Directorate Change

NWF Group PLC
12 June 2007


Embargoed until: 07.00, 12 June 2007


                                        
                                  NWF GROUP PLC
                        APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE


NWF Group plc ('NWF'), the diversified sales and distribution group, announces
that as of the 1 October 2007, Richard Whiting, 43, will join the Board of NWF
and assume the position of Chief Executive Designate. Current Chief Executive
Graham Scott will continue in his capacity until 31 October 2007 and then hand
over to Richard.


Richard joins NWF from fully listed Heywood Williams Group plc where he has been
Group Finance Director since November 2004. Richard joined Heywood Williams in
2002 as Business Development Director.


Prior to his work at Heywood Williams, Richard held a number of senior roles.
From 1988-2002 he was at Novar plc (formerly Caradon plc), working in the
building products sector. From 2000-2002 he was Managing Director of the datacom
division of Brand-Rex Ltd., one of Europe's leading data communication cabling
systems providers.


Commenting on the appointment, Chairman of NWF, Mark Hudson said: 'I am
delighted that Richard will be joining us in October. He has an impressive
breadth of experience and a track record of executing and delivering
comprehensive business goals. We welcome him to the NWF Board and are looking
forward to working with him in order to build on the growth we have so far
achieved and continue our notable success.'


For further information please visit www.nwf.co.uk or contact:

Mark Hudson, Chairman             John West / Clemmie Carr
NWF Group plc                     Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]                Tel: [phone]

Mark Taylor / Freddy Crossley
Charles Stanley Securities
Tel: [phone]



                            Additional Disclosures


In the previous five years Richard Whiting has been a director of the following
companies, in relation to all of which he is no longer a director:

HW Architectural Limited              HW Plastics Limited
Molds Limited
Price Engines Limited


Richard Whiting remains a director of:

Heywood Williams Group PLC            Planet Overseas Holdings Limited
HWG 2006 Limited                      Carlisle Brass Limited
Heywood Williams Components Limited   Eurospec Architectural Hardware
                                      Limited
HW Fabrication Limited                Dawnforest Limited


Save for the information disclosed above, there is no other information in
relation to Richard Whiting required to be disclosed pursuant to AIM Rule 17.


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