Inchcape Chief Executive

Inchcape PLC
01 June 2005

1 June 2005

           Inchcape announce appointment of new Group Chief Executive

Inchcape plc, the international automotive services group, announces that Andre
Lacroix has been appointed to succeed Peter Johnson as Group Chief Executive.

Andre Lacroix, 45, will join the Board of Inchcape on 1 September 2005. He will
assume the role of Group Chief Executive on 1 January 2006 at which time Peter
Johnson will succeed Sir John Egan as Non-executive Chairman, as previously
announced. Sir John Egan will retire from the Board on 31 December 2005.

Andre Lacroix has an exceptional international management track record, with a
very strong background in retail, marketing, customer service and relationship
management across a broad range of territories.

From July 2003 until May 2005, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Euro Disney S.C.A. During his tenure, the Company completed its financial
restructuring and initiated a long term, consumer focused, growth strategy.

From 1996 to 2003 he held a series of senior international roles at Burger King
International, owned by Diageo. From 2001 to 2003 he was President of Burger
King International and responsible for all operations outside North America. In
2003 Burger King International had sales of approximately US $3.0bn through some
3,000 outlets.

From 1988 to 1996, he held a series of senior marketing, sales and general
management roles at PepsiCo in a number of their major markets, again outside
North America.

He previously spent four years in product management at Colgate Palmolive.

Peter Johnson, Group Chief Executive, commented:

'I am delighted that Andre Lacroix has agreed to be our next Group Chief
Executive, and I greatly look forward to working with him.'

'In his career to date, Andre has demonstrated exceptional strategic and
operational acumen in an international environment. He has a very strong track
record of leading major retail and other consumer focused businesses across a
range of territories, and in managing complex and sensitive relationships at the
highest level; all of which will be key requirements of the role.'

Sir John Egan, Chairman, said:

'In Andre Lacroix, we have identified a first rate successor to Peter. His 
skills, when combined with the extensive knowledge of the automotive industry
that already exists at Board level, and the strength of our senior operational
management teams, will provide Inchcape with the very high quality of strategic
and operational leadership required to continue the success achieved during
Peter's tenure.'

Commenting on his appointment, Andre Lacroix said:

'I am extremely pleased to join Inchcape and look forward to working with Peter,
the Board, the management executive team and all employees of the Company.
Inchcape has an outstanding operational and financial track record, thanks to
the strengths of its business model, the quality of its management and its
relationship with manufacturer partners. I am excited about Inchcape's future
and believe that these strong fundamentals will enable the Company to take
advantage of further growth opportunities.'


Notes to editors

As Group Chief Executive of Inchcape plc, Andre Lacroix will receive a basic
annual salary of £620,000. His other contractual terms are consistent with those
of the current Group Chief Executive, Peter Johnson, which are detailed in the
Annual report and accounts for 2004, and which include a notice period of not
more than twelve months.

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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