Parity Group plc

('Parity' or the 'Group')

Director Change

The Board of Parity is pleased to announce that David Firth will shortly be joining the Board as a Non-Executive Director. A further announcement will be made once the timing of his appointment has been formerly agreed which is expected to be around the time of release of the Group's Interim Results.

David Firth is the Finance Director of Penna Consulting plc which was recently acquired by the Adecco Group. David was at Penna for over 16 years and has a wealth of experience in the people management and consultancy markets. Prior to that David was in the finance team at Parity for the period 1993 to 1999, serving as Group Finance Director from 1995.

Lord Freeman, Non- Executive Chairman, commented:

'I am very pleased to welcome David Firth to our Board. David's experience of the recruitment and consultancy markets will be a great asset to the Board in relation to the core businesses and the delivery of the new strategy. We look forward to working with him'

Enquiries:

Parity Group PLC 0208 543 5353

Alan Rommel, CEO

Roger Antony, GFD

MHP Communications 020 3128 8100

John Olsen

Kelsey Traynor

Investec Bank PLC 020 7597 5970

Andrew Pinder

Patrick Robb

Dominic Emery

David Firth's current and previous directorships in the last five years are:

Company name Position Date of appointment
Penna Consulting Plc Finance Director 1 January 2000
Penna Assessment Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna BBM Limited Financial Director 1 January 2000
Penna Board Services Limited (formerly Iddas Limited) Company Director 28 February 2014
Penna Career Consulting Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna Change Consulting Limited Chief Executive 1 June 2000
Penna Consultants Limited Financial Director 8 March 2001
Penna Consulting NI Secretary 13 November 1995
Penna Executive Coaching Limited Finance Director 7 July 2005
Penna Executive Development Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna Executive Search Limited Financial Director 1 January 2000
Penna Executive Selection Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna Holdings Limited Financial Director 23 January 2001
Penna Human Capital Management Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna Interim Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna International Limited Director 1 June 2007
Penna Management Services Plc Finance Director 1 January 2000
Penna Plc Finance Director 6 July 2005
Penna Resourcing Solutions Limited Finance Director 5 March 2001
Penna Sanders & Sidney Limited Finance Director 10 September 2004
Penna Trustees Limited Financial Director 1 January 2000
Portrush Resourcing Ltd Finance Director 1 January 2000
Quantum Development and Outplacement Services Limited Company Director 28 February 2014
Saville Group Plc Company Director 10 February 2014
Selby Millsmith Limited Finance Director 1 January 2000
Sherman Services Limited Finance Director 1 January 2000
Talisman Information Systems Trustees Limited Finance Director 1 January 2000
The Resourcing Centre Limited Finance Director 11 June 2004
Working Transitions Limited Company Director 28 February 2014
360 Adsfab Limited Director 29 June 2015
360 Degrees Advertising Limited Director 29 June 2015
360 Education Limited Director 29 June 2015
Career Café Limited Company Director 29 June 2015
Career Star Group Limited Secretary 16 April 2012
Cedar TM Limited Company Director 1 April 2014
Century Resources Limited Finance Director 20 February 2002
Crane Davies Limited Financial Director 8 March 2001
Fairplace Cedar Limited Company Director 10 February 2014
GHN Limited Company Director Finance 20 November 2001
Group Counselling Services Plc Finance Director 1 January 2000
Meridian Consulting Limited Financial Director 1 January 2000
Nethouse Trading Limited Finance Director 8 March 2001

David Firth was a director of subsidiary companies Astorg Recruitment Limited which was dissolved on the 15 June 2014 and Marketing Unleashed Limited which was dissolved on the 2 October 2014

There are no further matters that require to be disclosed under AIM Rule 17 Schedule 2 (g) for David Firth.

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