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Babcock International Group PLC

Babcock is pleased to announce that Kjersti Wiklund and Lucy Dimes will be appointed as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 April 2018. They will also serve on the Board's Remuneration, Nominations and Audit & Risk Committees.

Mike Turner, Chairman of Babcock said: "I am delighted to welcome Kjersti and Lucy to Babcock. Their knowledge and experience will strengthen our business further and be invaluable in helping to oversee Babcock's continued growth."

Kjersti Wiklund

Kjersti Wiklund, a Norwegian national, brings broad technology and business experience gained across Europe, Eastern Europe/Russia and Asia. She has held senior roles, including Director, Group Technology Operations for Vodafone, and Chief Operating Officer of VimpelCom Russia, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Kyivstar in Ukraine, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia, and Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Telenor in Norway.  

She is a non-executive director of Laird PLC and Spectris PLC and was previously a non-executive director of Cxense ASA in Norway.

Lucy Dimes

Lucy Dimes, a UK national, has significant experience in technology based industries. Lucy is currently Chief Executive Officer, EMEA of UBM plc. Prior to that, she was the Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland of Fujitsu, the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Equiniti Group, and the Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland, of Alcatel Lucent (now Nokia). Before those roles, she had a 19 year career at BT, where she held various senior positions, including Managing Director of Group and Openreach Service Operations.

Between 2012 and 2017, Lucy served as a Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees at Berendsen PLC.

There is no other information to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13R in relation to these appointments.

Further to the announcement on 21 December 2017 that Bill Tame, Chief Executive Global Growth and Operations, will retire on 30 June 2018, he will step down from the Board on 31 March 2018.

Jack Borrett

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

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