Keller Regulatory News (KLR)

For immediate release 23 March 2015 KELLER GROUP PLC BOARD APPOINTMENT Further to Keller's announcement in September 2014 that its Chief Executive,Justin Atkinson, had informed the Board of his intention to retire from theCompany by the end of 2015, Keller today announces the appointment of AlainMichaelis as its Chief Executive with effect from the close of the Company'sAnnual General Meeting on 14 May 2015, when Justin will step down from therole. Alain will also replace Justin as Chairman of the Executive Committee asat that date. Alain has spent his career leading operational and engineering teams in theindustrial sector. Most recently, he was the Group Operations Director ofRolls-Royce plc where he also served as a major divisional head. Previously, hehas held senior leadership positions at Tenneco, a Tier 1 automotive supplier,and at Wolseley, the building products distributor. Alain began his career as amechanical engineer with Arup, working on building design projects. Roy Franklin, Chairman of Keller, commented: "We are delighted that Alain is joining us as Chief Executive. He is a highlyexperienced senior executive who brings considerable understanding of thecomplex multinational environment in which Keller operates. We are all lookingforward to working with Alain and warmly welcome him to the Group. The Board would also like to take this opportunity to express their sincereappreciation to Justin for the very significant contribution that he has madeduring his eleven years as Chief Executive." Alain Michaelis said: "I am very pleased to be joining Keller. The Company has a great history and iswell positioned for the future. I am very much looking forward to working withthe teams around the world and am honoured to lead the next phase of Keller'sdevelopment." The resolution to shareholders proposing Justin's re-election as a Director ofthe Company contained in the Notice of Meeting dated 2 March 2015 is withdrawn.As previously advised, Justin's employment with the Company will cease at theend of the year when the information required under section 430(B) of theCompanies Act 2006 in relation to his retirement will be made available onKeller's website. There is no additional information required to be disclosed pursuant toparagraph LR9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority. For further information, please contact: Keller Group plcRoy A Franklin, Chairman 020 7616 7575Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive FinsburyGordon Simpson/Rowley Hudson 020 7251 3801 Notes to Editors: Keller is the world's largest independent ground engineering specialist,providing technically advanced and cost-effective foundation solutions to theconstruction industry. With annual revenue of around £1.6bn, Keller hasapproximately 9,000 staff world-wide. Keller is the clear market leader inNorth America and Australia; it has prime positions in most establishedEuropean markets; and a strong profile in many developing markets. Alain Michaelis' salary package meets the criteria set out in the Company'sapproved remuneration policy and is as follows: Base pay * Salary: £500,000 * Pension: 18% salary * Car allowance: £15,000 Performance related pay * Annual Bonus: up to 150% salary (max) * Long term incentive plan: 200% salary on appointment; normal awards of 100% of base salary per annum No `buy-out' of existing incentive arrangements is required.