Board Appointment

DCC PLC
25 March 2002

                                                       25 March 2002


                        STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

             DCC plc Board and Board Committee Appointments


DCC plc, the business support services group, announces that Mr Maurice Keane
has today been co-opted to the Board as a non-executive director of the
Company.

Mr Keane was Group Chief Executive of Bank of Ireland until 28 February last
and was Deputy Group Chief Executive from 1991 to 1998. He continues to be a
member of the Court of Directors of Bank of Ireland and is Chairman of Bristol
& West plc.

Mr Keane was responsible at various times during his earlier career at Bank of
Ireland Group for the bank's Corporate, Treasury and International businesses,
for Group Financial Control and Credit Control, for technology development and
for a range of subsidiary businesses including Asset Management, Life
Assurance, Corporate Finance and Stockbroking.

DCC also announces that Mr Tony Barry, a non-executive director, has been
appointed Chairman of the DCC Board Remuneration Committee and Mr Paddy
Gallagher, a non-executive director, has been appointed Chairman of the DCC
Board Audit Committee, both with effect from 25 March 2002.  

Mr Barry is a member of the Court of Directors of Bank of Ireland and is
Chairman of Greencore Group plc.  He was Chairman of CRH plc from 1994 to May
2000, having previously been Chief Executive.

Mr Gallagher is former Head of Legal and Pensions Administration at Guinness
Ireland Group and is a former Chairman of the Irish Association of Pension
Funds.  He is Chairman of the Trustees of An Post Pension Fund and a member of
the Committee of Management of the Irish Pension Fund Property Unit Trust.

DCC also announces that, in line with its policy to rotate the position of
Senior Independent Director, Mr Maurice Keane has taken over the role with
effect from 25 March 2002.

For reference:
Jim Flavin
Chief Executive / Deputy Chairman
Tel: [phone]





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