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Avon Rubber PLC 20 October 2004 20 October, 2004 Avon Rubber p.l.c. ('Avon' or 'Avon Rubber') Avon Rubber p.l.c. announces that following the appointment of Neil Carson as Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey plc he wishes to resign from the Board of Avon Rubber to concentrate on his new business role. His resignation will take effect from the end of the Annual General meeting on 20 January 2005. Neil joined the Avon Board on 15 May 2001 as a Non-Executive Director and the Directors of Avon would like to thank him for his excellent contribution to Avon Rubber and wish him every success in his new appointment. The process to identify a successor has already started and a further announcement will be made in due course. < ends > Contact details: Avon Rubber p.l.c. Jayne Hunt 01225 861169 Weber Shandwick Square Mile Richard Hews 0207 067 0700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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