Directorate Change

Greencore Group PLC
09 December 2002

GREENCORE GROUP PLC





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             BOARD CHANGES AT GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE')



The Board of Greencore announced today that it has elected Mr. Edmond F.
Sullivan (54) as Chairman Designate of the Company to succeed Mr. Anthony D.
Barry, who will step down from office after the Annual General Meeting which
will take place on 6th February, 2003.



The Board also announced that it has co-opted Mr. Sean P. FitzPatrick (54) as a
non-executive director of the company effective 1st January, 2003 to replace Mr.
Ben Power who, as previously announced, retires from the Board at the end of the
calendar year.



Mr. Sullivan was co-opted to the Board in March, 2002 and is a member of the
Audit Committee.    He was previously Group Managing Director of Glanbia plc
and, prior to that, held a number of senior positions with Grand Metropolitan
plc in London and Dublin.  He was the first Chairman of An Bord Bia (The Irish
Food Board) having previously served on the Board of CBF (The Irish Live Stock
and Meat Board).



Mr. FitzPatrick is the Group Chief Executive of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc
a position he has held since 1986.    He is a non-executive director of the
Dublin Docklands Development Authority and a past president of The Irish Bankers
Federation.



Other than Mr. FitzPatrick's directorship of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc he
has not held any directorships in any publicly quoted company at any time in the
past five years.   Also, there are no further disclosures to be made in respect
of Mr. FitzPatrick pursuant to Section 6.F.2(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules.



Commenting on these changes, Greencore's chairman, Tony Barry said:



'The Board is delighted that Ned Sullivan has accepted its invitation to succeed
me as Chairman of Greencore.    His extensive experience in the food industry
both in Ireland and the United Kingdom has already been of considerable benefit
to the company.    We are also delighted that a business person of Sean
FitzPatrick's calibre, is joining us at this important junction in Greencore's
development.    Finally, I thank Ben Power for his excellent service and wise
counsel to the Group over the last eleven years'.









C.M. BERGIN
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY





GREENCORE GROUP PLC,
ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN HOUSE,
EARLFORT TERRACE,
DUBLIN 2.                                             9th December 2002.


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