PageGroup brings de Smedt on board as non-exec director

Specialist recruitment agency PageGroup has appointed Patrick de Smedt as independent non-executive director from 1 August.
Fri, 26 Jun 2015

Specialist recruitment agency PageGroup has appointed Patrick de Smedt as independent non-executive director from 1 August.

De Smedt has spent 25 years at software giant Microsoft, served as its chairman for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is currently non-exec director of polymer specialist Victrex and digital technology experts Kodak Alaris Holdings among others.

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