Board Change - Alan Ferguson

Inchcape PLC
06 May 2005



6 May 2005

                             Inchcape Board change

Inchcape plc, the international automotive services group, announces that Alan
Ferguson, Group Finance Director, will be leaving the Board in September 2005 to
take up the position of Group Finance Director at BOC Group plc.

The process of identifying a successor has commenced and a further announcement
will be made in due course.

Alan Ferguson, Group Finance Director, commented:

'I have enormous respect for the Inchcape management team and the inherent
quality of its businesses. It is a company with considerable potential. After
twenty-two fulfilling years including six on the Board, it will be a wrench to
move on. However the role of Finance Director at a company such as BOC
represents a rare career opportunity, and one that I am greatly looking forward
to taking up.'

Peter Johnson, Group Chief Executive, said:

'Alan's contribution to Inchcape has been considerable and he should take much
credit for the strength of the company's financial position today and the
shareholder value that has been created in recent years. We will miss him as a
colleague and a friend, but we fully understand his decision and the attractions
of the role that he has been asked to take up.'


Notes to editors

For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc 020 7546 0022

Hogarth Partnership Limited (John Olsen/Barnaby Fry) 020 7357 9477

Inchcape, an international automotive services group, provides quality
representation for its manufacturer partners, a choice of channels to market and
products for its retail customers and a range of business services for its
corporate customers. Operations are focused on the UK, Greece, Belgium,
Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Inchcape's activities include exclusive
Import, Distribution and Retail, Business Services, automotive E-commerce and
Financial Services. Our key manufacturer partners are Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW,
the Premier Automotive Group of Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com



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