RNS Number:4831X Shanks Group PLC 31 May 2007

Company Announcement 31 May 2007
Shanks Group plc New Group Chief Executive

The Board of Shanks Group plc, a leading European independent waste management company, is pleased to announce the following Board changes.

Group Chief Executive, Michael Averill, has an agreement with the company whereby he could retire at age 57, an event now less than one year away. The Board therefore considered it prudent to commence a search for his replacement in good time and is delighted to announce the appointment to the Board of Tom Drury (age 45) as Group Chief Executive Designate, with effect from 3 September 2007. Michael Averill will stand down from his present position and resign from the Board on 30 September 2007, and at that time Tom Drury will assume Michael's role. Michael will however be retained in an advisory capacity until May 2008.

Following an early career with Unilever and PricewaterhouseCoopers, since 1991 Tom Drury has had a distinguished career with United Utilities plc, and was appointed a main Board director in 2005. In 1996 he was appointed Managing Director of Vertex, and until the recent sale of the business to US private equity, was responsible for taking Vertex to a leading position in the UK's highly competitive business process outsourcing market, with turnover of circa #400 million, over 9,000 employees, and a blue chip client base.

The Board is delighted that Tom has agreed to accept the position of Group Chief Executive of Shanks, and we look forward to working with him.

During his 13 years as Group Chief Executive Michael has successfully overcome many challenges, and he will be delivering to his successor a strong company, which is well positioned to benefit from the rapid changes that are taking place in the waste management sector. The Board offers sincere thanks for his leadership and contribution over the years and wishes him every success for the future.

We confirm there is nothing to disclose in respect of Mr Drury pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (2)-(6)

For further information contact:

Adrian Auer Chairman Shanks Group plc Telephone +44 (0)1628 554920

Or

Ginny Pulbrook Citigate Dewe Rogerson Telephone +44(0)20 7282 2945

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