Directorate Change

De La Rue PLC
09 June 2006


                          DE LA RUE PLC

              APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

De La Rue plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Gill Rider as a 
non-executive director of the Company with effect from 22 June 2006.

Ms Rider started her career with Accenture in 1979 in various consulting roles
before being appointed as a partner in 1990. Ms Rider held a variety of
management roles in Accenture before being appointed global Chief Leadership
Officer in 2002, reporting to the Accenture CEO, to lead the people aspects of
the transition from a partnership to a public company listed on New York Stock
Exchange.

She was appointed Director General, Leadership and People Strategy in the
Cabinet Office in May 2006.

Pursuant to Article 33.1 of the Company's Articles of Association Ms Rider will
automatically retire at the Company's AGM on 27 July 2006 but will offer herself
for election.

Commenting on the appointment Nicholas Brookes, Chairman of De La Rue plc said:

'Gill Rider has had an impressive career not only in building up a business in
the key area of change management but also in being a director of one of the
leading multinational business consultancies. I am sure she will make a valuable
contribution to the Board and the strategic direction of the Group.'

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For further information please contact:


De La Rue plc


Louise Fluker General Counsel & [phone]

Company Secretary

Mark Fearon Head of Corporate Affairs [phone]


Richard Mountain Financial Dynamics [phone]


www.delarue.com


Notes to editors


1.      Biography of Gill Rider

Gill Rider joined Accenture in 1979 following a PhD in Botany from the
University of Southampton. Throughout the 1980s she consulted to financial
companies, health, government and utilities. She became a Partner in 1990 and
has since held a variety of management roles including the leadership of the
Energy, Utilities, Chemicals and Natural Resources business in Europe, Africa,
the Middle East and Latin America.


She was also appointed Chair of Accenture UK and Ireland, a position she held
until 2001. In 2002 she took the position of global Chief Leadership Officer,
reporting to the Accenture CEO, to lead the people side of the transition from
Partnership to Public Company. Gill spent her first two years in the role
focusing on the development of the leadership capabilities and professional
skills of the staff, including managing the HR organisation. Reward was also a
significant issue and she worked on diversity. The focus of Gill's most recent
role is the development of the company's human capital strategy, and the
execution of that through leadership, succession planning, change management,
and corporate social responsibility.


Ms Rider was appointed Director General, Leadership and People Strategy in the
Cabinet Office in May 2006 to help drive strategic change within the Civil
Service. Her role will include providing leadership for the Service's programmes
transforming the professional skills of civil servants, developing leaders and
promoting diversity. She will also act as Head of Profession for HR
professionals across government, building up the Service's HR capability.



Background: Born 24 October 1954, married.







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