Appointment

Scott Wilson Group plc
10 September 2007


10 September 2007


                             Scott Wilson Group plc

                     Appointment of Group Finance Director


Scott Wilson Group plc ("the Group or "Scott Wilson"), the international
consultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation,
property, environment and natural resources sectors, today announces the
appointment of Sean Cummins as Finance Director Designate.


Sean, aged 44, will become Group Finance Director on 1st October 2007. From 1999
to 2007 Sean was the Group Finance Director of Yule Catto & Co plc, a leading
speciality chemical company. Sean qualified as a chartered accountant with Price
Waterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), before joining Invensys plc where he
held a number of roles including UK Finance Director of Hawker Batteries Group
and Divisional Controller of BTR Power Systems.


Sean replaces Stephen Kimmett who has resigned from the Board and will leave
Scott Wilson after the handover period to pursue other opportunities. Stephen
joined the Group in 1997 and subsequently formed part of the team that completed
Scott Wilson's successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in March 2006.


Commenting today, Geoff French, Executive Chairman of Scott Wilson Group plc
said:


"We are delighted to welcome Sean Cummins to the Board. We believe his wealth of
experience will prove invaluable in the next stage of the Group's development.



We would like to thank Stephen for his significant contribution to Scott Wilson.
He has been an integral member of the Main Board and senior leadership team and
has helped to build the business before, during and since the company's IPO. We
wish him well in the next phase of his career."


For further information please contact:


Scott Wilson Group plc                              www.scottwilson.com

Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications             07824 311762

Financial Dynamics

Charlie Armitstead                                  020 7269 7291


Scott Wilson Group plc


Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, provides
sustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, management
and environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,
environment and natural resources market sectors.


The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UK
headquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80
locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres are
located in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and
Southern Africa.


Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant number
of high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, Airdrie
Bathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down Mine
Stabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece.


www.scottwilson.com


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