Re Directorate

Avon Rubber PLC
5 September 2001

                       Avon Rubber p.l.c
                               
        SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT AVON RUBBER p.l.c.


Avon  Rubber  p.l.c. announces the following  appointments  and
changes in responsibility to sharpen the focus on improving the
performance  of  its  core Automotive  and  Technical  Products
activities.

Leland  J.  Richards  (age  37), President  of  Avon  Rubber  &
Plastics,  Inc.  and  head of Avon's North American  Automotive
operations, will join the Board as an Executive Director.

Steve  Stone,  who has been an Executive Director  since  1995,
will  assume  responsibility for the  core  Technical  Products
activities in the UK, France and North America.  He will retain
responsibility  for  the Westbury, UK Mixing  Factory  and  the
Materials Development Centre.

Roger Hunt, who has been an Executive Director since 1997 will,
as  Director  Corporate Development, retain responsibility  for
the  Joint Services General Purpose Mask Programme for  the  US
Department of Defense and operational responsibility for  Bell-
Avon   Inc.,  Avon  Pacer  Inc.  and  Avon  Technical  Products
Cadillac,  in  addition  to leading corporate  acquisition  and
disposal activities.

The  above changes to Board responsibilities are effective from
4 September 2001

Detlev  Bartels  (age  46) joined the company  as  Director  of
European  Automotive  operations on 1 September  2001.   Detlev
joins  us  from  Dura  Automotive Systems Inc.,  where  he  was
responsible  for the global business operations  for  the  Gear
Shift Division.

Simon  Wright  (age 40) has accepted the position  of  Director
Human  Resources for Avon Rubber p.l.c. and will join the Group
in  October  2001  from Mitsubishi Corporation (Princes  Group)
where he was Group Director of Human Resources.

Mr.  Bartels and Mr. Wright will report to the Chief Executive,
Steve Willcox.

                            
Enquires to:

Avon Rubber p.l.c.
Bill Taylor, Business Services Director      Tel:  [phone]

Golin/Harris Ludgate
Peter Gaze                                   Tel:  [phone]
Trish Featherstone