9th Jan 2008 12:30
Signet Group PLC09 January 2008 Signet Group plc Embargoed until 12.30 pm (GMT) (LSE: SIG and NYSE: SIG) 9 January 2008 SIGNET APPOINTS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lesley Knox (age 54) has joined Signet Group plc ("Signet") as a non-executivedirector. Ms. Knox has since 2004 been Chair of Alliance Trust PLC and is also anon-executive director of HMV Group PLC and Hays PLC, positions she has heldsince 2002. Lesley Knox was in 1999 Founder Director of British Linen Advisers Limited, aspecialist merchant bank providing strategic advice to growth companies, whereshe remained until 2003. Between 1997 and 1999 she was Deputy Governor and thenGovernor of British Linen Bank, the Bank of Scotland subsidiary. She had between1981 and 1997 worked in the Kleinwort Benson Group, first as a corporatefinancier, then between 1991 and 1996 running their institutional assetmanagement business. Ms. Knox was also a non-executive director of Galliform PLC between 2001 and2007 and Glenmorangie PLC between 1999 and 2003. Sir Malcolm Williamson, Chairman, commented: "On behalf of the Board I welcomeLesley as a non-executive director of Signet. I am confident that her broadexperience will enable her to make a significant contribution to the Group." There are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6 of theListing Rules. Enquiries: Tim Jackson, Investor Relations Director +44 (0) 20 7317 9700Tom Buchanan, Brunswick +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 Signet operated 1,971 speciality retail jewellery stores at 29 December 2007;these included 1,402 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 569 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. See also www.kay.com, www.jared.com, www.hsamuel.co.ukand www.ernestjones.co.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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