Directorate Change

Electrocomponents PLC
25 May 2005


Embargoed to 7:01am, Wednesday 25 May 2005


                       ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

                       Group Finance Director (designate)


Electrocomponents plc is pleased to announce that Simon Boddie will be joining
the Company as Group Finance Director (designate) on 1 July 2005.

Simon is 45 years old and joins from Diageo, where his recent role was Finance
Director of Key Markets.

Simon qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse and in 1986
joined the Corporate Finance Department of Hill Samuel. In 1992 he moved to
United Distillers as Senior Business Development Manager and then took on the
role of Finance Director of their International Region. Following the merger
between Guinness and Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo, Simon has had a number
of senior finance roles within the group including Finance Director of Guinness
Great Britain, Finance Director of UDV's Europe Region and Finance Director of
Global Supply.

As announced on 22 March 2005, Jeff Hewitt, the Group Finance Director, informed
the Company of his intention to seek early retirement from the Board in order to
extend his range of non-executive directorships. Jeff has been Finance Director
for 9 years and has played a major role in strengthening and developing the
financial management, business systems and investor relations activity of the
Group.

Jeff will be staying with the Company to ensure a comprehensive and successful
handover to Simon, who will then be appointed Group Finance Director on 1
September 2005.

Bob Lawson, Chairman of Electrocomponents, commented:

'We are delighted with Simon's appointment. His experience and knowledge of
changing international markets will be of direct benefit to the Group. We are
all looking forward to working with him in the future. Jeff has been a
tremendous colleague and mentor to all in the Group who have had the pleasure of
working with him, and we wish him continued success in his new career
direction.'


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