Directorate Change

Greencore Group PLC
24 June 2004

GREENCORE GROUP PLC





CONTACT:   MS. C.M. BERGIN                 TELEPHONE:  [phone]
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BOARD APPOINTMENT AT GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE')


The Board of Greencore announced today that it has co-opted Mr. David Simons
(57) as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1st July 2004.
  David Simons is Chairman of Littlewoods Limited, the privately owned retail
chain, a position he has held since 2002.   He has acted as a non-executive
director of that company since October 1996.

David Simons has a wealth of UK retail experience both in food and non-food.
From 1993 to 2000 he was Chief Executive Officer of Somerfield plc, the
supermarket chain, and prior to that also held a number of senior positions with
other retail companies including Storehouse plc, House of Fraser Limited and
Toys R Us Limited.

Other than Mr. Simons directorship of Somerfield plc, he has not held any
directorship in any publicly quoted company at any time in the last five years.

Commenting on this change, Greencore's chairman, Ned Sullivan said:-

'The Board is delighted that a business person of David Simons calibre with his
considerable wealth of retail and food knowledge has accepted its invitation to
join the Board and looks forward to working with him in the future.'





C.M. Bergin
Group Company Secretary      24th June, 2004.


Greencore Group plc,
St. Stephen's Green House,
Earlsfort Terrace,
Dublin 2.





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