Board Appointments

Aukett Group PLC
25 May 2004

AUKETT GROUP PLC (' Aukett Group')

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Aukett Group, the international group of architects, engineers and designers are
pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Beckers as Managing Director of
European Operations and Mr Lutz Heese as a non-executive director with immediate
effect.

Mr Beckers, 44, is an architect registered in Belgium. He spent 10 years at EPR
Architects based in London as its European Director and since 1999 has been a
Partner of Art & Build, a Brussels based architectural practice. He was
appointed as a non-executive director to Aukett Group in March 2004.

Mr Heese, 56, is a German registered architect. He is the owner and Chief
Executive of Architekturburo Heese GmbH, an architectural practice based in
Munich. He has been involved with Aukett Group in Germany for over 10 years
through a number of joint ventures. He is currently the President of the
Bavarian Chamber of Architects. No other details in respect of the appointment
of Mr Heese are required to be disclosed under paragraph 16.4 of the Listing
Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Jose Luis Ripoll, Chairman and CEO of Aukett Group, commented, 'The appointment
of a European Managing Director fills an important hole in the Group's
management structure. Steven has been charged with putting in place a strategy
to build upon the unique position that Aukett Group occupies with its
geographical spread of offices and pool of local expertise to drive benefits
from the cross European network. Mr Heese will bring a wealth of overseas based
architectural and commercial experience to the Group.'

For further information contact:

Lesley Daley, Torworth Limited                                01304 239488
Jose Luis Ripoll, Chairman & CEO, Aukett Group Plc            0207 924 4949


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