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12 Sep 2007 16:38

CSS Stellar PLC12 September 2007 For Immediate Release 12 September 2007 CSS Stellar plc Caroline Michel to head PFD and join CSS Stellar Board The Board of CSS Stellar plc ("CSS" or "the Group") is pleased to announce theappointment of Caroline Michel as chief executive of PFD, its internationalliterary and talent agency. She will also join the CSS board as an executivedirector. Since 2005 Caroline Michel has been Managing Director of the William MorrisAgency in the UK, the US owned international literary and talent agency. Beforejoining WMA she was Managing Director and Publisher of Harper Press, theliterary division of Harper Collins, following ten years as Publisher ofVintage, the paperback division of Random House. She was one of the FounderDirectors of Bloomsbury Publishing, is a Governor of the British Film Institute(BFI), a Board Member of PEN - the community for writers and readers around theworld - and was on the Man Booker Prize Committee for five years. She has represented and published writers such as Jeanette Winterson, IanMcEwan, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, AS Byatt, Simon Schama, Lisa Jardine, andMartin Amis. Jim Wiatt, Chairman and Chief Executive William Morris, said: "Caroline Michelhas been a tremendous colleague and friend over the past two years and hasplayed a key role in the success of our U.K. based business. I'm incrediblypleased that she has the opportunity to take the next step in her career and wewish her the best of luck." David Buchler, Executive Chairman of CSS, said: "This is part of the long-termre-shaping of CSS, as we seek out the right people across all our business areasand place them within the Group to make significant impact over the long term.Caroline has a terrific reputation and she has the ability to make a veryimportant contribution. Her departure from WMA is entirely amicable and she willjoin us shortly." Caroline Michel said: "The opportunity to join PFD at this time in its historyis unmissable. The challenge is to build on the company's successes and developthe business recognising that the entertainment sector is the fastest growingindustry in the world. We must take full advantage of the range and scope ofpossibilities this presents to our agency business and in particular to ourclients. WMA has been a wonderful place to work and it has given me theopportunity to work alongside some of the best people in the business. I haveloved being there and I am sure that there will be many mutual opportunities toexplore with WMA in the future." Note to editors Caroline Michel is married to Matthew Evans, Lord Evans of Temple Guiting,former chairman and managing director of Faber and Faber. PFD Based in London and New York, PFD is one of Europe's leading literary and talentagencies and an acknowledged leader in many of its specialist areas, acting asagent for writers, directors, producers, actors, technicians, composers,illustrators and public speakers. PFD's long term copyright assets comprise one of the broadest lists of anycreative agency in the world, including: Hilaire Belloc, C.S. Forester, ArthurKoestler, Nancy Mitford, J.B.Priestley, Evelyn Waugh and Rebecca West. Today,the agency has grown to include many award winners such as Julian Barnes, AlanBennett, Alain de Botton, Richard Curtis, Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders, RickyGervais & Stephen Merchant, Keira Knightley, Mike Leigh, Ewan McGregor, AnneRobinson, Simon Schama, Tom Stoppard and Kate Winslet and rising stars such asJames McAvoy, Niall Heery Alex Pettyfer, Bonnie Wright and Haris Zambarloukos. CSS Since 2001, PFD has been a wholly owned subsidiary of CSS, a global sports andentertainment marketing group, delivering creative solutions to clientsworldwide in film, television, sport, publishing and marketing. On 16 August 2007, David Buchler, one of the country's leading turnaroundexperts was appointed as Executive Chairman of CSS, following the retirement ofPeter Owen from the position. For further information: CSS Stellar David Buchler, Executive Chairman of CSS Stellar plc Tel: 020 7647 9903 Buchanan Communications Rebecca Skye Dietrich Tel: 0207 466 5000 Caroline Michel Nick Miles M: Communications Tel: 0207 153 1530 or 07796 171667 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange