Directorate Change

Crest Nicholson PLC 16 March 2006 16 March 2006 Crest Nicholson PLC Directorate change The Board of Crest Nicholson PLC (Crest), the residential and mixed-use development company, today announces that John Callcutt has given notice of his intention to resign as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Crest with effect from 31 March 2006 in order to take up the position of Chief Executive of English Partnerships. John Callcutt became Deputy Chairman of Crest on 1 November 2005 following his retirement as Chief Executive Officer. John Matthews, Chairman of Crest, said: "John's contribution to Crest over the years has been outstanding and we are sorry to see him leave. He has become a leading figure in UK house building, especially in the area of urban regeneration. On behalf of the Board and everyone at Crest I should like to thank him for his wholehearted commitment to the Company over the past 32 years, and wish him all the very best at English Partnerships." Enquiries: Crest Nicholson PLC Tel: 020 7404 5959 John Matthews, Chairman Brunswick Group LLP Kate Miller / Robert Gardener Tel: 020 7404 5959 Notes to editors: John Callcutt, a solicitor, joined Crest in 1974. He was appointed to the Board in 1985 and became Chief Executive in 1991. He became Deputy Chairman on 1 November 2005 following his retirement as Chief Executive Officer. John is currently also a director of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Trust, a Director of the Housing Forum and Chairman of a Housing Forum Working Group preparing a report on "Customer Driven Strategy for Housing Construction". English Partnerships is the government's national regeneration agency delivering high quality, sustainable growth in England. It does this by developing its portfolio of strategic sites and acting as the government's advisor on Brownfield land. It also ensures that surplus public sector assets are used to support wider government objectives, especially those contained in the Sustainable Communities Plan. Information on projects and programmes can be found at www.englishpartnerships.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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