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Specialist Energy Group Plc

("SEG", the "Company" or the "Group")

7 July 2010

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Directors of Specialist Energy Group Plc (AIM: SEG), the niche engineering and manufacturing group, are pleased to announce the appointment of Ronald (Ron) Victor Emerson as Non-Executive Director of the Company, and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect. Mr Emerson was formerly a senior adviser to the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority ("FSA"), having started his career in the engineering sector.

Mr Emerson, aged 63, a qualified engineer, started his career at British Steel Corporation, from which he moved to De La Rue Group and Bank of America. Mr Emerson has since held a number of senior roles in the banking sector, such as Director and General Manager Banking at Nomura Bank International and more recently, various senior management roles at Standard Chartered Bank ("SCB"), where he was a Member of the SCB Group Management Committee and Group Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking.

At present, Mr Emerson holds a number of Non-Executive Directorships, which include that of ACE European Group Limited, one of the largest property and casualty insurance companies worldwide, where he also is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is also a business adviser to House of Habib, a family owned conglomerate based in Pakistan with approximately 15,000 staff engaged in the manufacturing and retail businesses as well as the company's banking operation. Mr Emerson is also an active member of the Faculty of Management Studies at Oxford University and is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Fairfield Energy plc, an oil and gas exploration company.

Mr Emerson holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester, an MSc in Business Studies from the University of Durham and an MLitt in Organisational Strategic Change from the University of Oxford. Mr Emerson is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford University, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts where he was a founding member of the Tomorrow's Company project.

Ewan Lloyd-Baker, Chief Executive Officer of SEG, commented:

"The Directors of SEG would like to welcome Ron to the Board. Ron brings with him a wealth of international experience in both the engineering and financial sectors and therefore has a close understanding of our core business. His independence and strategic input will be invaluable in assisting the Company in its long-term development and growth."

Directorships held by Mr Emerson in the last five years are as follows:

Mr Emerson currently has no interests in ordinary shares in the Company.

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