Hudson Global INVESTOR PRESENTATION May 2014 FORWARD-LOOKING - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hudson Global INVESTOR PRESENTATION May 2014

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Please be advised that except for historical information, the comments made during this presentation and in these slides constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the company's strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including the impact of global economic fluctuations, risks related to fluctuations in the company’s operating results, the ability of clients to terminate their relationship with the company at any time, competition in the company’s markets, risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations, limited availability under the company’s credit facilities and the company’s ability to successfully achieve its strategic initiatives and the other risks discussed in the company ´ s filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. The company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to review or confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 1

HUDSON: A WELL-BALANCED GLOBAL BUSINESS Complementary business segments: Permanent and Contract Recruitment, Recruitment Process  Outsourcing (RPO) and Talent Management (TM) Strong footprint in two of the largest recruitment markets in the world: UK and Asia Pacific  Well positioned for major growth opportunities : RPO, Talent Management  Large and diverse client base : over 4,000 clients with over 12,000 permanent placements per year  Solid financial profile : 2013 revenues of $660M, and year-end cash position at $37M  Global Presence and Client Base Balanced Gross Margin Drivers 7% 14% 35% 15% Americas – 15%* Europe – 47%* APAC – 38%* 29% Permanent Recruitment Contract Recruitment RPO Talent Management eDiscovery 2 * Based on Hudson 2013 Gross Margin

MAJOR PROGRESS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF “ONE” HUDSON Inception Through 2011 Since 2011, “One” Hudson Company formed in 2003 through Created unique competitive position through   acquisitions of 67 boutiques strong, complementary service offerings Sustained growth through 2008, Disciplined execution across Company   Globally aligned mostly run as a portfolio delivering consistent, high quality service in vision, strategy and Executed first major restructuring Built collaborative, high performance culture   values post-Recession in 2009-2010 Repositioned to grow from the core and take  New CEO appointed in 2011 to market share  complete integration, build global Enhanced digital presence driving new  platform, and create a high revenues performance culture 2011 2012 – 2013 2013 – 2014  Accelerated transformation ▪ Named Manolo Marquez as CEO ▪ Accelerating investments in key markets  Streamlined businesses and introduced ▪ Created new vision and strategy and core businesses Launched transformation shared services in support areas Further strengthening front office talent ▪ ▪  Attracted experienced leadership talent, ▪ Sharpened Company’s focus ▪ Names Managing Directors of UK and ▪ Consolidated operations named CFO Stephen Nolan, CEOs of France ▪ Built collaborative mindset Americas and Europe and Managing ▪ Enhancing our brand and differentiating ▪ Strengthened digital platform to spur Director Asia services in RPO and Talent Management  Sharpened focus on core businesses, growth Driving further efficiencies and ▪ growth markets and services investing in streamlined business with AlixPartners high performing businesses ▪ Divesting eDiscovery to focus on core 3

KEY GROWTH DRIVERS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF VALUE CREATION DIFFERENTIATED FOCUSED ON STRONG LEAN, BRAND AND CORE LEADERSHIP INTEGRATED DIGITAL STRENGTHS/ TEAM STRUCTURE PRESENCE MARKETS 4

STRONG STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP TEAM LEADERSHIP TEAM Successful, experienced leaders complement existing team  Over 25 new veteran leaders hired in past year  Attracted over 70 fee-earners from competition in Q1 2014  STEPHEN NOLAN LORI HOCK TULIKA TRIPATHI MARC PUYOULET PETER ISTEAD ALEXIS DE CFO CEO, Americas Managing Director, Managing Director, Managing Director, BRETTEVILLE Asia France CEO, Europe UKI JEAN SARAH TONY MARTIN BRAD TRICIA HOUSE FRANCOIS RONA MCLEAN EMMANUEL EMILY WILSON DICKSON BRUNO NICOLA RPO & Talent BRENNER RPO DECROP Queensland, WHITE Sydney, RPO Ops & DUNNE DELATTRE Management RPO Operations Healthcare Australia Singapore Australia Implementation RPO Europe COO Europe Americas China Americas France Europe STEPHEN KAREN MICHAEL CHRIS POTTER CHRISTINE TIM OYER NATHAN FITZGERALD GORDON KITCHEN Accounting & ANDY POWELL ARTHUR KANE RPO Client COLETZ PAUL FLAVIN RPO Global LEWIS RPO Client Finance Marketing CURCURU RPO Solutions ICT Brisbane, RPO Americas Project Wellington, Solutions Sydney, Europe Finance Implementation Americas Australia Manager New Zealand Canada Australia Americas New “One” Hudson acting as a strong “Talent Magnet” 5

