Change to Board of Directors

Carillion PLC
24 May 2000


Carillion plc appoints Dickens as non-executive director  


Carillion plc, one of the UK's leading construction to
services companies, has appointed Roger Dickens as a non
executive director.

Mr Dickens, CBE, DL, FCA, who was formerly a non-executive
director of Tarmac plc, will take up his appointment with
Carillion with immediate effect.

Announcing his appointment, Carillion Chairman Sir Neville
Simms says, 'We are delighted that Roger is joining the
board. As a past director of Tarmac and with wide experience
at senior level in a number of service-related business, he
will make a valuable contribution to our business.'

Mr Dickens, who is aged 52, was deputy UK senior partner of
KPMG until 1998 and is currently Chairman of iSoft plc,
Chairman of the West Bromwich Building Society and a non
executive director of the NEC Group Ltd.

Awarded the CBE in the 1997 New Year Honours for services to
West Midlands industry, Mr Dickens is a Deputy Lieutenant of
the West Midlands.

Notes to editors

In addition to Sir Neville Simms, the Carillion board
comprises executive directors - Roger Robinson, John
Sharples and Euan McEwan and finance director Chris Girling;
deputy chairman and senior non-executive director Roger
Brooke and three other non executive directors - Jean-Paul
Parayre, Alan Coppin and Andrew Parrish.

For further information contact John Denning or John Davies
01902 316426