Directorate

CARILLION PLC
8 September 1999


Chris Girling to be Carillion's new Finance Director

Chris Girling is to join Carillion from Vosper Thornycroft 
Holdings plc, where he has been a director for the last eight 
years, six of these as Group Finance Director.

Carillion, formed in July this year following the demerger of 
Tarmac's construction services business, is one of the UK's 
leading construction to services companies with an annual 
turnover of around £2 billion.

Mr Girling, who is 45, will take up his position in early 
November, joining Carillion's main board team which comprises 
chairman Sir Neville Simms, executive directors John Sharples, 
Roger Robinson and Euan McEwan and non-executive directors 
Roger Brooke (deputy chairman), Jean-Paul Parayre and Alan 
Coppin.

Before moving to Vosper Thornycroft, Mr Girling had been a 
divisional finance director with the automotive distribution 
group TKM plc and, before then, Civil Aerospace Division 
finance director with aircraft manufacturer Westland Group 
plc.

Carillion Chairman, Sir Neville Simms, says, 'We are delighted 
to welcome Chris Girling to the board and believe his 
financial and City experience, combined with his strong 
operational and business management skills, make him a 
valuable addition to the team.'

Carillion is a market leader in buildings for the retail and 
commercial sectors, the refurbishment of social housing, road 
and rail maintenance and integrated facilities management for 
the National Health Service and Private Finance Initiative 
projects.

For further information
John Denning Carillion plc 01902 316384