26th Apr 2007 15:04
BG GROUP plc26 April 2007 Media Information 26 April 2007 BG Group appoints new Non-Executive Director BG Group has today announced the appointment of Dr John Hood as aNon-Executive Director with immediate effect. Commenting on the appointment, BG Group's Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: "Weare delighted to announce this appointment. John's insight and varied experiencewill be a valuable addition to our Board." -ends- Notes to Editors Dr Hood, 55, has been Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford since October2004. He was formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland and a memberof the Growth and Innovation Advisory Board and the Enterprise Council of thePrime Minister of New Zealand. He has also been a Director of a number of NewZealand-based companies including the Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and ASBBank Limited, a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and wasChairman of Tonkin & Taylor Ltd. BG Group is a global natural gas business. Active on five continents in 25countries, it operates four business segments - Exploration & Production, LNG,Transmission & Distribution and Power Generation. BG Group plc confirms that there are no details to be disclosed under Section9.6.13 (2) - (6) of the Listing Rules and Dr Hood has held no directorships inpublicly-quoted companies in the past five years. Enquiries: Trina FaheyCommunications + 44 (0) 118 929 3110 Chris LloydInvestor Relations + 44 (0) 118 929 3018 www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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