Board Changes

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
30 April 2007



Monday 30 April 2007

                              MJ GLEESON GROUP PLC

                                 Board Changes

Gleeson (GLE.L), which is transforming itself into a specialist in housing
regeneration, announces the appointment of a Group Finance Director and the
resignation of an Interim Executive Director.

Appointment of Group Finance Director

Gleeson is pleased to announce the appointment as Group Finance Director of
Chris Holt, who since August 2006 has been the Interim Group Finance Director.
The appointment follows a competitive selection process involving external
consultants and is effective 1 May 2007.

Nicholas Christopher Holt, BSc, MBA, CIMA, aged 55, has obtained widespread
financial experience over 30 years with internationally renowned businesses,
namely Foster Wheeler (1987-2005), Bechtel (1975-87) and British Oxygen
(1972-75).

At Foster Wheeler, the global engineering and construction contractor and power
equipment supplier, Chris was most recently Chief Financial Officer of its
European Power business based in Helsinki, Finland, with c €400m turnover and
1,700 employees based in Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain and Thailand.
Previously, Chris was Group Finance Director and Deputy Chairman of Foster
Wheeler UK Ltd, a £ 500m turnover business, with c3,000 employees. His 12 years
at Bechtel, one of the world's premier engineering, construction and project
management companies, had culminated in two years as Finance Director, Oil &
Gas, for the EMEA region.

Dermot Gleeson, Chairman, stated 'Chris joined us in May 2006 to help out with
the complex matter of the disposal of Gleeson's Engineering Division, which was
successfully achieved in October 2006. He was soon providing invaluable support
to our Group Chief Executive, Paul Wallwork, in the implementation of Gleeson's
wider programme of strategic change. Chris' extensive experience with top
companies and his track record with Gleeson to date, dealing with both areas of
future focus and legacy businesses, qualify him admirably to assume a permanent
role.'

Chris Holt has held no directorship in any other publicly quoted company at any
time in the previous five years and there are no details to be disclosed under
paragraph 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules.

Resignation of an Interim Executive Director

Gleeson announces the resignation as Interim Executive Director of Edwin Lawrie,
ACII, FIRM, ACIS, who has held that position since August 2006, during which
time Paul Wallwork has been the Company's only non-Interim Executive Director.
Mr Lawrie continues as Company Secretary, with the Board's thanks for his
standing in as an Executive Director.

Photographs:

Photographs of Chris Holt are available from Charles Ponsonby of Bankside
Consultants at [e-mail]

Enquiries:

M J Gleeson Group plc                                     01252-360 300
Paul Wallwork (GCEO)
Chris Holt (GFD)

Bankside Consultants
Charles Ponsonby                                          020-7367 8851




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