Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RPS Group plc

('RPS' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Glickman as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 2 August 2018. Catherine will also join the Nomination and Remuneration Committees with the intention that she succeed Robert Miller-Bakewell as Chair of the latter when Robert retires from the Board at the Company's next Annual General Meeting.

Catherine has extensive senior level executive experience in public Companies, most recently as Group HR Director at the FTSE 250 animal genetics Company, Genus Plc, where she led an agenda on talent and leadership development to support growth plans. Catherine retired from Genus in 2018. Prior to her time at Genus, Catherine worked for over twenty years at Tesco Plc where she held various senior positions including latterly as Group HR Director. Catherine is currently a Non-Executive Director of Marston's Plc, Renishaw Plc and TheWorks.co.uk Plc where in each case she is also Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Ken Lever, Group Chairman, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Catherine Glickman to the RPS Board to which I am confident she will add significant value. Catherine has a wealth of experience in human resources, which will be invaluable for our Group where people are at the heart of what we do."

Other than the directorships highlighted above there are no matters requiring disclosure pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

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RPS is an international consultancy providing advice upon the development and management of the built and natural environment; the planning and development of strategic infrastructure, and the evaluation and development of energy, water and other resources. Our main offices are in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, the USA, Canada and Australia Asia Pacific. We undertake projects in many other parts of the world.