Norman Broadbent strong year for the company now looking for M&A’s (Interview)

Norman Broadbent Group plc (LON:NBB) CEO Mike Brennan joins DirectorsTalk to discuss final results and annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019. Mike talks us through the highlights, explains the changes that have brought into positive territory, how they coped through COVID-19, new and bigger premises, mergers and acquisitions and being debt free.

The Norman Broadbent Group is a leading Professional Services firm focussing on Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services. Since our formation nearly 40 years ago we have developed a range of complementary services consisting of Board & Leadership Search, Senior Interim Management, Research & Insight, Leadership Consulting, and Solutions. With a range of services designed to meet customer needs at different stages in their growth or the economic cycle, our innovative and flexible approach enables us to help clients in a creative and bespoke way. By operating within sector ‘hubs’ as opposed to siloed service lines, we are able to service clients better and more collaboratively. As a result of this collaboration, c.23% of 2019 NFI was generated via internal cross-referrals.

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