Appointment of new Non-Executive Directors

16 December 2010

Lavendon Group plc

Appointment of new Non-Executive Directors

Lavendon Group plc ("Lavendon" or the "Company") is delighted to announce that Jan Åstrand and Andrew Wood will join the Board as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 20 December 2010.

Jan Åstrand (63), a Swedish national, is currently a Non-Executive Director of Northgate Plc. He was previously Chairman of CRC Group plc until January 2007, and prior to this, he was Chairman of Car Park Group AB in Stockholm and also Senior Independent Director of PHS Group Plc. From 1994 to 1999 he was President and Chief Executive of Axus (International) Inc. (previously known as Hertz Leasing International), and from 1989 to 1994 he was Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Hertz (Europe) Ltd. Jan will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Company.

Andrew Wood (59) is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Davis Service Group Plc. He was previously Group Finance Director of BBA Aviation plc, from which he retired in April 2010, and prior to this he was Group Finance Director of Racal Electronics PLC. He is a chartered management accountant and will become Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Company.

Referring to the newly appointed Non-Executive Directors, John Standen, Chairman of Lavendon, commented:

'I am delighted to welcome Jan and Andrew to the Board. Both bring a wealth of relevant experience as we continue the broad review of our business in the first quarter of 2011, and I am confident they will make a valuable contribution in shaping and implementing Lavendon's future strategy in the coming years.'

There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

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