APPOINTMENT OF FINANCE DIRECTOR

18 September 2014

KIER GROUP PLC

APPOINTMENT OF FINANCE DIRECTOR

Kier Group plc ("Kier") today announces that it has appointed Beverley Dew as its Finance Director. The date on which the appointment will become effective has yet to be decided; a further announcement will be made in due course.

Mr. Dew, aged 43, joins Kier from Balfour Beatty, where he has been the Finance Director of the Regional Construction business in the UK since June 2013. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the UK and CEMEA Engineering and Construction businesses at Lend Lease between September 2008 and December 2012. Mr. Dew has also held senior roles at Redrow Group Plc and Invensys Rail. He qualified as an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in Bristol following a period working as a research physicist.

Commenting on the appointment, Phil White, Chairman of Kier, said: "I am delighted that Bev will be joining us as Finance Director. His wide range of experience across the construction, services and residential sectors will make him an excellent addition to the Board. I very much look forward to working with him."

ENDS

No information in relation to Bev Dew is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

Contacts:

Faeth Birch/Daniela Fleischmann, RLM Finsbury 020 7251 3801

Kier press office 07791 719452