Senior Management Appointment

For immediate release 3 November 2010

Wincanton plc

Senior Management Appointment

Wincanton plc, a leading European supply chain solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Andrea Dunstan will be appointed to the Wincanton Executive team as Group Human Resources Director from 1st December 2010. Andrea will be undertaking a brief handover with Nigel Sullivan, who resigned from the Company in July.

Andrea joins us from AstraZeneca plc where she was Vice President, Global Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness. She has held a number of senior Human Resources roles at AstraZeneca since 2001 and prior to that held Human Resources Director positions in Barclays Bank Plc, Vantios Plc and Sara Lee Bakery (UK).

Graeme McFaull, Chief Executive of Wincanton said:

"We are delighted to welcome Andrea to Wincanton. She brings with her a strong track record of strategic and operational delivery in the Human Resources field and will be a key member of my leadership team going forward."

For further enquiries please contact:WincantonGraeme McFaull, Chief Executive+44 (0) 1249 710000Jon Kempster, Group Finance Director+44 (0) 1249 710000Buchanan CommunicationsCharles Ryland / Jeremy Garcia+44 (0) 207 466 5000