Directorate Change

Greencore Group PLC
25 November 2003

GREENCORE GROUP PLC


CONTACT:     MS. C. M. BERGIN                  TELEPHONE: [phone]
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BOARD APPOINTMENT AT GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE')


The Board of Greencore announced today that it has co-opted Mr. Patrick A.
McCann (52) as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 24th
November, 2003.    Pat McCann is the chief executive of Jurys Doyle Hotel Group
plc, a position he has held since 2000.    He is currently a member of the
National Executive Council of IBEC, a member of the executive council of the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce and chairman of its City Business Committee and a
past president of the Irish Hotels Federation.

Other than Mr. McCann's directorship of Jurys Doyle Hotel Group plc he 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 Mr.
McCann pursuant to sections 6.F.2(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules.

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

'The Board is delighted that a business person of Pat McCann's calibre with his
considerable consumer and marketing expertise has accepted its invitation to
join the Board and looks forward to working with him in the future.'


C. M. Bergin
Group Company Secretary



Greencore Group plc,
St. Stephen's Green House,
Earlsfort Terrace,
Dublin 2.
                    25th November, 2003.




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