Hard Rock CEO Appointed

Rank Group PLC
05 March 2004

HARD ROCK CEO

The Rank Group Plc ('Rank') is pleased to announce the appointment of Hamish
Dodds as President and CEO of its Hard Rock division, based in Orlando, Florida.
He joins Hard Rock on 8 March 2004.

Hamish joins from CABCORP where he had been Chief Executive Officer since 2002.
CABCORP is the main PepsiCo bottler in Central America, with over $400m of
annual revenues, 5,000 staff and operations across Central America.

Having graduated in 1979 and qualified as an accountant in 1981, Hamish worked
in a variety of industries before joining PepsiCo in 1989 as Director of
Planning. In the 13 years he was with PepsiCo, he gained extensive experience
including franchising, joint ventures, and brand management from a number of
roles including Finance, General Management and Business Development in Europe,
the Middle East and the US.

Commenting on the appointment, Mike Smith, Chief Executive of Rank, said

'I am delighted that Hamish has agreed to join the Group and am confident that
his considerable expertise in brand and franchise management will prove
invaluable as Hard Rock enters its next phase of development.'

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