Directorate Change

For immediate release Tuesday, 19 May 2009

                               Keller Group plc                                

                                 Board Change                                  

Keller Group plc ("Keller" or "the Group"), the international ground
engineering specialist, announces the retirement of its Chairman, Dr Michael
West.

Dr West has chaired the Group since 1995 and was previously Chief Executive
from 1982, having joined the Group in 1964. He will retire as Chairman at the
end of July and will be succeeded by Mr Roy Franklin OBE, who joined the Board
as a Non-executive Director in 2007.

Roy Franklin, 55, who is a geologist by background, is currently a
Non-executive Director of Norwegian-listed StatoilHydro ASA and
Australian-listed Santos Limited. He is also Chairman of Bateman Litwin N.V.
and Novera Energy plc, both of which are AIM-listed.

His previous executive appointments include Paladin Resources plc, where he was
Chief Executive and Clyde Petroleum plc, where he was Group Managing Director,
following various senior management posts at BP.

Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive of Keller, commented:

"Dr West's contribution to Keller, first as our Chief Executive and then as
Chairman, has been considerable. Having led the management buyout of Keller in
1990 and its IPO in 1994, he has since overseen its impressive growth and he
will leave behind a very strong legacy.

"The executive team looks forward to working with Roy as Chairman. The
continuity which comes from his previous involvement on the Board for almost
two years will be beneficial, as will Roy's international experience and
strategic capability."

For further information, please contact:

Keller Group plc                                               www.keller.co.uk
                                                                               
Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive                                  020 7616 7575
                                                                               
James Hind, Finance Director                                                   
                                                                               
Smithfield                                                        020 7390 4600
                                                                               
Reg Hoare/Will Henderson