Directorate Change

Inchcape PLC
03 January 2006

3 January 2006

                             Inchcape Board changes

Further to the announcements made on 28 February and 1 June 2005, Inchcape plc, 
the international automotive services group, confirms that the following Board 
changes have taken effect.

Sir John Egan retired from his role as Chairman, and from the Board, on 
31 December 2005.

Peter Johnson, previously Group Chief Executive, succeeded Sir John as
Non-executive Chairman with effect from 1 January 2006.

Andre Lacroix, who joined the Board as Group Chief Executive Designate on 
1 September 2006, assumed the role of Group Chief Executive with effect from 
1 January 2006.

In addition, and further to the announcement made on 13 December 2005, Karen
Guerra has also joined the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 
1 January 2006.

Following these changes, and in addition to Peter Johnson as Non-executive
Chairman, the Board includes six Non-executive Directors, five of whom are
independent.


Notes to editors

As Non-executive Chairman, Peter Johnson will receive a basic annual salary of
£275,000. As Group Chief Executive, Andre Lacroix will receive a basic annual
salary of £620,000. Their other contractual terms are consistent with those of
their predecessors and will be detailed in the forthcoming Annual Report and
Accounts for 2005.

For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc
020 7546 0022

Hogarth Partnership Limited (John Olsen/Barnaby Fry)
020 7357 9477

Inchcape, an international automotive services group, provides quality
representation for its manufacturer partners, a choice of channels to market and
products for its retail customers and a range of business services for its
corporate customers. Operations are focused on Australia, Belgium, Greece, Hong
Kong, Singapore and the UK. Inchcape's activities include exclusive Import,
Distribution and Retail, Business Services, automotive E-commerce and Financial
Services. Our key manufacturer partners are Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW, the
Premier Automotive Group of Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com




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