Specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group has announced that Chief Executive Rob Sheffield, a founding partner at the recruitment agency, has resigned with immediate effect.

The group stated that current Chief Financial Officer Angus Watson will take the post on an interim basis.

Nakama reported revenue for the full year ending 31 March 2017 of £22.5 million. This was an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. Its UK business was down 3.9% during the same period.