Directorate Change

25 July 2007

                     ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP plc: BOARD CHANGES                      

Rolls-Royce announced today the appointment of Mike Terrett as an executive
director and as Chief Operating Officer, with effect from
1 September 2007.

John Cheffins CBE, will be retiring as Chief Operating Officer on 31 August
2007. He will be retiring from the Rolls-Royce Board and the Company on 30
September 2007, having served on the Board since March 2001.

Commenting on these changes, Simon Robertson, Chairman of Rolls-Royce, said:
"We are delighted that Mike Terrett is joining the Board as Chief Operating
Officer. His most recent position was President of the Civil Aerospace business
and he has enjoyed an international career at

Rolls-Royce in business leadership roles and as a widely respected engineer
responsible for major projects.

"The Board is particularly grateful to John Cheffins for the very significant
contribution he has made both as a director and over a 40-year career at

Rolls-Royce. He has made a major contribution to the success of
Rolls-Royce in the marketplace and to its operating performance."

Following the appointment of Mike Terrett as Chief Operating Officer, Mark King
will become President of the Civil Aerospace business.

There are no other details which require disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13 (2)
to (6) of the Listing Rules.

Note to editors:

 1. Mike Terrett is currently President - Civil Aerospace and responsible for
    its strategy and performance. Previously, he was Managing Director of
    Airlines and before that he was President and Chief Executive Officer of
    International Aero Engines (IAE) based in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
   
    Before moving to IAE, his career included senior positions in the development
    of new aero engine programmes. He was Project Director of RB211 and Trent 700
    engines, and prior to that was deeply involved in development of the Trent 800
    from design to entry into service, culminating in his appointment as Chief
    Engineer on that programme. He was a member of the Rolls-Royce team which won
    the 1996 MacRobert Award for Innovation in Engineering, and a year later was
    awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering silver medal for outstanding personal
    contribution to British engineering, in particular for his work on Trent
    engines. He is also a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and
    Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society.

    Mike Terrett joined the company in 1978 after graduating from the University of
    Durham with a degree in Engineering Science.

 2. Mark King is currently Chief Commercial Officer - Large Engines in the
    Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace business.
   
    Previously, Mark was President and Chief Executive Officer of International
    Aero Engines (IAE) based in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. The IAE
    appointment followed other positions in the Civil Aerospace business in
    Rolls-Royce, including Executive Vice President - Customer Business, Senior
    Vice President, Aftermarket and Senior Vice President, North Asia. Earlier in
    his career, he also held positions in engineering and manufacturing and has
    been a board member of Rolls-Royce overhaul joint ventures (TAESL in Texas and
    HAESL in Hong Kong).

    Mark King joined the company in 1986 after graduating at the University of
    Cambridge with a degree in Mathematics.

 3. The current membership of the Rolls-Royce board is:
   
  * Simon Robertson (Chairman)
   
  * Sir John Rose (Chief Executive)
   
  * Peter Byrom (Non-executive director, Senior Independent
    Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee)
   
  * John Cheffins (Chief Operating Officer)
   
  * Iain Conn (Non-executive director)
   
  * Professor Peter Gregson (Non-executive director)
   
  * James Guyette (President and Chief Executive Officer of
    Rolls-Royce North America Inc.)
   
  * John Rishton (Non-executive director)
   
  * Andrew Shilston (Finance Director)
   
  * Colin Smith (Director - Engineering and Technology),
   
  * Ian Strachan (Non-executive director) and
   
  * Carl Symon (Non-executive director and Chairman of the
    Remuneration Committee).
   
 4. Rolls-Royce also formed a new International Advisory Board (IAB) in 2007 to
    advise the Group on emerging political, business and economic trends.
    Membership of the IAB is:
   
  * Lord Powell of Bayswater (Chairman) - UK
   
  * Bernard Duc - France
   
  * Sir Rod Eddington - Australia
   
  * Boris Fedorov - Russia
   
  * Dr Fan Gang - China
   
  * Carla Hills - USA
   
  * General Sir Mike Jackson - UK
   
  * Mustafa Koc - Turkey
   
  * Taizo Nishimuro - Japan
   
  * Lubna Olayan - Middle East
   
  * Eduardo Serra - Spain
   
  * Ratan Tata - India
   
  * Matthias Wissmann - Germany
   
  * Lee Hsien Yang - Singapore
   
  * Ernesto Zedillo - Mexico
   
Further information about the IAB members can be found on page 42 of the Annual
Report 2006.

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