Directorate Change

20 June 2005

                                 BOARD CHANGES                                 

                 GERRY MURPHY APPOINTED NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                 

Reckitt Benckiser plc (RB.L) today announced the appointment of Gerry Murphy as
a non-executive director.

Gerry Murphy (49) has been Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher plc since
2003. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of media group Carlton
Communications plc, global logistics firm Exel plc and food manufacturer
Greencore Group plc. Earlier in his career, he held various senior positions
with food and drink group Grand Metropolitan plc (now Diageo plc) in Ireland,
the UK and USA.

Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc, commented

'The Board is very pleased that Gerry has agreed to join us. He will bring a
wide range of business experience to the Board covering brand marketing,
retailing and supply chain management. I am sure he will make a significant
contribution to the future success of the Company.'

For Further Information
Tom Corran, SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone [phone]

Liz Richardson , Company Secretary
telephone [phone]

Tim Spratt
Financial Dynamics
telephone [phone]

Notes for Editors

Reckitt Benckiser is the world leader in household cleaning, excluding laundry,
and has a major presence in health and personal care. The Company is truly
global, with over 60 operating companies and close to 50 manufacturing
facilities worldwide and has sales in 180 countries. The Company employes
20,000 people around the world. Amongst the Company's leading brands are Lysol,
the world leader in disinfecting cleaning, Calgonit & Finish & Electrasol, the
world leaders in automatic dishwashing, Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics,
Vanish & Spray 'nWash, world leaders in fabric treatment, Veet, the world
number one depilatory and Dettol the world's leading antiseptic. Reckitt
Benckiser is headquartered in Slough just outside London, is listed on the
London stock exchange where with a market capitalization of c.£12bn it ranks
among the top 25 UK listed companies. Reckitt Benckiser had net revenues of £
3.87bn, operating profit of £770m, net income of £586m in 2004.