Board Appointment

Greencore Group PLC
19 December 2003

                              GREENCORE GROUP PLC





 CONTACT:     MS. C. M. BERGIN                                TELEPHONE: +353 1
                                    605 1029

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             BOARD APPOINTMENT AT GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE')







The Board of Greencore announced today that it has co-opted Ms. Anne Truelove
(41) as an executive director of the company with effect from 18th December,
2003.       Anne Truelove is the Chief Executive of the Chilled Foods Division
of Greencore.    She joined the original Hazlewood Foods business in 1984 as a
management trainee gaining wide experience in both its ambient foods and
international operations.     In 1992 she moved into senior management of its
chilled foods business and was a prime mover behind the major growth of the
Group's sandwich business.



Ms. Truelove has not held any directorship in any publicly quoted company at any
time in the last five years.    There are no further disclosures to be made in
respect of Ms. Truelove pursuant to sections 6.F.2.(b) to (g) of the Listing
Rules.



Commenting on this change, Greencore's chairman, Ned Sullivan said:-



'Anne Truelove has made a major contribution to the Group during the last three
years.   She has led the chilled foods business through a period of growth and
success during this time and I am confident that her market knowledge,
enthusiasm and skill will add considerably to the quality of the Board's
deliberations in the coming years.'







C. M. Bergin

Group Company Secretary





Greencore Group plc,

St. Stephen's Green House,

Earlsfort Terrace,

Dublin 2.
                    19th December, 2003.



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.




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