Changes to the Board of Directors & Management

British Aerospace PLC
11 February 2000


Following his selection as Chief Executive of the new Office of Government
Commerce, Peter Gershon will retire from the Board of British Aerospace plc
(BAE SYSTEMS) on 31 March 2000.

Steve Mogford has been appointed as one of two Chief Operating Officers of the
Company and will take up his appointment and join the Board with effect from 1
April 2000. 

Steve will be responsible for the management of the Programmes Organisation
and the world-wide Customer Support activity. 

In fulfilling this role Steve takes leadership of an organisation at the heart
of the Company's prime contracting and systems integration activity, and its
focus on identifying and exploiting opportunities in markets adjacent to its
existing business.  

Steve, 43, was most recently Group Managing Director Programmes and
Eurofighter within BAE SYSTEMS.  He was previously Managing Director of the
Military Aircraft and Aerostructures business, and has extensive experience
within the Company. 

Sir Richard Evans, Chairman, commented:  'I am delighted to be able to welcome
Steve Mogford to one of the key top management jobs in the Company.    

'At the same time Peter Gershon's appointment to this key new Government body
is fitting recognition of his outstanding capabilities as a manager.  Whilst
we are naturally sorry to lose him from the BAE SYSTEMS team we recognise the
importance the Government is attaching to this move and 
wish him every success.'

Peter Gershon said: ' It is with some regret that I am leaving BAE SYSTEMS
after over five years with GEC Marconi Electronic Systems.  I believe that
excellent progress has been made with the integration following the merger.  I
am convinced that the former MES employees now have a bright future and I have
every confidence that John Weston and the BAE SYSTEMS team will deliver the
full potential of the new Company.'

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BAE SYSTEMS
Warwick House 
Farnborough