Board Appointment

Driver Group plc
25 August 2006


DRIVER GROUP PLC
DRV.L

25 August 2006

                                DRIVER GROUP PLC
                           ('Driver' or 'the Group')

                               Board Appointment


The Board of Driver, a leading provider of specialist commercial and dispute
resolution services to the construction industry, is pleased to announce the
appointment of a new Non-executive Director, Keith Kirkwood, with effect from
1st October 2006. Mr Kirkwood replaces David Clements who will step down from
his role as a Non-executive Director on 30th September 2006.

Keith Kirkwood, aged 50, is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 30 years'
experience in both the general construction industry and in the specialist area
of dispute resolution. Until recently Keith was Group Chief Executive of
Schofield Lothian Group, the construction, engineering and infrastructure
management consultancy which he founded in 1986. Under his leadership, the
business was successfully developed into an international operation and sold to
Accord plc in 2002.

Keith is a qualified mediator, arbitrator and negotiator and a Fellow of the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
and the Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors, as well as a Member of the
Institute of Highways and Transportation, the Society of Construction Law and
the Institute of Directors.

Chief Executive of the Group, Steve Driver, commenting on the Board changes,
said,

'I am delighted to welcome Keith to the Board as a Non-executive Director. Keith
brings with him a wealth of industry experience and provides a valuable resource
to the management team as we look to accelerate the growth of our business.

I would also like to thank David Clements, who is stepping down from the Board,
for his support and contribution to the significant progress which Driver has
made over the past year, its first as a quoted company.

A further announcement including information to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g)
of the AIM Rules will be made as soon as possible.


Enquiries:

Driver Group plc        Steve Driver, CEO            T: 01706 244 172

Biddicks                Katie Tzouliadis             T: 020 7448 1000



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