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7 Dec 2006 07:01

Adventis Group PLC07 December 2006 For release 07.00am 07 December 2006 Adventis Group PLC ("Adventis") Board Changes Peter Linnell appointed Group Finance Director Adventis Group plc (AIM: ATG), the full service marketing and advertisingagency, is pleased to announce the following changes to its Board. Peter Linnellwill today become Finance Director and Company Secretary, while Allan Collinswill move from Finance Director to non-executive director, and he is alsoFinance Director of Savills (L & P) Ltd. Rupert Sebag-Montefiore retires as anon-executive director from the end of the year. Peter, an ACA, (aged 48), has worked in marketing communications for more than20 years, of which the majority was spent at Grey Global Group, where he heldvarious operational roles overseeing advertising, media, PR and other marketingservices companies, latterly as Chief Financial Officer of Grey's EMEA and UKoperations, with responsibility for operations generating revenues of over$500m. He joined Adventis - which provides services to the property, healthcare andfinancial services industries, and whose clients include Savills, Hammerson, thePrudential, Marriott, Lincoln Financial Group, Sanofi Pasteur and Allergan'sflagship product, Lumigan - from Lowe & Partners where he was London ChiefFinancial Officer, with additional responsibility for the financial operationsof the Western European market. Said Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive, Adventis: "We are delighted with Peter'sappointment. His proven record of building and managing profitable businesses inmulticultural media and marketing service companies, and strong M&A skills,should help us to continue to pursue our stated business strategy of increasingmarket share in our chosen target sectors, where our growth since Admission toAIM in July 2004 has been both organic and by acquisition. I would also like tothank Rupert Sebag-Montefiore for his invaluable input both during the flotationof the group and its development to date." - Ends - Editor's NotesAdventis Group plc is AIM listed, and through its eight operating companies thegroup provides a complete range of communication services, including corporateidentity programmes, advertising campaigns, media planning & buying, literature,public relations, packaging, exhibitions, research and planning, interiors,signage and digital media. Adventis employs 120 staff in London and the South East. www.adventis.co.uk For enquiries, please contact:Adventis Group plcCharles Phillpot, Chief Executive Officer 020 7034 4750Peter Linnell, Finance Director 020 7034 4795 Arbuthnot SecuritiesTom Griffiths 020 7012 2000 Adventis Financial PR Peter Binns 020 7034 4760Annie Evangeli 020 7034 4757 Appendix: In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Peter Linnell's directorshipsin the past 5 years are set out below: Current directorship: Trustclub Limited Other directorships during the past five years:Lowe & Partners Worldwide LimitedLowe & Partners LimitedLowe International LimitedBrilliant Pictures LimitedAddition Communications LimitedAddition Marketing Group LimitedAmmirati Puris Lintas LimitedAPL Digital LimitedAPL Group LimitedCM: Lintas International LimitedStill Price Court Twivy D' Souza LimitedThe Line LimitedFour Points Development (FPD) LimitedFour Points LimitedModule Communications Group LimitedCutoutables Limited There are no further matters which are required to be disclosed pursuant toSchedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange