Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 2384H

Northgate PLC

30 November 2015

NORTHGATE PLC

APPOINTMENT OF NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Northgate plc ('Northgate'), the UK and Spain's leading specialist in light commercial vehicle hire, is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Miles as a non-executive director with effect from 27 November 2015.

Claire, aged 43, is currently Managing Director of the Homecare division of British Gas, part of Centrica plc. She originally joined British Gas in 2010 and has held a number of senior management appointments since then. Prior to joining British Gas, Claire has held senior management positions with Santander Cards (2009-10), GE Money (2005-8) (prior to its acquisition by Santander) and HFC Bank (2002-5). Claire has a BSc from Aston University and an MSc from Cranfield University.

Andrew Page, Chairman of Northgate, said:

"I am delighted to announce that Claire has agreed to join the Northgate board. Her experience of managing client relationships and working in organisations with strong branding and customer propositions will be invaluable to our business. I am sure she will contribute enormously to the future development of Northgate."

There are no matters which require to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

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