Three New Executive Directors Appointed

DCC PLC
8 February 2000

                             
        DCC plc Appoints Three New Executive Directors                          
  
DCC,   the  value  added  marketing  and  distribution  group,
announces  the  co-option to its Board of three new  executive
directors with effect from 7 February 2000.

DCC's Chief Executive and Founder Jim Flavin said:

  'We  are pleased to announce the co-option of Tommy  Breen
  (Managing  Director  of  DCC's  SerCom  division),   Kevin
  Murray  (Managing  Director  of  DCC's  Energy  and   Food
  divisions)  and  Fergal O'Dwyer (Chief Financial  Officer)
  to  DCC's  Board of Directors.   They each have more  than
  ten  years experience with DCC and have made a significant
  contribution  to  DCC's development  as  a  leading  value
  added marketing and distribution group.
  
  These  new  directors  bring a  wealth  of  knowledge  and
  experience  to  the  Board and, along  with  Morgan  Crowe
  (Executive  Director  and  Managing  Director   of   DCC's
  Healthcare division) and other senior members of  the  DCC
  Group  management team, will work with me in  driving  the
  continuing growth and development of the Group.'

Tommy  Breen (40), Managing Director of DCC's SerCom  division
(incorporating   SerCom  Solutions  and  SerCom   distribution
companies  MicroP,  Gem, Sharptext and Distrilogie),  has  been
driving  the  successful  growth of  DCC's  IT  businesses  in
Britain  and Ireland.  Mr Breen is spearheading the  expansion
of  DCC's  IT distribution businesses into continental  Europe
and  was instrumental in the recent acquisition of Paris-based
Distrilogie.   He  is also playing an important  role  in  the
refocusing  of  SerCom Solutions as a supply chain  management
and  e-commerce fulfilment specialist providing an outsourcing
solution for leading international IT companies.

Mr  Breen,  who graduated with a BA in Economics  from  Queens
University  Belfast  and qualified as a  chartered  accountant
with  KPMG Stokes Kennedy Crowley, joined DCC in October 1985.
He  gained  broad experience in Britain and Ireland  with  DCC
prior  to his appointment as Managing Director of DCC's SerCom
division in 1996.

Kevin  Murray (40), is Managing Director of DCC's  Energy  and
Food divisions. He has made a major contribution to the growth
and  development of DCC's energy businesses,  Flogas  and  Emo
Oil, since his appointment in 1996.  In early 1999 he led  the
acquisition  by  Emo  Oil  of  the  Burmah  oil   and   petrol
distribution  business in the Republic  of  Ireland.

Mr  Murray  took on the additional responsibility of  Managing
Director  of DCC's Food division in early 1999 and since  then
has  been active in the development of this division including
the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Kylemore Foods Group.

Mr  Murray  joined  DCC  in  1988  having  worked  with  Shell
Chemicals  in  London  and  Arthur  Andersen  in  Dublin.   He
graduated as a chemical engineer at University College  Dublin
and  qualified as a chartered accountant having achieved first
place  in  the final examination of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Ireland.

Fergal  O'Dwyer  (39), joined DCC in 1989  and  was  appointed
Chief  Financial  Officer  in  1994.   In  this  role  he  has
implemented best practice in financial/treasury management, in
controls  and reporting throughout the DCC Group. He has  also
been  closely  involved with the financial  planning  and  due
diligence   on  DCC's  acquisitions  and  with  the  effective
management of the Group's working capital.

Mr  O'Dwyer  qualified  as a chartered accountant  with  Price
Waterhouse in Dublin.  He gained international experience with
KPMG  before returning to Price Waterhouse in Dublin where  he
worked as a senior manager in corporate finance.



For reference:
Jim Flavin                               Tel:  [phone]
Chief Executive and Founder, DCC plc                www.dcc.ie



Note to editors:
DCC  is  a  value added marketing and distribution group  with
focused  expertise  in four market sectors -  IT,  healthcare,
energy and food.  The company reported profit before goodwill,
amortisation and tax of EUR59.2m on turnover of EUR1,059.3m in the
financial  year  ended 31 March 1999.  DCC is  listed  on  the
Irish   and   London  stock  exchanges  and   has   a   market
capitalisation  of  EUR788  million.   Full  texts   of   recent
announcements are available on DCC's website at www.dcc.ie.