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Whitbread PLC 21 December 2000 Whitbread PLC - directorate Whitbread PLC announces the following changes to the composition and duties of the board. Following a decision to merge the Finance and Planning roles, Alan Perelman will retire from the company on April 30, 2001 after more than 11 years service. David Richardson is to become Finance Director from March 1, 2001. He will also retain most of his current responsibilities as Strategic Planning Director. David Turner, Group Finance Director of GKN Plc, since 1994, will become a non-executive director of Whitbread from January 1, 2001. Mr Turner was previously Group Finance Director of Booker Plc and held several senior positions with Mobil Oil. Miles Templeman has stepped down as a non-executive director. Mr Templeman was Managing Director of the Whitbread Beer Company which was sold to Interbrew in May, 2000. Sir John Banham, Chairman, said: 'I would like to thank Alan and Miles for the major contributions they have made to Whitbread. In David Richardson we have an excellent internal successor as Finance Director and David Turner brings a wealth of relevant experience to the Whitbread board.' For further information: Whitbread PLC David Reed - Tel: 020 7615 1324 Jeremy Probert - Tel: 020 7615 1445

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