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Tribal Group PLC

Board Changes

Tribal Group plc ("Tribal" or the "Company") announces the appointment of David Egan as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 April 2014.

David is finance director of Alent plc, a FTSE 250 company. Alent is a preferred global supplier of highly engineered and customised specialty chemicals and materials used primarily in the electronics, automotive and industrial end-market segments. David was previously the Chief Financial Officer at ESAB, a division of Charter International plc. Prior to joining ESAB in 2008, David was Group Financial Controller of Hanson plc based in London, and prior to that Chief Financial Officer, Hanson Asia Pacific based in Singapore. He has extensive international experience of business in Europe, including the Russian Federation, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas. David is a qualified Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) Australia.  

David will become Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company following the Company's AGM in May 2014.

Simon Ball, a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, has notified the Board that he will not seek reappointment as a director of the Company at the Company's AGM.

Commenting on these board changes, John Ormerod, Chairman of Tribal said:

"Simon has been a member of the board during a period of extensive transformation for Tribal.  We have benefited greatly from his advice and insight during this period of strong progress for the Group and wish him well for the future.

"We look forward to David joining the board. He will bring deep commercial and financial experience, in particular in the international markets where Tribal has established operations."

Further information

No additional information is required to be disclosed in respect of David Egan pursuant to Listing Rules 9.6.11 to 9.6.14.

Enquiries:

Tribal Group plc Tel: 0845 123 6001

Stephen Breach, Group Finance Director