Directorate Change

24 Nov 2006 07:00

Morgan Crucible Co PLC24 November 2006 24 November 2006 THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC ("MORGAN") NAMES TIM STEVENSON OBE AS NEW CHAIRMAN Morgan is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Stevenson OBE as its newChairman. The appointment will be effective from 1 December 2006 following theretirement of Lars Kylberg after three years as the Company's Chairman. Tim Stevenson, 58, has been the Chairman of Travis Perkins plc, the builders'merchants, since November 2001. He is also the Senior Independent Director ofTribal plc, the provider of consulting and professional support services, andwas the Senior Independent Director of National Express plc until late 2005.From 1975 to 2000, Tim held a variety of senior management positions at BurmahCastrol plc, including Chief Executive from 1998 - 2000. He is also a qualifiedbarrister. Mark Robertshaw, Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am delighted to welcome Timto Morgan. He brings a wealth of experience both of global industrial businesses from his long and successful tenure at Burmah Castrol plc, and as a BoardChairman from his time at Travis Perkins. I am delighted that he has acceptedthe position. I should also like to thank Lars for his ten years of service toMorgan as a non-executive Director and wish him a long and happy retirement". The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring disclosure inrelation to listing rule 9.6.13. Enquiries: The Morgan Crucible Company plc 01753 837 000Victoria Gould Finsbury 020 7251 3801Ed SimpkinsPatrick Allerton This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange