Re Directorate

Serco Group PLC
29 October 2001

Serco Group Non-Executive Board Changes

Serco Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr DeAnne Julius as
a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from Monday 29 October
2001.

Dr Julius has worked in both the public and private sectors and was a founder
member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.  She is a well
known economist and highly respected public figure in both the UK and the USA.
Her academic work has focused on the role of the service sector within the
economy and she took a special interest in productivity trends in UK services
whilst at the Bank of England.

Dr Julius is a Non Executive Director with the Bank of England and has
recently been appointed a Non-Executive Director of Lloyds TSB plc.  She is a
member of the National Learning and Skills Council and is also Vice Chairman
of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

Richard White, Serco Group's Executive Chairman, said 'Dr Julius has a strong
reputation for her sound commercial and economic judgement and incisive
analytical skills.  We welcome her to the Serco Group board and look forward
to her support and contribution in helping to shape the future of our 
business'.

Serco also announces the resignation of Betsy Bernard as a Non-Executive
Director of Serco Group plc with effect from Monday 29 October 2001.  Ms
Bernard was appointed President and CEO of AT&T Consumer Division in April
2001 and is now unable to devote sufficient time to her role with the Company.

Richard White said: ' We would like to congratulate Betsy on her new role and
are sorry that this has resulted in the need to reduce her external
commitments. We would like to thank Betsy for her contribution to the Group
and wish her well for the future.'

                              -          ENDS -



For further information please contact Serco Group plc:
T [phone]

Ben Woodford,            Corporate Communications Director
Kevin Johnson,           Media and Public Relations Manager

Notes to Editors

 1. Serco Group is an international provider of management services to
    government and industry. The company covers a wide range of activities,
    from controlling satellites and operating computer networks for the
    European Space Agency, to managing and operating the Docklands Light
    Railway where Serco was recently voted National Rail Operator of the year.
    The company employs over 32,500 staff in more than 35 countries.

More information on the company can be found at www.serco.com

2.   To comply with paragraph 16.4 of the UK Listing Authority listing rules,
the company confirms that that there are no matters requiring disclosure in
relation to paragraphs 6.F.2 (b) to (g) of the listing rules, and that Dr
Julius was appointed as a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group with
effect from 10 October 2001.

2. Dr Julius's biographical details are attached.


                      Curriculum Vitae: Dr DeAnne Julius


Professional History

1997 - 2001 Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England

1993 - 1997 Chief Economist, British Airways PLC and

1995 - 1997 Chairman, British Airways Pension Investment Management Ltd

1989 - 1993 Chief Economist, Royal Dutch Shell Group

1986 - 1989 Director of Economics, Royal Institute of International Affairs

1982 - 1986 Managing Director, Logan Associates Inc

1975 - 1982 World Bank (Senior Economist, then Economic Advisor for Energy)

1972 - 1975 University of California (Teaching Assistant, then Lecturer)

1970 - 1971 Economic Analyst, US Government, Washington DC

Other Current Activities

Non-executive director, Bank of England Court
Non-executive director, Lloyds TSB
National Council Member, Learning and Skills Council
Member, Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food
Vice Chairman, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
Council & Executive Committee, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Advisory Board, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation,
University of Warwick
Visiting Professor of Economics & Business Management, University of Durham
Royal Economic Society Committee on Women in the Economics Profession


Education

Ph.D Economics, University of California, Davis, 1975
MA Economics, University of California, Davis, 1974
BSc Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, 1970

Personal
Married with 2 children, dual UK/US citizen.