Board Changes

Bodycote International PLC
24 October 2007




24 October 2007


                           Bodycote International Plc
                                 Board Changes


Bodycote International plc, the specialist thermal processing and testing
services company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Thomson as a
non-executive director and Deputy Chairman with effect from 1 December 2007.
Alan Thomson, who was previously Group Finance Director of Smiths Group, will
take up the position of Chairman of Bodycote at the conclusion of the next
annual general meeting on 30 April 2008 in place of James Wallace who has
already stated his intention to step down from the board.

Alan is also a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc (Chairman of the
Audit Committee), Cross Match Technologies Inc. (Senior Independent Director)
and Alstom SA (non-executive director, supervisory board) and served as a
non-executive director at Laporte plc from 1996 to 2001.

Alan, aged 61, began his career at Arthur Andersen and qualified as a chartered
accountant before moving to Price Waterhouse as an audit manager. He spent 7
years in France and the US with Rockwell International as finance director of
the electronics division before returning to the UK to serve as finance director
for their automotive components business. In 1982, he joined Raychem as finance
director of their materials science business, following which he joined
Courtaulds in 1984 as financial controller of Courtaulds Textiles and
subsequently was appointed finance director for Courtaulds Coatings.

In 1992 he became Finance Director at the Rugby Group plc before being appointed
Group Finance Director of Smiths Group plc from 1995 until he retired in 2006.
Alan Thomson also serves on the council of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland where he is chairman of the Technical Policy Board

Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive, John Hubbard, said;

'I am delighted to welcome Alan Thomson to the Bodycote Board. He will bring a
wealth of sector, financial and investor relations experience to the Board's
deliberations.'

Mr Thomson has confirmed that there is no further information to be disclosed in
accordance with Listing Rule 9.16.13.

Bodycote is also today hosting an investor day for analysts at its facilities in
Salford (testing) and Skelmersdale (heat treatment) and will also be providing a
trading update.


Enquiries to:

Bodycote International PLC                           Tel  [phone]
John D. Hubbard, Chief Executive
David Landless, Finance Director

Financial Dynamics                                   Tel:  [phone]
Jon Simmons
James Ottignon



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