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A - member of audit committee
The Company does not believe its current size or structure requires a separate Nominations Committee

Ross Eades

Chief Executive Officer

Ross began his career in IT recruitment in 1988 with Hunterskil. In 1997, he was appointed CEO of MPS Group International plc, a group of IT and Professional Services recruitment companies, which included such brands as Modis and Badenoch & Clark. During his tenure the group grew both organically and through acquisition, increasing sales revenue from £72 million to £286 million and EBIT from £3 million to £21 million. Ross joined InterQuest Group, an AIM listed specialist staffing business, as CEO in 2003 where he achieved increasing sales revenue from £12m to £104m and EBIT from £180k to £5.4 million.

Ross joined Kellan Group as its CEO in April 2009.

John Melbourne

Chief Financial Officer

John Melbourne began his career as a graduate trainee with Mars, before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant through Ernst and Young. John then spent 3 years in the construction industry before a move into recruitment in 1997 saw him become FD of Modis International. Following a brief spell with Reed Executive, John was recruited as Chief Financial Officer of MPS Group International PLC, a group of IT and Professional Services recruitment companies. John played a part in taking the business from £72M to £500M , eventually becoming Senior Vice President of Operations with responsibility for acquisitions, co-ordinating international expansion and commercial support of operating boards. John remained at MPS following its acquisition by Adecco.

John joined Kellan Group in June 2010 as Chief Financial Officer.

Tony Reeves - R,A

Non-Executive Co-Chairman

Tony Reeves has over 45 years' experience in the recruitment sector, most recently as chairman and chief executive officer of hotgroup plc from 2002 until its acquisition by Trinity Mirror Group plc in September 2005. Prior to that Tony was chairman and chief executive officer of the Delphi Group Plc until 1998 until its acquisition by Adecco SA. He is also a private investor in various early stage companies. Before joining Delphi Group Plc, Tony was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lifetime Corporation, which was then a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

John Bowmer - R,A

Non-Executive Co-Chairman

John is the former chairman of Swiss quoted Adecco SA, the world's largest staffing company where he was chief executive officer from its formation in 1996, through the merger of Ecco and Adia, to 2002. Prior to this, between 1992 and 1996 he was chief executive officer of Adia and between 1987 and 1992 he served in a variety of executive positions at Adia in the UK, Asia, Australia and the US. Previously, Mr Bowmer held a range of management positions in marketing and finance at companies including MAI plc, a financial services and media organisation and Polaroid (UK) Ltd. He is an investor in, and adviser to, several private equity companies in the US. He was a director of CP Ships from its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001 until its disposal to TUI AG at the end of 2005. In 2007 he became a non executive director of Hireright Inc, a NASDAQ quoted employment screening company, until it was sold recently.

Michael Jackson - R,A

Non-Executive Director

Michael Jackson founded Elderstreet Investments Limited in 1990 and is its executive chairman. For the past 20 years, he has specialised in raising finance and investing in the smaller companies sector. Mr Jackson is chairman of PartyGaming plc and until August 2006 was chairman of FTSE100 company, The Sage Group plc. He is also a director and investor in many other quoted and unquoted companies, including Netstore PLC and Computer Software Group plc. Mr Jackson studied law at Cambridge University, and qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multinational technology companies.

James McHugh

Non Executive

James McHugh founded K2 Partnering Solutions (a specialist niche staffing company in the Enterprise Resource Planning space) in 1997 and was its CEO until 2007. During this period the company grew globally with offices established in London, Stuttgart, Geneve, Boston & San Francisco, overseeing in the US the successful acquisitions of Jotorok, and most recently overseeing the opening of a Tokyo office for the group. In 2008 the group achieved annual revenues of $150m (4% EBIT). Mr McHugh remains a board member of K2s holding company Fionnoel AG (based in Switzerland), and in 2008 his role changed to Director of strategic initiatives. In addition to the above, James runs a semi professional sailing program & keeps a base in Beijing as well as Switzerland & the US.