No it doesn't. Article says Branagh became President 18 months ago. Article also says that Kemp recalls talking to Branagh about directing a show, but Kemp does not say when that conversation took place. Could have been immediately after Branagh became President or could have been 3 months ago.
Kemp rang back a week after that conversation and proposed doing a show with TH. That still does not tell us when the initial conversation took place.