Directorate Change

Kingfisher PLC
25 October 2006

Kingfisher today announces (25th October 2006) that Mrs. Janis Kong, OBE, is to
become a Non-Executive Director of the Company.  Mrs. Kong will formally join
the Board on 8th December 2006.



Mrs. Kong, 55, was, until her retirement in March 2006, a director of BAA plc
and Chairman of Heathrow Airport Ltd for five years as well as Chairman of
Heathrow Express.  Prior to that she was Managing Director of Gatwick Airport
and has held a number of operational roles within BAA during her 33 year career
with the company. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of The Royal Bank of
Scotland Group Plc, Portmeirion Group PLC and VisitBritain, as well as being a
trustee of Forum for the Future.



Janis holds a psychology degree from Edinburgh University and has completed an
advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.



She has an interest in 13,000 shares in Kingfisher and there is no other
information required to be disclosed under 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.



Peter Jackson, Kingfisher's Chairman, said: 'We are delighted that Janis is
joining the Board at this time.  I know we will benefit from her considerable
experience, particularly in customer service, as we support the development of
Kingfisher's retail businesses around the world.





Enquiries:


Ian Harding, Group Communications Director                                           020 7644 1029

Nigel Cope, Head of Communications                                                   020 7644 1030



Sarah Gerrand, Head of Investor Relations                                            020 7644 1032



Further copies of this announcement can be downloaded from www.kingfisher.com
or by application to: The Company Secretary, Kingfisher plc, 3 Sheldon Square,
London, W2 6PX.



Company Profile



Kingfisher plc is Europe's leading home improvement retail group and the third
largest in the world, with over 680 stores in 11 countries in Europe and Asia.
Its main retail brands are B&Q, Castorama, Brico Depot and Screwfix Direct.
Kingfisher also has a 21% interest in, and strategic alliance with, Hornbach,
Germany's leading DIY Warehouse retailer, with over 120 stores in Germany and
seven neighbouring countries.




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