LEAN INTEGRATED STRUCTURE, WITH SIGNIFICANT LEVERAGE LEAN, INTEGRATED STRUCTURE Cost Structure ($M) Initial Steps to Lower Cost Structure – Achieved Consolidated to three regional platforms  2011 250 Reduced cost structure by $78M since 2011  2013 193.5 200 Significant savings in targeted areas since 2011:  - Corporate and regional support down $12M (23%) 139.6 150 - Real estate, IT and general expenses down $12M (16%) 100 - 210 support and administrative roles less, down 28% 66.9 55.5 Improved fee-earners-to-support ratio  40.1 50 31.1 19.9 16 0 Front Office Comp Regional & Corporate Other SG&A Additional Steps to Further Efficiencies/Savings – Underway Country Support Comp Engaged Duff & Phelps , a leading investment banker in staffing  APAC and Europe and recruitment, to assist in divesting eDiscovery to better focus Consultant: Support Staff Ratio on core business 2014 Q1 71% Retained AlixPartners , a premier consulting firm in effective  2013 70% operational design, to assist on better aligning the organization 2012 69% for future growth and improving operating efficiencies 2011 68% 2010 65% 2009 64% Significant operating leverage as top-line grows 6 All figures are in constant currency

RECRUITMENT – FOCUSED ON GROWTH IN KEY MARKETS FOCUSED ON CORE STRENGTHS/ MARKETS  Industry and functional specializations focused on critical talent HUDSON PERFORMANCE DRIVER MODEL™  Placing more than 4,600 professionals per year and managing High Low Motivation on average 3,200 contract consultants per day – 52% of our RET ENT IO N Indicator of Performance Career Fit clients in multi-year relationships (want to) Typical Hiring Focus  Hudson differentiated with proprietary assessment services , POT ENT I AL Attributes tailoring solutions to help clients address their more complex (can do) Capability issues Experience  PERFO RM AN C E Strong market presence in Australia and UK . Market leader Technical Skill (know how) in Belgium and Netherlands – growing presence in Asia High Low  Increasingly leveraging and integrating social media to build a Hudson talent community and extend client relationships Recruitment GM split Recruitment by Country UK & APAC by Discipline Legal, Gov’t Other UK IT and Other Contract 18% 21% 28% 27% HR 6% 44% 6% France 56% 6% Tech & 6% Eng Neth 10% 7% Perm 23% 21% Sales & Mtg Belgium 10% 11% Australia Acc & Fin China Office Support 7 Based on 2013 Gross Margin

RECRUITMENT – FOCUSED ON GROWTH IN KEY MARKETS FOCUSED ON CORE STRENGTHS/ MARKETS Practice Focus Within Key Offices* Office Office Office Office Office  Practice Focused on simplified practice portfolio where we 1 2 3 4 5 can win IT       Selective investment in fee-earners , specifically in      Acc. & Fin. APAC and UK – net number of consultants up 8% Sales & Mkg.     QoQ in those markets Tech & Eng     Emphasis on right mix of experienced vs new-to- industry hires  HR  Sharper focus on the Continental European    Legal operations – reversed the trend in France , with revenue growth and positive Adj. EBITDA in Q1 2014 Office Supp.   APAC and UK Q1 Fee-Earner Hiring Program Number of Consultants Experience of Hires Level of Staff hire Management 11% 782 New to Industry 45% 723 52% 55% 37% Associate Consultant Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Experienced 8 *Illustrative example