Deputy Chairman followed CMG’s merger with Admiral plc in June 2000. Prior to the merger Clay was Executive Chairman of Admiral plc that he co-founded in 1979. Admiral plc employed over 2500 people in 8 countries. As Chairman, Clay had primary responsibility for the strategic direction of Admiral, investor relations and acquisitions.

Russell Clements has served as SThree’s Chief Executive Officer since 2004 having previously held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer since 2001. He worked for VNU Business Publications, a Dutch international publishing company, before joining Computer Futures in 1986 shortly after its inception. He subsequently served as Director and as Joint Managing Director of Computer Futures. Russell holds a degree in Government from the University of Essex and is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He is former Chairman of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo).


	Sunil Wickremeratne has served as SThree’s Chief Operating Officer since 2004 having previously been Managing Director of Progressive. After working for VNU Business Publications, he joined Computer Futures in 1988 and subsequently established Progressive in 1990, Pathway in 1997 and Real I.T. Resourcing in 1998. Sunil holds a degree in Economics from University College, London.

Alex Smith was appointed to the SThree Board as Chief Financial Officer in May 2008. Alex recently held the position of Integration Finance Director at TUI Travel PLC. Prior to this he was Finance Director of First Choice's Mainstream Sector, a leisure travel business with annual turnover of £1.4 billion. Earlier experience included three years with W. H. Smith, latterly as Managing Director of its £300 million turnover Travel Retail business and financial roles at Travelodge and Forte. He is a Chartered Accountant.

Tony Ward, OBE was appointed to the SThree Board in August 2006 and to the SThree Remuneration and Nomination Committees in October 2006. Tony currently chairs the Remuneration Committee and has over thirty years experience in a variety of senior executive roles with blue chip companies, including BAA plc, Kingfisher plc and Grand Metropolitan Group plc. He joined BAA in 1997 as Group HR Director and was Services Director from 1999 until March 2007, being responsible for activities including IT, Security, Rail and Airside Operations. Tony was a board director of BAA plc between November 1999 and July 2006. Tony is a Non-Executive Director of the OCS Group Limited, and an advisor to Manchester Square Partners LLP; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development; a former Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality; and a graduate of the university of Leeds.

Gary Elden was appointed to the SThree Board in July 2008. Gary has been with the Group since 1990 when he joined Computer Futures. He has subsequently held a number of senior positions including being the founding Managing Director of Huxley Associates. Gary’s current role is SThree Chief Development Officer in which capacity he has special responsibility for the Group’s international and sector expansion.

Paul Bowtell was appointed to the SThree Board and as Chairman of the SThree Audit Committee, in November 2007 and is currently Chief Financial Officer of TUI Travel PLC. Paul has extensive experience gained from senior finance roles in a variety of companies including First Choice Holidays PLC, British Gas, a subsidiary of Centrica plc, where he was appointed Finance Director in 2002. Prior to that, Paul was with W H Smith plc, where he held a number of corporate centre roles before becoming Finance Director of the UK Retail business, as well as senior tax roles at Forte and Arthur Andersen. Paul was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Capita Group Plc in June 2010 and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Alicja Lesniak was appointed to the SThree Board in May 2006 and to the SThree Audit Committee in July 2006 and the Remuneration Committee in February 2008. Alicja is currently a Non-Executive Director of DTZ Holdings plc and was, until 30 September 2009, CFO of Aegis plc and has over thirty years experience in fast moving service businesses, in the latter twenty years holding senior financial and managerial roles within the advertising/media sector, including seven years with BBDO Worldwide, latterly as Chief Financial Officer for BBDO EMEA, and seven years at WPP Group plc, where she held positions as Chief Financial Officer for Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and Managing Director of J Walter Thompson in the UK. Prior to joining the advertising sector she held senior management positions with Arthur Andersen & Co, having originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with them in 1976. Alicja is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and holds a degree in Mathematics from Imperial College.

Nadhim Zahawi was appointed to the SThree Board and the SThree Remuneration and Audit Committees in May 2008. He was elected Member of Parliament for Stratford on Avon on 6th May 2010. Until April 2010, Nadhim was CEO and co-founder of YouGov plc, a leading international online market research agency. He was previously European marketing director at Smith & Brooks, with responsibility for marketing brands such as Warner Bros, Disney and Barbie and has recently stepped down as a councillor for the London Borough of Wandsworth in 2006, a post he had held since 1994, in which he worked on public-sector consultation and research within local government. Nadhim was previously a director at Allen Hinckley, the property rights licensing group, Marketing Director at Global Inc, a supplier to major retailers.

Company Secretary, Steve Hornbuckle was appointed to the role in October 2006. Steve has over twenty years company secretarial experience, having held Deputy and Assistant Secretary positions within a variety of listed companies, including Intertek Group plc, BPB plc, Kidde plc, Railtrack Group plc, London & Manchester Group plc and English China Clays plc. Steve is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries.