Board Appointments

Man Group PLC
21 August 2003


21 August 2003


Man Group announces Board Appointments

Man Group plc today announces the appointment of Jon Aisbitt and Chris Chambers
to the Board of Directors with effect from 20 August 2003.

Jon Aisbitt joins as an independent non-executive Director. He will be a member
of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He is a chartered
accountant with a long and successful career in investment banking as an advisor
to many large domestic and international companies. He was a Partner and
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs where he spent some 16 years, during which
time he managed businesses in UK and international investment banking. Most
recently he was Chairman of Goldman Sachs Australia. Before Goldman Sachs, he
was at SG Warburg & Co Ltd where he worked in Corporate Finance for four years.
He is a non-executive director of Ocean Rig ASA, listed on the Oslo Exchange.

Chris Chambers joined the Man Group on 1 March 2002 as Chief Executive Officer
of Man Investments. He came from Credit Suisse First Boston where he was Co-Head
of European Equity Capital Markets, bringing with him significant experience in
managing financial businesses on an international scale. Chris has played a key
part in the integration of RMF following its acquisition by the Group in May of
last year. As an executive Director he will retain his current responsibilities.
He is a non-executive director of The Mayflower Corporation PLC, listed on the
London Stock Exchange.

Harvey McGrath, Chairman of the Man Group, today said:

'We are delighted to welcome Jon Aisbitt and Chris Chambers to the Board. Both
bring with them considerable skill and experience. Their appointment will
further strengthen the Board and add a valuable dimension to the development of
the business over the coming years.'

There are no details to be disclosed under paragraph 6.F.2 (b) to (g) of the
Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.


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Notes to Editors

About Man Group plc
Man Group plc is a leading global provider of alternative investment products
and solutions as well as one of the world's largest futures brokers. The Group
employs over 2,500 people in 15 countries, with key centres in London, 
Pfaeffikon (Switzerland), Chicago, New York, Paris, Singapore and Sydney. 
Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EMG.L) and is a
constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Further information on the Man Group can
be found at www.mangroupplc.com.

Jon Aisbitt
Jon Aisbitt graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford in 1978. After qualifying as
a chartered accountant, he moved in 1982 to the Corporate Finance Department of
SG Warburg & Co Ltd where he remained for four years, before joining Goldman
Sachs. His career at Goldman Sachs spanned 16 years where he was a Partner. At
various times he held leadership positions in UK Investment Banking and European
Financial Institutions, and was responsible for many of the firm's largest
European clients. He was, for a number of years, a member of the Primary Markets
Committee of the London Stock Exchange.

Chris Chambers
Chris Chambers was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston and
European Head of Equity Capital Markets, based in London. He has been one of the
leading corporate broking practitioners in the London marketplace, and has
advised clients in some of the largest UK corporate transactions. He joined CSFB
in 1997 when it acquired the equity franchise of BZW, where he had been a
Director of Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Broking for some years, and was
previously a senior executive in the institutional equity business.


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