Geoff Wilmot becomes CEO

Centaur Media PLC
01 November 2006


           Geoff Wilmot becomes Chief Executive of Centaur Media plc


November 1st 2006: Geoff Wilmot today becomes Chief Executive Officer of Centaur
Media plc ('Centaur' or 'the Company'), the specialist business publishing and
information group.

Geoff has been with Centaur since 1998, having joined as Group Finance Director.
Immediately prior to joining Centaur he was Chief Financial Officer of the legal
and professional division within Thomson Corporation and he has also held roles
at Morgan Crucible plc, Dexion Group plc and Scruttons plc.

Graham Sherren, who founded the Company in 1982, steps down as Chief Executive
Officer but remains as Executive Chairman of Centaur.

Graham Sherren said: "One of Centaur's great strengths is the calibre and
commitment of its staff. I am delighted to hand over the role of Chief Executive
Officer to Geoff. He will be leading a team of exceptionally talented and
experienced managers and I am confident that they will continue to drive the
Company to deliver sustained superior performance."

Centaur is one of the UK's foremost business-to-business publishers. Centaur's
publications include the leading brands Marketing Week, New Media Age, Design
Week, Creative Review, The Lawyer, Money Marketing, Mortgage Strategy,
Homebuilding & Renovating and The Engineer. It also operates more than 20 online
businesses, mostly linked to these brands but in some cases independent of them.
It also runs around 24 exhibitions each year, 80 conferences and a number of
other events serving its core markets.


Enquiries:

Centaur Media plc              Geoff Wilmot                   Tel: [phone]
                               Graham Sherren 
   
Gavin Anderson & Company       Richard Constant               Tel: [phone]
                               Robert Speed
                               Janine Brewis




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