Board Appointment

GUS PLC
03 February 2005

3 February 2005



                                    GUS plc
                               Board appointment


GUS plc, the retail and business services group, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Don Robert to its Board as an executive director with effect from
1 April 2005.

Don Robert joined Experian, the global information solutions company, in 2001
and has been CEO of Experian North America since 2002. He now takes
responsibility for Experian globally as Chief Executive Officer of Experian
Group.

Sir Victor Blank, Chairman of GUS, said:

'We are delighted to welcome Don to the GUS board. Don has played a key role in
the successful repositioning of Experian's North American business and brings a
wealth of experience in the information and financial services markets. I am
confident that the team at Experian will continue to deliver excellent growth
worldwide, building on our unrivalled scale, product range and global
footprint.'


Don Robert is a non-executive director of First Advantage Corporation.


In accordance with the Listing Rules, GUS confirms that there are no matters
relating to Don Robert that would require disclosure under paragraph 6.F.2 (b)
to (g).

Enquiries


GUS

David Tyler                   Finance Director                     020 7495 0070
Fay Dodds                   Director of Investor Relations


Finsbury

Rupert Younger                                                     020 7251 3801
Rollo Head


GUS announcements are available on its website, www.gusplc.com.



Note to editors:


Don Robert has been Chief Executive Officer of Experian North America since
December 2002. He joined the company in 2001. Before this he was President of
the Consumer Information and Services Group at First American Corp., (NYSE: FAF)
where he built and managed multiple businesses involved in consumer credit
reporting, from 1995 to 2001. He was previously President of Credco, Inc., the
nation's largest specialist credit reporting company and, before that, was 15
years with U.S. Bancorp. Don Robert is a director and compensation committee
chairman of First Advantage Corp. (NASDAQ: FADV), a member of the Chapman
University Board of Counselors and past Chairman of the Consumer Data Industry
Association.







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