Management Appointments

Cookson Group PLC
07 October 2004


7 October 2004

COOKSON GROUP PLC - ELECTRONICS DIVISION APPOINTMENTS

Cookson Group plc, the international materials technology company, announces
that Steve Corbett has been appointed Chief Executive of its Electronics
division, reporting to Nick Salmon, Chief Executive of Cookson Group.

Cookson Electronics comprises three sectors - Assembly Materials, Chemistry and
Laminates.  Steve Corbett is currently Chief Executive of the Chemistry sector,
Enthone, the most profitable of the division's business sectors.  With immediate
effect, the Chemistry sector, the Assembly Materials sector, the divisional head
office and the R&D function will all report to Steve.  The Laminates sector,
which is currently implementing a turnaround programme, will continue to report
directly to Nick Salmon as an interim measure.

Steve joined Cookson Electronics in 1990, holding a number of progressively
senior positions within the Assembly Materials and Chemistry businesses.  His
experience includes three years in Asia-Pacific, now the division's largest
region.  Steve has been Chief Executive of Enthone since 2002 and immediately
prior to that was responsible for Cookson Semiconductor Packaging.

The Laminates sector, Polyclad, continues to recover from the effects of the
global downturn it experienced in 2001-3 and has returned to profit.  It is
essential that the focus is maintained on completing the restructuring of the
business and restoring it to a suitable and sustainable level of profitability
and Polyclad will therefore continue to report directly to Nick Salmon whilst
this process is ongoing, after which it will report to Steve Corbett.  Joe
Santolucito, Chief Executive of Polyclad will be leaving the company to pursue
other interests and will be succeeded by Rick Richesin, currently Polyclad's
Chief Operating Officer.  Rick joined Polyclad in 1985 and spent six years as
Managing Director of Polyclad Asia in both China and Hong Kong before returning
to the USA in 2002.

Steve Corbett will join Cookson's Executive Committee, as will Richard Powers,
Chief Executive of Cookson Precious Metals.

Commenting on these appointments, Nick Salmon said: 'I am delighted that Steve
Corbett is to lead the Electronics division in the next stage of its
development.  His broad ranging experience of our markets and businesses,
including his first-hand knowledge of Asia-Pacific, will be invaluable in
driving the division forward.  Much has been achieved to improve the level of
profitability of Cookson Electronics, however more remains to be done.  Having
conducted an extensive search of both internal and external candidates, I am
convinced that in Steve we have the right person to lead this process.  I am
also pleased to promote Rick Richesin, whose vast experience of the global
laminates market, again particularly in Asia-Pacific, makes him the ideal
candidate to drive through the turnaround of our laminates business.'




Shareholder/analyst enquiries:

Nick Salmon, Chief Executive                           020 7061 6500
Dennis Millard, Group Finance Director                 020 7061 6500
Lisa Williams, IR Manager                              020 7061 6500

Media enquiries:

John Olsen, Hogarth Partnership                        020 7357 9477



About Cookson Group

Cookson Group is a leading materials technology company which provides
materials, processes and services to customers worldwide. The Group's operations
are formed into three divisions - Electronics, Ceramics and Precious Metals. The
Electronics division is a leading manufacturer and supplier of materials and
services to the electronics industry, primarily serving fabricators and
assemblers of printed circuit boards, assemblers of semiconductor packaging and
the electrical and industrial markets. The Ceramics division is the world leader
in the supply of advanced flow control and refractory products and systems to
the iron and steel industry and is also a leading supplier of refractory lining
materials for iron and steelmaking and other industrial processes. The Precious
Metals division is a leading supplier to the jewellery industry of fabricated
precious metals products.



Headquartered in London, Cookson employs over 15,600 people in more than 35
countries and sells its products in over 100 countries.


Cookson Group plc

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