Experienced non-executive director Elaine O鈥橠onnell will be joining STEM recruitment specialist SThree.
O鈥橠onnell, who will take up the role on October 1, is currently the chair of FTSE 250 firm Games Workshop Group as well as being a NED and chair of the audit committee of online holiday retailer On The Beach.
In her role at SThree, she鈥檒l also chair the company鈥檚 audit and risk committee, replacing Barrie Brien who has served as interim chair since April 2022, and serve on SThree鈥檚 remuneration and nomination committees.
O鈥橠onnell qualified as a chartered accountant at PWC and then spent the majority of her executive career specialising in corporate finance, latterly serving as a partner in transaction advisory services at EY.
Throughout her career she has worked extensively with global businesses across a range of market capitalisations and industry sectors.
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James Bilefield, non-executive chair, said: 鈥淓laine is an accomplished senior executive with over 20 years鈥� experience operating at board level.
鈥淪he brings to SThree both broad and deep business experience and financial capability, plus highly developed commercial and people judgement.
鈥淲e are delighted to welcome her to the group. Her strong experience in working with high growth, FTSE-listed businesses will serve to strengthen our board as the company continues to execute its strategy.鈥�
SThree recently announced an excellent performance in the first half of the financial year, with very strong growth in profit before tax, up 64% on last year to 拢44.3m.
The growth has been 聽credited to an increase in demand for jobs in software engineering as firms automate their supply chains.