Directorate Change

Shanks Group PLC
09 February 2007



Company Announcement                                         9 February 2007

                    Shanks Group plc Board Appointments

The Board of Shanks Group plc, a leading European independent waste management
company, is pleased to announce today two new appointments to its Board of
Directors.

Mr Eric van Amerongen is today appointed Non-Executive Director.  Following the
retirement of Mr Barry Pointon at the AGM in July of this year Mr van Amerongen
will also be appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and will be Senior
Independent Director.

Mr van Amerongen has wide ranging European business experience having held
senior management positions with ITT Corporation, Alcatel, Thales, Lucent
Technologies and latterly as Chief Executive of Royal Swets & Zeitlinger NV.  He
has been a non-executive director of Corus plc since 2001, where he is Chairman
of the Remuneration Committee.  He is also currently a member of the Supervisory
Boards of ANWB, Imtech NV, HTT NV, ASMI NV, non-executive Chairman of Lucent NL
and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Twente University in Enschede in the
Netherlands and of CBR Rijswijk.

Dr Stephen Riley will be joining the Board as Non-Executive Director with effect
from 29 March 2007 and will also be a member of the Audit, Remuneration and
Nominations Committees.  Dr Riley is currently an Executive Director of
International Power plc, with responsibility for Europe and has extensive
operational experience in the power industry, having previously held positions
with National Power plc and CEGB.

Mr Barry Pointon having held the position of Senior Independent Director and
latterly Chairman of the Remuneration Committee will not be seeking re-election
at the Company's AGM in July having completed almost nine years service as a
Director.

Mr Philippe Delaunois having reached the age of 65 will also not be seeking
re-election at the forthcoming AGM and will be standing down as a Director at
that time.

Mr Paul Kaye Group Company Secretary retired with effect from 31 January 2007
after twenty years of service with the Company and has been replaced by Mrs
Carolyn Gibson.

We confirm there is nothing to disclose in respect of either Mr van Amerongen or
in respect of Dr Riley pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (2)-(6)

Mr Adrian Auer, Chairman, commented: 'We are delighted to welcome these new
directors to the Board of Shanks.  Eric and Stephen will bring considerable and
very relevant business experience to the Group and the deliberations of the
Board.

We also thank Mr Barry Pointon, Mr Philippe Delaunois and Mr Paul Kaye for their
significant contributions to the development of the Company during their time
with the Company and wish them well for the future'.

For further information contact:

Adrian Auer
Chairman
Shanks Group plc
Telephone [phone]

Or

Ginny Pulbrook
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Telephone [phone]


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