Directorate Change

BBA Aviation plc ("BBA Aviation")

27 February 2012

BBA AVIATION STRENGTHENS BOARD WITH NEW NON-EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT

BBA Aviation plc ("BBA Aviation") today announces the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director to its Board. Susan Kilsby, who is also a Non-Executive Director of Shire plc and L'Occitane International S.A., will join the BBA Aviation plc Board with effect from 10 April 2012 and will sit on the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Susan joins BBA Aviation following a distinguished global career in investment banking, having held senior positions in the US and the UK, including as Chairman EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (Credit Suisse, 2007-2009). Susan began her career at The First Boston Corporation in 1980, gained an MBA from Yale and later worked at Bankers Trust and BZW before the latter was acquired by Credit Suisse, where she retains a part-time role as a Senior Advisor. Her experience advising clients across a range of industries, includes significant deals in the aviation and aerospace sectors.

In addition to her highly regarded skills as an international investment banker, Susan brings experience from her Non-Executive Director roles and from her positions on a variety of academic and not-for-profit advisory boards.

Michael Harper, Chairman commented:

"I would like to welcome Susan as a non-executive director. Her extensive international M&A experience, particularly in the US, will enable her to bring valuable skills and insights, as well as her global perspective, to the Board of BBA Aviation."

Susan Kilsby commented:

"I am delighted to be joining the Board of BBA Aviation and look forward to working with the other Board members and management team. It is a very exciting time to be joining the Company, with its considerable opportunities for growth and development, building on the existing strengths of the business."

Susan is a director of two other publicly quoted companies, London and NASDAQ-listed Shire plc and Hong Kong-listed L'Occitane International S.A. She has confirmed that there are no other details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.

Enquiries 

BBA Aviation plc

Jemma Spalton, Head of Communications and Investor Relations

020 7514 3999

Tulchan Communications

David Allchurch, Christian Cowley, Martha Kelly

0207 353 4200

About Susan Kilsby

Experience

1998-present Credit Suisse, London and New York

1996-1997 Barclays de Zoete Wedd, London

1992-1996 Bankers Trust, New York and London

1980-1988 The First Boston Corporation, New York

Other roles

Sept 2011-present Shire plc, NED

Jan 2010-present L'Occitane International S.A., NED

Competitor Diversity Forum - Founding Member

Wellesley College's Business Leadership Council - Member

International Region of C200 - Chairman

Cass Business School - Senior Visiting Fellow, Chairman of the M&A Research Centre

Yale School of Management - Board of Advisers

Millstein Center for Corporate Governance, Yale - Board of Advisers