Re Directorate

MFI Furniture Group PLC
31 January 2001


MFI Furniture Group Plc
Appointment of non-executive director

MFI Furniture Group Plc announces that it has appointed Peter Wallis as a non-
executive director, with effect from 30th January 2001.

Peter Wallis, 53, is senior partner of SRU, which specialises in brand-related
strategic consultancy and market research.  Wallis founded SRU, now part of
Brunswick Group, with Lord Stevenson in the early 1970s.

MFI has an ongoing programme of activity focusing on customer, branding and
design.  As part of this programme it has appointed Conran Design Group to
develop a new format for its stores, as well as driving product improvements
through significant investment in new product design.

Commenting on the appointment, Ian Peacock, Chairman of MFI, said:
'Peter's expertise in brands and style is in keeping with MFI's increased
focus on what the customer wants, and the current revitalisation of the MFI
brand.  This makes his particular experience highly relevant to the Group's
direction, and we look forward to his contribution to the business.'


Enquiries:

Charlotte Elston          Brunswick                  020 7404 5959

Notes to editors:

Peter Wallis
In March 1994 Peter Wallis was appointed Chairman of a Department of Trade and
Industry Committee examining the future of leisure in the UK as part of the
British Government's 'Foresight' initiative. He is a member of Lord Puttnam's
DfE Task Force to help recruit, re-moralise and retain teachers in primary and
secondary education, as well as serving on the Britain Abroad Task Force to
review the communication of the British 'brand' overseas.  Wallis is also a
member of the Council of the Friends of the Tate Gallery.

Previously Wallis served as chairman of Hydra Associates, the media
consultancy, between 1987 and 1999, and of SRU Ltd from 1985 to 2000. There
are no further disclosures under listing rule 16.4.

Board of MFI Furniture Group Plc
Following this appointment, the directors of MFI Furniture Group Plc are:

* Ian Peacock, non-executive chairman
* John Hancock, chief executive officer
* Martin Clifford-King, finance director
* Mark Horgan, director of customer and strategy
* Matthew Ingle, business development director
* Gordon Macdonald, chief operating officer
* Bob Wilson, supply and purchasing director
* Denise Kingsmill, non-executive deputy chairman
* Tony De Nunzio, non-executive director
* Peter Wallis, non-executive director