Directorate Change

Focus Solutions Group PLC
16 February 2006


Thursday 16 February 2006


               Focus Solutions Group plc ("Focus" or "the Group")

                   Focus appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Focus, a leading provider of XML development software and solutions to the
retail financial services market, is pleased to announce today the appointment 
of Richard Stevenson, as Chief Executive Officer of the Group with effect from 
1st March 2006. John Streets, founder and incumbent Chief Executive Officer has
changed roles and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Richard James Stevenson, (39), was most recently CEO and President for Business
Agility Limited, a systems integrator focusing on enterprise class operations 
software and related services. Prior to that he was CEO and President of AST 
Europe and brings broad experience of developing software based technology
businesses in a global market to the Group.

With the full support of John Streets, the Board decided to recruit a new CEO 
to accelerate the expansion of Focus' business into multiple business sectors 
worldwide. Alastair M Taylor, Chairman, expressed his delight with the new 
appointment.  "Richard is an outstanding individual with a proven track record 
and I very much look forward to working with him and ensuring a smooth 
transition of responsibilities."

Mr Stevenson, said "I am very excited by the opportunity to transform Focus into 
a global technology product provider, and to significantly grow the Group's 
revenues and profitability by concentrating efforts with the current 
partnerships and blue chip financial services customer base."

John Streets commented: "After 10 years leading the Company from start up, 
partnering with AT&T, acquiring venture capital funding from Top Technology and 
floating the company on AIM in March 2000, I am pleased to be involved in the 
next significant step the Group needs to take. Following the signing of the 
successful Global Reseller Agreement with BEA and patent award for 
goal:technology, we will move into the next phase of the Group's development. 
Globalising our technology across many market sectors through our partnership 
programmes is a priority. It is vital we take this next step with the right 
management expertise and I am delighted that Richard has decided to join the 
Group and I look forward to working with him in our new roles."

Further details are as follows:

Current directorships and partnerships and those held in the last five years are
as follows:

Current directorships:

   • RJS Transformation Services Limited           Director


Previous directorships:


   • Business Agility UK Limited                   Director
   • Agilus Technologies Limited IT                Director
   • Henely Software Consultants Limited           Director
   • Astounding Business Group Limited             Director
   • Managed Enterprise Resources in IT Inc        President
   • Managed Enterprise Resources in IT Limited    Director

There are no other disclosures required to be made in accordance with Rule 17 of 
the AIM Rules.

Richard does not currently hold any interest in the share capital of Focus.

For further information, please contact:

Martin Clements
Finance Director
Focus Solutions Group plc

[e-mail]
077696 54 527

About Focus Solutions Group plc


Focus Solutions Group plc is a specialist provider of XML development software
and e-commerce solutions.  The Group has two distinct business units: Focus
Business Solutions Limited develops business process solutions to support the
customer management process within the Retail Financial Services marketplace.
Focus Software Limited is a specialist provider of XML toolkits with the
deployment capability for delivery onto Windows and J2EE platforms.  Focus
Software is working with strategic partners and distributors to promote its
technology on a worldwide basis.


The Group has been delivering XML development tools to enable data capture for
over 10 years achieving a blue chip customer base and a community of over 40,000
users.

For further information on Focus, please visit www.focus-solutions.co.uk.





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