25th Jul 2007 11:45
Costain Group PLC25 July 2007 Costain Group PLC("Costain" or the "Group") Further to the announcement issued earlier today under RNS number 7991A, theCompany is issuing the following correction: Mike Alexander spent 25 years at BPand not 11 as previously stated. All other details of the announcement remainunchanged. A full amendment appears below. Board Changes The Board of Costain is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mike Alexanderto the Board as an independent non-executive director, effective today. Mike (59) was Chief Executive of British Energy plc between 2003 and 2005 andprior to that Chief Operating Officer of Centrica plc, having held a number ofsenior positions within British Gas plc including Managing Director, British GasTrading and Commercial Director, British Gas Exploration & Production. Beforejoining British Gas in 1991, he spent 25 years at BP plc in various roles. Mike is a non-executive director of Associated British Foods plc and anindependent non-executive director on the Payments Council and has previouslyheld non-executive chairman positions at both GT Solar International Inc. andGoldfish Bank Ltd. He was also previously non-executive director of The EnergySavings Trust Ltd. There are no details to report in respect of Listing Rule9.6.13 (2) to (6). David Jefferies, Chairman of Costain, commented: "We are delighted that Mike is joining the Costain Board. His wealth ofexperience and knowledge of the energy sector will be a major benefit to theGroup and we look forward to working with him." The Company also announces that David Allvey and Mohd Hussein Hamid have beenappointed joint Deputy Chairmen with immediate effect. 25 July 2007 ENQUIRIES:Costain Group PLC Tel: 01628 842 444Graham Read, Public RelationsClive Franks, Company Secretary College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Matthew Gregorowski This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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