Steve Monnington New Chief Executive

ITE Group PLC 2 November 1999 Appointment of Steve Monnington as Chief Executive and Alex Bernstein to the Board ITE Group plc ('ITE' or the 'Company'), the international exhibitions specialist, is pleased to announce the appointments of Steve Monnington as Group Chief Executive and Alex Bernstein as an executive director responsible for Russia and Kazakhstan. Both appointments are with immediate effect. Steve Monnington, aged 42, has an extensive background in the exhibition and publishing industry. In 1989 he joined Blenheim Group plc (when Lawrie Lewis was group chief executive) as UK Finance Director and Group Financial Controller. In 1990, he was appointed UK Commercial Director. In 1993 he was appointed Director for International Development, joining the main board of Blenheim. In this role he was responsible for all acquisitions. Steve left Blenheim in February 1997 after its merger with Miller Freeman following the take over by United News & Media, to set up his own company Mayfield Media Strategies (MMS), an independent broker and consultancy for the acquisition and disposal of exhibition and publishing companies. Over the last two and a half years he has worked with Neville Buch in establishing Tarsus Group plc. In 1998 he joined the main board of Tarsus as its Development Director. Alex Bernstein, aged 51, has worked as a consultant to ITE since 1993 with responsibility for ITEs expansion in Russia and Kazakhstan as the exclusive sales agent for ITE. Following the variation and acquisition of his existing consultancy agreement by ITE he has agreed to join the main board of ITE with responsibility for Russia and Kazahkstan. Lawrie Lewis, Chairman, said, ' I am delighted that with these two appointments we have added experienced exhibition management and created a new era of management stability in Russia. Steve Monningtons experience both at Blenheim and more recently at Tarsus will add considerable strength to our management team and will assist in ITEs growth plans in emerging markets. Alex Bernstein has been involved in ITE from its inception and his appointment clarifies his role and the role of our sales agency operation in Russia. This new role plus his network of contacts is a vital element to ITEs continuing growth record in Russia.' For further information, please contact: ITE Group plc Lawrie Lewis - Chairman 0171 596 5000 Odette Jonkers - Press Office 0171 596 5253 Buchanan Communications Richard Oldworth / Isabel Petre 0171 466 5000

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