6th Apr 2005 12:31
Signet Group PLC06 April 2005 Signet Group plc(LSE: SIG and NYSE:SIG) Embargoed until 12.30 pm (BST) 6 April 2005 SIGNET BOARD CHANGES Mr. James McAdam CBE, Chairman of Signet Group plc has indicated his intentionto retire from the Board no later than at the conclusion of the Company's AnnualGeneral Meeting in June 2006. Mr. McAdam was appointed Chairman in January 1992and also served as Chief Executive between November 1992 and March 2000. The Company also announces that Mr. Rob Anderson (46), Chief Executive of the UKDivision of the Signet Group since January 2003, has been appointed to the Boardas an executive director with effect from today. Mr. Anderson joined the Groupas COO of the UK division in August 2000. Before joining Signet Mr. Anderson wasat Marks & Spencer plc for 19 years, latterly as a Business Unit Director. There are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 16.4 of theListing Rules. Enquiries: Timothy Jackson, Investor Relations Director, Signet Group plc +44 (0) 20 7399 9520 Mike Smith, Brunswick +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 Signet operated 1,758 speciality jewellery stores at 29 January 2005; theseincluded 1,156 stores in the US, where the Group trades as "Kay Jewelers","Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry" and under a number of regional names. At thatdate Signet operated 602 stores in the UK, where the Group trades as "H.Samuel","Ernest Jones" and "Leslie Davis". Further information on Signet is available atwww.signetgroupplc.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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