Mr. Peter Reed reports

CALDWELL ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF KATHERINE BAKER TO PARTNER

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. has promoted Katherine Baker in the New York office to the role of partner.

"Our purpose at Caldwell is identifying great people capable of leading and transforming organizations," said Chris Beck, president. "This holds as true for ourselves as it does for our clients, so supporting and developing our own people is imperative. Katherine has continually demonstrated incredible dedication and commitment to her clients, candidates and colleagues. We are proud of her accomplishments, and it gives us great pleasure to recognize her importance to Caldwell and her impact on our clients' success."

Ms. Baker is a member of Caldwell's insurance practice, with more than 13 years of experience placing chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief investment officers, chief marketing officers, chief underwriting officers, chief actuaries and members of their teams at clients in property and casualty, life, and employee benefits.

Prior to joining Caldwell in 2021, Ms. Baker spent six years with Korn Ferry as a member of its global insurance and asset and wealth management practices. She began her career at Whitney Partners, where she worked on senior-level investment banking searches. Ms. Baker holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is a member of the Association of Professional Insurance Women.

"This is an incredibly well-deserved promotion. Since Katherine joined the Caldwell team, she has time and again demonstrated an unerring grasp of the challenges facing our clients in the insurance industry, a strong-willed drive to achieve on their behalf, and a truly hands-on approach to client service and candidate care," said Peter Reed, managing partner of Caldwell's insurance practice. "She's an excellent representative of the Caldwell brand and we're excited to welcome her to our partner team."

About The Caldwell Partners International Inc.

Caldwell is a leading retained executive search firm connecting clients with transformational talent. Together with IQTalent, the company is a technology-powered talent acquisition firm specializing in recruitment at all levels. Through the two distinct brands -- Caldwell and IQTalent -- the firm leverages the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to offer an integrated spectrum of services delivered by teams with deep knowledge in their respective areas. Services include candidate research and sourcing through to full recruitment at the professional, executive and board levels, as well as a suite of talent strategy and assessment tools that can help clients hire the right people, then manage and inspire them to achieve maximum business results.

Caldwell's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol CWL) and trade on the OTCQX (symbol CWLPF).