Ashmore Group appointment

Ashmore Group PLC
18 October 2007

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Ashmore Group plc ('Ashmore', the 'Group') today announces the appointment of
Graeme Dell as Chief Financial Officer. Graeme will be joining Ashmore on 3
December 2007. Graeme is currently Group Finance Director at Evolution Group
plc. Jim Pettigrew will be leaving the Group on 31 October 2007.

For further information, please contact:

Ashmore Group plc                              [phone]
Tom Shippey                                    [phone]

Penrose Financial                              [phone]
Gay Collins                                    [phone]


Notes to editors

GRAEME DELL (aged 41)

Graeme joined the Evolution Group plc ('Evolution') as Group Finance Director in
August 2001. In this role, Graeme had group-wide responsibility for finance,
support and infrastructure which included playing a significant role in the
foundation and development of Evolution's Chinese securities business. Graeme
previously worked for Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs in a range of finance,
technology and operations roles both in Europe and in Asia Pacific. Graeme
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand having graduated in
Engineering from Hertford College, Oxford University.






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