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Atkins announces appointment of Group HR director

WS Atkins plc ('Atkins' or 'the Group') announces that Alun Griffiths, Group HR director has announced his decision to retire at the Annual General Meeting on 30 July 2014.

Mr Griffiths has been with the Group for 28 years, and has served as a board director for the past seven years.

We are therefore pleased to announce the appointment of James Cullens as Mr Griffiths' successor. Mr Cullens is currently Group HR director for Hays Plc, having held similar positions previously with Linde AG, The BOC Group PLC and PA Consulting Group. A graduate of Cambridge University, Mr Cullens brings significant senior leadership experience gained in both the UK and internationally. He is a non-executive director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Open University Business School.

Mr Cullens will join the Group and will become a board director on 1 July 2014.

Prof Dr Uwe Krueger said, "I would like to thank Alun for his dedication and commitment to the Group over the past 28 years and for playing his part in making Atkins the successful company it is today. In addition to his role in HR, he has been a trusted advisor to me and the rest of the board on a number of subjects. He is a much valued, highly experienced board member. He has supported and helped to steer numerous successful careers of Atkins colleagues over the years. I look forward to welcoming James as he joins our team."

There are no other disclosures required in respect of Mr Cullens pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management consultancies*, employing some 17,400 people across the UK, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe. Over 75 years, from post-war regeneration and the advent of nuclear engineering to high speed rail and the integrated sustainable cities of the future, our people's breadth and depth of expertise and drive to ask why has allowed us to plan, design and enable some of the world's most complex projects.

*14th largest global design firm (Engineering News-Record 2013) and the third largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe (Svensk Teknik och Design 2012).