Rurelec Regulatory News (RUR)

22 Sep 2005 11:00

Rurelec PLC22 September 2005 22 September 2005Rurelec PLC ("Rurelec" or the "Company") Appointment of Director The board of Rurelec announces the appointment of Sir Duncan Robin CarmichaelChristopher KBE CMG as of 14 September 2005 as a non-executive director of theCompany. Sir Robin, aged 60, recently retired as the British Ambassador to Argentina, apost he held for four years, and first lived in Latin America forty years ago.He knows Bolivia well. Sir Robin is a trustee for The Brooke Hospital, Prospect Burma and St. Matthew'sChildren Fund (Ethiopia), all of which are charitable trusts. He is also an Hon.Fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) at LondonUniversity. There is no further disclosure required pursuant to schedule 2(g) of the AIMRules. Commenting on the appointment, Rurelec's Chairman, Jimmy West said "I amdelighted to welcome Sir Robin to the Board and believe that his experience inour target markets will assist the Company greatly in its further development". For further information, please contact: Peter Earl, Managing Director Tel. 020 7793 7676Paul Shackleton, Daniel Stewart & Co Tel. 020 7776 6578 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange