Appointment of Director

NewMedia SPARK PLC
20 March 2002

20 March 2002


     NewMedia SPARK plc appoints David R W Potter as Non-Executive Director


NewMedia SPARK plc ('SPARK') announces that it has today appointed David Potter,
former Deputy Chairman of Investec Bank UK as a non-executive director. David,
57, brings significant Board level experience having held executive and
non-executive directorships in financial services and technology related
industries.


From 1990-1998, David was Group CEO of Guinness Mahon Group, incorporating
Henderson Crosthwaite and Guinness Flight. Following the sale of these
businesses to Investec in 1999, David was appointed Deputy Chairman of Investec
Bank UK and played a key role in the integration of the companies. Between
1981-1989, David was a Managing Director of Samuel Montagu, Midland Montagu and
Midland Global Corporate Banking. Prior to that he was a Managing Director of
Credit Suisse First Boston and its predecessor companies (1969-1981).


David also has considerable experience of working with smaller private and early
stage companies gained through his non-executive roles. He is currently a
non-executive director of WMC Public Relations, Noble Group, Omega UK,
DictaScribe (Chairman), EON Lifestyle (Chairman) and InfoCandy (Chairman). He is
also Treasurer of Kings College London. Previous non-executive roles include
Tyndall plc, Thomas Cook and the London Film Commission (Chairman).


Commenting on the appointment, Tom Teichman, Chairman of NewMedia SPARK plc
said:

'David brings to SPARK a valuable and extremely unusual blend of both financial
services and smaller company expertise at a senior level. His experience will
add considerable value to SPARK.'


David Potter said:

'I am delighted to join Tom and his impressive team at SPARK, I believe they
have the talent and resources to fructify their existing and future
investments.'


Notes

Full name: David Roger William Potter

Current directorships/affiliations: WMC Communications Limited, Noble Group
Limited, Omega UK, DictaScribe Holdings Limited, DictaScribe Limited, EON
Lifestyle, InfoCandy, Human Capital Services Limited, Bryanston School
Incorporated, Friends of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Worldwide
Volunteering for Young People, NFTS Foundation.

Directorships/partnerships in last 5 years: Guinness Mahon Development Capital
(now Proven Private Equity Limited), Duke Street Capital Debt Management
Limited, Investec Group (UK) PLC, Investec Bank (UK) Limited, Investec Asset
Management Limited, Guinness Mahon Group Limited, Guinness Mahon Leasing No.1
Limited, Guinness Mahon Group Services Limited, Guinness Mahon Loan Recoveries
Limited, Guinness Mahon Energy Services Limited, Guinness Mahon & Co. Limited,
Guinness Mahon Global Rights Development Limited, Henderson Crosthwaite Holdings
Limited, Henderson Crosthwaite Institutional Brokers Limited, HEV (Holdings)
Limited, The Rose Partnership Limited, Orbis Charitable Trust, London Film
Commission.


For further information, please contact:

Fenella Copas
NewMedia SPARK plc                [phone]

NewMedia SPARK plc

Listed on London's Alternative Investment Market, NewMedia SPARK plc is a quoted
European venture capital organisation focused on investments in the telecoms,
media, technology and financial services sectors. SPARK has operations in
London, Stockholm and Berlin. For further information see www.newmediaspark.com.


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